A few years ago, Nintendo took some bold risks with the Fire Emblem franchise, adding new Persona-style social elements to the game and expanding the story to include three paths and a huge cast of likeable supporting characters. Now just a few years later, Fire Emblem is back in the spotlight, this time with Fire Emblem Engage. Unfortunately, this time around, the development team has shied away from the elements that helped Three Houses stand out so much.
Read More »Mobile Fire Emblem game surpasses $1 Billion in revenue
The Fire Emblem franchise has remained a relatively niche series for most of its existence – especially when comparing it to other major Nintendo properties. That being said, Fire Emblem Heroes, the free-to-play mobile offering, is by far the publisher’s most successful game on the platform, making 3X more money …
Read More »New leak reveals next Fire Emblem game
Just several hours after a leaker posted new details about the next mainline Fire Emblem game online, another leak has sprung. This time around, we have screenshots of the game running on a Nintendo Switch and corroborate the previous leak. Emily Rogers, a Nintendo insider with a decent track record, …
Read More »New mainline Fire Emblem game could be releasing this year
It has been three years since the last major Fire Emblem game, Three Houses, released for Nintendo Switch and fans have been itching for more ever since. This month, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, a Musou spin-off game, did release, and it sounds like Nintendo may have a secret mainline …
Read More »Nintendo will reportedly hold its next major Direct stream later this month
Sony held a State of Play earlier this month and just last night, the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase took place. So far, Nintendo has not announced any major game announcement plans for this month, but according to multiple sources, there will be a new Direct stream very soon. Sony Santa …
Read More »Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes demo released
Fire Emblem is making a return this year, with a new Warriors game arriving later this month. Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes will see the return of notable characters from Fire Emblem: Three Houses and a new story campaign. We can get an early taste of the game starting today, …
Read More »Nintendo may have another Fire Emblem game up its sleeve for 2022
It has been three years since the last major Fire Emblem game, Three Houses, released for Nintendo Switch and fans have been itching for more ever since. During a Nintendo Direct stream earlier this month, we did get the announcement for spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, but a new …
Read More »Nintendo will be making major Switch game announcements tomorrow
It has been a good few months since the last Nintendo Direct stream, and with so much on the horizon for the Switch in 2022, fans have been eager for the next one. Following several rumours in recent weeks, today Nintendo officially announced its next stream – and it is …
Read More »Nintendo is releasing the original Fire Emblem outside of Japan for the first time
Nintendo's long-running Fire Emblem franchise has been around since 1990 in Japan, but the series didn't make its way to the western world until 2004. The original game that kicked it all off, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, never released outside of Japan. That changes this …
Read More »Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Nintendo recently hosted a stream in which it announced the 5th and final character set to be joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of the first Fighters Pass. Byleth, the main protagonist and playable character from last year’s Fire Emblem: Three Houses, is joining the fray on the 28th …
Read More »Nintendo’s big Summer exclusives racked up impressive sales numbers
Since the Nintendo Switch first launched, Nintendo has kept us updated with lifetime worldwide sales numbers for all of its first-party exclusives. During Nintendo's most recent earnings report this week, the publisher made adjustments to the list, giving us impressive sales numbers for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Super …
Read More »A new Fire Emblem game will be coming to the 3DS
There is a lot of Nintendo news hitting the web today thanks to the Nintendo Direct Conference, despite the ‘new 3DS XL' coming out in the EU and US next month, new games for the now ‘old' 3DS are still being announced. The developers of the highly praised Fire Emblem: …
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