{"id":500728,"date":"2025-11-16T16:35:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2188771"},"modified":"2025-11-16T16:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:35:42","slug":"earthbound-games-available-via-switch-online-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/earthbound-games-available-via-switch-online-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthbound games available via Switch Online today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/earthbound-games-available-via-switch-online-today.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nCult classics Earthbound and Earthbound Beginnings will be available today via the Nintendo Switch Online catalogue.<\/p>\n<p>SNES title Earthbound and its NES predecessor Earthbound Beginnings will join their respective Switch Online apps are some point this evening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-09-earthbound-games-available-via-switch-online-today\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-09-earthbound-games-available-via-switch-online-today\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cult classics Earthbound and Earthbound Beginnings will be available today via the Nintendo Switch Online catalogue. SNES title Earthbound and its NES predecessor Earthbound Beginnings will join their respective Switch Online apps are some point this evening. 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