Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia pre-load live on the North American 3DS eShop

Those who intend to pick up the digital version of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia may want to take advantage of pre-loading. In North America, you can do so right now.

Pre-loading lets you purchase the game ahead of time and download most of its data. Then upon release, you’ll only need a small update to begin playing. Nintendo will publish Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia at 12 AM ET on May 19 (9 PM PT on May 18).

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia takes up 12,826 blocks of space, or 1.57 GB.