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An Earthbound/Mother pop-up store with merchandise will appear around Japan throughout August and September 2023. This pop-up shop first appeared in Shibuya earlier this year. It’s free to enter, which means you can also go inside and check out the themed items or decor. It’s unknown whether or not you’ll be allowed to take pictures. [Thanks, PR Times!]
The dates and cities for the Earthbound/Mother pop-up store tour are as follows:
- Nagoya – Sakae Loft
August 4 – August 28, 2023 - Ikebukuro – Parco
September 1 – September 25, 2023 - Sendai – JR Sendai Station
September 4 – September 15, 2023 - Toyama – Sogawa Base
September 17 – September 30, 2023 - Umeda – Umeda Loft
September 29 – October 22, 2023 - Shibuya – Shibuya 109
September 29 – October 15, 2023 - Sapporo – Sapporo Parco
October 16 – November 5, 2023 - Hiroshima – Hiroshima Parco
November 1 – November 13, 2023
As for the Mother merchandise that you’ll be able to buy, most of the items are apparel. For example, you can get a T-shirt with the Earthbound 2 logo on it for 4950 JPY. There are also hats for sale. As for more unique items, you can get:
- Skateboard deck: 16,500 JPY
- Paula’s Toy: 4620 JPY
- Ness’s Yo-Yo: 2200 JPY
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- Image via Hobonichi
Paula’s toy is a red teddy bear. As for the skateboard decks, there appears to be three designs. You can get one that looks like the in-game map, one that has the Mother logo, and one of four silhouettes.
The Earthbound/Mother Street pop-up store with merchandise will start in appearing in Japan in August 2023, with the first store opening up for a limited time in Nagoya.
