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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.

According to Moffit, "the vast majority" of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon sales have come through retail. More than a third of Fire Emblem's sales (80,000) have been through the eShop, with over half of those individuals coming back to purchase a map pack. Moffitt says nine more map packs are planned for Fire Emblem: Awakening, with three of those nine due later this month.

Nintendo: 30% of Fire Emblem sales on eShop, Luigi does better at retail originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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 Casual mode to the end," project manager Masahiro Higuchi said in an interview with localization team 8-4. "It's that nuance ... If someone dies, you can't just go and resurrect them like in other games. You need to think more carefully about the value of the lives you're controlling in the game. It connects with the difficulty level, too - it makes you work your way through the game very carefully, which I think makes each victory all the more exhilarating."

Higuchi admitted that permadeath also had the effect of keeping people from trying the game, and so its inclusion is important. "But I still play in Classic mode myself."

"Personally, the first time I heard about [the idea of Casual mode], I was like 'no way,'" said Genki Yokota, director. "My boss brought up the idea, and just like Higuchi-san, I was angry at the thought of going too casual. But in the end, we figured giving players a choice would help expand the appeal of the game." Yokota now plays in casual mode, partly because he likes Awakening's characters and doesn't want to see them die. He's "pretty sure" casual mode will carry on in future games.

Intelligent Systems divided over Fire Emblem: Awakening's casual mode originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsfire-emblem-awakeningintelligent-systemsnintendoWed, 03 Apr 2013 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Fire Emblem Awakening posts 180K first month sales, 63K downloads]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/15/fire-emblem-awakening-posts-180k-first-month-sales-63k-download/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/15/fire-emblem-awakening-posts-180k-first-month-sales-63k-download/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/15/fire-emblem-awakening-posts-180k-first-month-sales-63k-download/#comments Fire Emblem Awakening shifted 180,000 units across its debut month at North American retail, Nintendo of America tells us. In a statement sent to Joystiq, the company said the tactical 3DS RPG enjoyed best ever first month sales in the franchise's nearly 23-year history. No doubt that was helped by a strong eShop uptake of 63,000 units, which comes in at 35 percent of total sales.

Considering the series' last entry, Shadow Dragon, sold just over 250,000 units in North America to date, Awakening's sales bump over here is impressive, much as we thought the game was in our review. We awarded Awakening four and a half stars, deeming it "the best soap opera since CBS canceled Guiding Light," which is certainly saying something.

Fire Emblem Awakening posts 180K first month sales, 63K downloads originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fire Emblem SpotPass

Fire Emblem: Awakening has DLC maps available through its "Outrealm Gate." But there's also extra content coming to the strategy game for free, through the 3DS' SpotPass download service.

Today, you can get a map called "A Hard Miracle," about Prince Chrom rescuing a group of villagers, by going into the "bonus box" found in the "wireless" area of the main menu. You'll find other stuff there too, including free weapons and extra battles, with recruitable enemies.

More SpotPass maps will be distributed soon. "Ghost of Blade" on March 28 is about "a ghost and the ultimate sacrifice," "The Wellspring of Trust" on April 11 offers tough enemies to fight, and "The Radiant Hero" on April 25 brings your Fire Emblem Crew in contact with a "legendary hero."

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Capture free Fire Emblem: Awakening maps through SpotPass originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This trailer gives you a good idea of what you get when you buy Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC. Depending on the map or map pack you buy, you'll get vintage Fire Emblem characters, tons of money, rare items, or even items that let you change your characters' classes to the "Dread Fighter" or "Bride." Sometimes you also get really weird dialogue.

Many of these maps, including the Golden Gaffe and the free Champions of Yore 1, are already available; others are yet to be released. Some can be pre-purchased as part of packs with existing maps.

See where Fire Emblem: Awakening's DLC takes you originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fire Emblem Awakening 'Lost Bloodlines' DLC brings back another old character

This week's new Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC is "The Lost Bloodlines 1," available alone for $3 or as a $6 bundle that also grants you two more maps when they're released.

