Fire Emblem Awakening

Did You Know Gaming digs into the history of Fire Emblem

by Earnest Cavalli (Nov 5th 2014 9:00PM)

The latest episode of Did You Know Gaming - an examination of Nintendo's long-running, turn-based strategy series Fire Emblem - is dedicated to anyone who still thinks of Marth as "that sword jerk from Super Smash Bros." You know who you are. [Image: Nintendo]...

Captain Falcon joins Fire Emblem: Awakening heroes in Super Smash Bros.

by Sinan Kubba (Jul 14th 2014 11:00AM)

No need to worry about percentages, this news is 100% true: Nintendo's just revealed Lucina and Robin from Fire Emblem: Awakening are in the Super Smash Bros. roster, along with the familiar returning face of good ol' Captain Falcon. If you're wondering who Robin is, that's the default name fo...

Nintendo 3DS software sales increased in 2013, sold 11.5 million hardware units in US

by Alexander Sliwinski (Jan 10th 2014 10:00AM)

Avoiding a conversation about its other child, Nintendo announced this morning that the lifetime hardware sales for the 3DS have surpassed 11.5 million units in the US. The 3DS family includes the original system, along with 3DS XL and 2DS. The company plans to announce its third quarter earnings o...

Joystiq Top 10 of 2013: Fire Emblem: Awakening

by Danny Cowan (Jan 1st 2014 10:00AM)

Team Joystiq is barging into 2014 with a celebration of last year's best games. Keep reading throughout the week to see our assembly of ingenious indies and triple-A triumphs. The last time I fell so deeply in love with a strategy-RPG was with Shining Force on the Sega Genesis, so Fire Emblem: Awa...

Nintendo offers $30 in eShop credit for Fire Emblem, SMT4 purchase

by Danny Cowan (Jul 9th 2013 3:45PM)

As part of a newly launched promotional offer, Club Nintendo members are eligible to receive $30 in eShop credit for buying and registering both Nintendo's Fire Emblem: Awakening and Atlus' upcoming Shin Megami Tensei 4 for the Nintendo 3DS. Club Nintendo members have the option of buying both g...

Amazon sale on 3DS games: Fire Emblem: Awakening, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and more

by Jordan Mallory (Jun 15th 2013 2:30PM)

Whew! E3, huh? Right? Y'all remember when that guy said that stuff, and then all the things happened? What a crazy week! We don't know about you, but we're feeling like it might be time to unwind from this week's insanity by catching up on our gaming backlogs while we wait for all these sick-lookin...

Nintendo: 30% of Fire Emblem sales on eShop, Luigi does better at retail

by David Hinkle (Apr 17th 2013 2:30PM)

Nintendo's executive vice president of sales and marketing, Scott Moffit, revealed during a Nintendo event in San Francisco that Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon has sold 415,000 copies in the US, while 3DS RPG Fire Emblem: Awakening has sold 240,000. This data will be reflected in tomorrow's NPD report...

Intelligent Systems divided over Fire Emblem: Awakening's casual mode

by JC Fletcher (Apr 3rd 2013 8:30PM)

Unlike most other games in the series, Fire Emblem: Awakening includes an optional "casual mode" that lets you use characters in future battles even after they're killed. It's surprisingly controversial, even within developer Intelligent Systems. "I was on the side that said we shouldn't include Ca...