Ex-Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aimé says "don't hold your breath" for more Earthbound or Mother 3

Reggie Fils-Aimé, former president of Nintendo of America, has recently touched on the possibility of more Earthbound or a Mother 3 localisation, but unfortunately only to say fans shouldn't expect anything any time soon.While in the west only two Earthbound games have officially been released, known as Mother in Japan, there is a third game that you might have heard of that never came out over here. It's a bit of a meme that Mother 3 will never come out in the west, and Fils-Aimé recently made some comments that don't exactly spell confidence in it ever happening. Speaking to Kinda Funny Games, Fils-Aimé spoke about how there are older franchises he'd like to see get a refresh."I want to see older franchises with a new look," said Fils-Aimé. "I'd love to see something with Kid Icarus and a new direction there." However, when asked if he'd like to see more Earthbound Fils-Aimé pretty matter-of-factly said "Don't hold your breath." Continuing on from that, he said "Again, I’m not there [anymore], I don’t know what’s going on." Read more