Fire Emblem Wii U would need to sell 700,000 copies to be successful, new Advance Wars not confirmed/denied, why SMT X FE isn’t DLC, more
More tidbits from Hobby Consolas’ interview with the Fire Emblem: Awakening team have appeared online.
First, a few notes about the 3DS game:
– Nintendo said that 80% of players should can finish Fire Emblem: Awakening, but as there would be a 20% that wouldn’t was the reason for including Casual mode.
– According to them, you can finish the game without using the “Pair up” system.
– According to Tohru Narihiro, the game is exactly the same in Japanese and Western versions
– They consider the Fire Emblem public a “Purist” one, but should also attract the general public.
When asked how it is working with Nintendo, it was explained:
They explain that the 250,000 copies thing is almost with every game, isn’t the first time. “It’s like being in a very strict school that teaches you to no make games so I have a good time. The game should reach users or would be useless. […] But you realize that it is necessary for be able to satisfy users.”
And a couple of other tidbits:
– If Fire Emblem was made for Wii U, the game would need to sell 700,000 copies. First the series must improve on portables.
– They can’t say that they are working on a new Advance Wars, but can’t deny it either.
Finally, when asked why Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem wasn’t made as DLC for Awakening, Yamagami said:
“When preparing a DLC, you should base your game on the original. It is supposed to be content for theirs fans. If you want for them something different, you can disappoint them. This collaboration should be viewed as a separate one, intended for a different public. Thus, this crossover and DLC are very different things in nature.”