Successful completion of this map unlocks a card to summon Leif from past Fire Emblems. If you're a Fire Emblem fan, this may be exciting to you; as someone who has jumped into the series with Awakening, all I can say is that his sword has been pretty good when my other characters have found it.

Other DLC available include three "Champions of Yore" maps and a bundle, and the "Golden Pack," led by the "Golden Gaffe" pack, which promises to earn you lots of in-game cash. It's not like paying for in-game currency because thankfully there's a Fire Emblem map between your expenditure and the virtual money.

Fire Emblem: Awakening 'Lost Bloodlines' DLC brings back another old character originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Fire Emblem Awakening bundles unveiled for EU

Nintendo revealed European hardware bundles for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Fire Emblem Awakening in this morning's Direct broadcast, along with a release date of April 19 for Awakening.

The Wii U MH3U bundle includes the black Premium edition of the console, a black Pro Controller, and the game. Meanwhile, the 3DS bundle brings the black XL console to the continent for the first time, along with a pre-installed copy of MH3U. The Circle Pad Pro 3DS XL launches in Europe on the same day the game does, which is March 22.

As for Fire Emblem Awakening, it gets a Europe-exclusive blue 3DS XL, as pictured below the break, which includes a pre-installed copy of the game. This morning's Direct presentation also confirmed all of the strategy game's DLC is headed to the continent, but didn't provide any release dates for the add-on content.

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MH3 Ultimate, Fire Emblem Awakening EU bundles unveiled, Circle Pad Pro too originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Report Fire Emblem Awakening delayed by few days

Amazon is warning of a "potential shipping delay" for Fire Emblem: Awakening, and GameStop marks it "currently unavailable online" - despite today being the official release date for the 3DS strategy game. Best Buy also shows it as unavailable.

Game Informer spoke to a few stores, and found Best Buys expecting copies on February 6, and GameStops expecting them on February 8. We've checked in with Nintendo for more information on the supply issues.

In the meantime, there are no supply issues on the 3DS eShop, where Fire Emblem: Awakening launched this morning.

Update: A Nintendo spokesperson provided the following statement to Joystiq: "Nintendo makes every effort to make sure its games and systems are available at retail stores nationwide on launch day. Sometimes, because of the variables of shipping, different retailers receive their shipments on different days. Fire Emblem Awakening can be purchased right now from the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS."

Report: Fire Emblem Awakening retail shipments delayed [Update: Nintendo responds] originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsamazondelaysfire-emblem-awakeninggamestopnintendoMon, 04 Feb 2013 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[GBA's Fire Emblem is a great strategy RPG for beginners]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/01/gbas-fire-emblem-is-a-great-strategy-rpg-for-beginners/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/01/gbas-fire-emblem-is-a-great-strategy-rpg-for-beginners/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/01/gbas-fire-emblem-is-a-great-strategy-rpg-for-beginners/#comments This is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to offer.

GBA's Fire Emblem is a great strategy RPG for beginners

In 2001, Nintendo of America had a decision to make that would have a huge impact on what at the time was one of its least known properties in the U.S.: Fire Emblem.

Super Smash Bros. Melee was set for release that fall, and among its cast were Marth and Roy, whom most westerners had never heard of before. Nintendo of America weighed cutting them for a time, but eventually relented and decided to leave them in. In the early going, I had no clue who they were; soon enough, I grew to like them, just like everyone else. The stage was set for Fire Emblem to make a surprise leap to the U.S.

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GBA's Fire Emblem is a great strategy RPG for beginners originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fire Emblem: Awakening is the best soap opera since CBS cancelled Guiding Light.

If you've never played a Fire Emblem before, imagine Final Fantasy Tactics from an overhead perspective, or a particularly bloated derivation of chess. Nintendo's stalwart helped establish the turn-based tactical RPG genre, and Fire Emblem: Awakening features everything you expect from the series. Dozens of warriors team up to protect the magical Fire Emblem from an ever expanding army of evil miscreants. Each chapter is a different battle fought on a square grid, with your small army of various combat classes fanning out across the terrain to wipe out the opposing forces. The standard array of RPG unit types are present - warriors deal heavy damage with axes or lances, wizards hurl bolts of fire and lightning from afar, archers arch and thieves thieve.

