@pagat at the same time, Nintendo has been reviving old games from the dead recently.
@beardalaxy Honestly, a remake of the whole trilogy in the Link's Awakening HD engine could work. That style would probably be a better fit for Earthbound than it was for Link's Awakening.
@beardalaxy Given that it's been 17 years, and Nintendo has yet to lift a finger against the fan translation, it seems extremely unlikely. Not impossible, of course, but I wouldn't hold my breath.