Forget the standard medieval fantasy trappings, though. Forget the swords and arrows, the burly warriors and lithe Pegasus knights, the pointy-hatted mages and high-hatting nobles. Forget the vast array of combat tactics permissible by the game's open-ended approach to strategy. Forget the experience points earned with every attack. Forget the more powerful unit types unlocked once characters hit level ten, and the forges that upgrade your weapons, and the Paralogue missions that provide a secondary story to explore. Those are all vital to Awakening's compulsive allure, but what elevates Fire Emblem above other turn-based tactical RPGs are the deep roster of characters and the relationships that flower between them. You'll get as wrapped up in their stories as your grandmother did with the vengeful harridans and scheming suits of a soap opera.

Gallery: Fire Emblem: Awakening (01/11/2013)

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Fire Emblem - Awakening review: One life to live originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fire Emblem gallery

Nintendo sent us a special-edition Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS, and in the course of staring at it, we decided to take some pictures and share them with you. We can now confirm two things:

It's definitely a standard 3DS, and not a 3DS XL
It's really pretty

The 3DS bundle includes a 4GB memory card with Fire Emblem: Awakening pre-loaded, for $199.99. This is the first North American release for the "Cobalt Blue" 3DS color scheme.

Gallery: Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS

The Fire Emblem special edition 3DS in pictures originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While the decisions you make in Fire Emblem: Awakening may "last forever," you can take comfort in knowing this television spot won't take you the rest of your life to watch.

Fire Emblem: Awakening US TV spot asks you to think about your choices originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You might have thought the best part of friendship was a sense of camaraderie and togetherness. As this Fire Emblem: Awakening trailer proves, the real boon of friendship is sweet combat boosts.

Fire Emblem: Awakening teaches the value of friendship originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NintendoWare Weekly Fire Emblem demo, Tokyo Crash Mobs

Fire Emblem: Awakening has strategically issued a demo in advance of its February 4 release date. You can engage with its forces and then make the tactical decision of whether or not to enter the battle in earnest.

Also available on 3DS today: Tokyo Crash Mobs, the puzzle game about lining up people dressed in the same color (by throwing them at one another).

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NintendoWare Weekly: Fire Emblem demo, Tokyo Crash Mobs originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS bundle retails for $200

The Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS bundle includes a 4GB SD card, on which the game is loaded, and will sell for $199.99, Nintendo of America announced today. That's a bit cheaper than buying a $170 (non-XL) 3DS and a $40 game separately, and the card is 2GB larger than the one included with the standard 3DS.

Plus, that 3DS looks pretty cool.

The blue 3DS bundle will be available on the same February 4 release date as the standalone game.

Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS bundle retails for $200 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS bundle coming to North America

Fire Emblem: Awakening will be available in a lovely hardware bundle in the US and Canada, alongside its standard and eShop releases. The 3DS bundle features the same specially decorated blue 3DS released in Japan with the game. It's worth noting that this is an original 3DS, and not a 3DS XL.

Being a Fire Emblem bundle, it wouldn't be complete without a Fire Emblem game, which is pre-loaded on the SD card. Nintendo has yet to announce price or specifics of availability, but the game is due to be released on February 4.

Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS bundle coming to North America originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Empowering your Fire Emblem Awakening army with StreetPass

Despite the unique and interesting qualities of the 3DS' StreetPass and SpotPass functionality, I've rarely had reason to use it. So far, my favorite example of StreetPass functionality has been found in Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, where it's possible to swap Dark Notes and custom character cards. When Fire Emblem: Awakening launches next month, however, I expect the mileage I get from those features will increase.

At a preview event on Wednesday, Nintendo demonstrated its upcoming 3DS strategy game, giving the media a glimpse at its secondary features. My time with it left me intrigued. It's rare to see StreetPass bonuses and DLC embedded so deeply in the single-player experience.

Fire Emblem: Awakening's DLC plan, for the most part, has already been revealed. We've been aware that characters such as Marth, Roy, Ike, and other franchise luminaries will be available via an in-game variant of the eShop. What I hadn't realized until now, however, is that there are actual rewards for completing a map in the game.

Gallery: Fire Emblem: Awakening (01/11/2013)

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Fire Emblem Awakening demo coming Jan 17

A demo for Fire Emblem: Awakening will be released on the 3DS eShop in North America on January 17. If you only know the Fire Emblem characters from Super Smash Bros., this is a good chance to find out if you like them in their actual game.

There will be more to download following the February 4 release date: as in Japan, Fire Emblem: Awakening will have downloadable content, with one free map starting off the weekly release of new maps. We'll have more detail about the DLC in an upcoming preview.

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Fire Emblem: Awakening demo coming Jan. 17 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fire Emblem Awakening launches Feb 4 in North America

Fire Emblem: Awakening for 3DS has an official North American release date, just announced during Nintendo Direct: February 4, 2013.

Awakening features "relationship levels," which players can boost by putting two characters in close proximity on the battlefield, or having them engage in frequent conversations with one another.

Fire Emblem: Awakening launches Feb. 4 in North America originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The latest Nintendo Direct didn't offer much in the way of news, but we did get our hands on a bunch of new trailers. First and foremost is Fire Emblem: Awakening, which you'll find above. Be careful, it's pretty sharp.

After the break, find trailers for Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, the new DLC for New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC and the freshly titled Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

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Nintendo trailer round-up: Fire Emblem, Paper Mario, Professor Layton, more originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fire Emblem coming to North America in 2013

Fire Emblem: Awakening, hastily announced at E3 for North America, has been given a 2013 release window. Nintendo showed some Japanese gameplay and a logo for the game that is, at the moment, called just "Fire Emblem."

Like in Japan, there will be paid DLC.

Fire Emblem awakens in North America in 2013 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After a 3DS software showcase in which no new 3DS software was announced, Nintendo surprised us all by tweeting confirmation of a North American release for Fire Emblem: Awakening, the 3DS iteration of the popular strategy role-playing series. There's no release window, but Nintendo promised "more info to come" -- we'd expect a press release in the morning.

Turns out Twitter was the real news source the whole time, and this whole E3 thing was a red herring.

Fire Emblem: Awakening coming to North America originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dse3-2012fire-emblemfire-emblem-awakeningnintendoThu, 07 Jun 2012 00:23:00 EST<![CDATA[Vita and 3DS give RPGs a chance to shine at E3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/31/vita-and-3ds-give-rpgs-a-chance-to-shine-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/31/vita-and-3ds-give-rpgs-a-chance-to-shine-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/31/vita-and-3ds-give-rpgs-a-chance-to-shine-at-e3/#commentsThis is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to offer.

Next week, representatives from Nintendo and Sony will take the stage at E3 with the goal of fostering excitement for the Vita and 3DS. When it comes time for the sizzle reels and the assurances of publisher support, watch closely. For Japanese RPG developers, the time is now to make a splash.

By any measure, Japanese-developed RPGs play an important role on mobile devices dedicated to gaming. It's not just that Monster Hunter dominated the PSP. Many of the best Japanese-developed RPGs of the past few years, The World Ends With You and Dragon Quest IX among them, have been handheld. With the 3DS exploding in Japan, there's little reason to believe that will change any time soon.

Continue reading Vita and 3DS give RPGs a chance to shine at E3

Vita and 3DS give RPGs a chance to shine at E3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 31 May 2012 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Debuted during Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's latest Nintendo Direct address, the new trailer for Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS is -- dare we say? -- dramatic. Crafty YouTubers have already snatched the video and put it online, as evidenced above.

Fire Emblem: Awakening's brand new, way Japanese trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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