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Even more footage from Fire Emblem Fates is now available. View the opening and title screen from the Conquest version below, courtesy of GameXplain.

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Nintendo is bringing out a bunch of downloadable content for Fire Emblem Fates. This begins when the game launches on February 19.

On the official website, Nintendo has a complete schedule of what map DLC is coming and when. New content will be available weekly.

Here’s the full lineup:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 5 Comments

As we mentioned a couple of hours ago, Nintendo has opened the full North American Fire Emblem Fates site. We’ve rounded up the various clips included in the video below.

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The full North American website for Fire Emblem Fates is now live. To access it, head on over here. You can view plenty of information about the game, tons of images, and much more.

Thanks to Brian for the tip.

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In Fire Emblem Fates’ original Japanese release, the game allowed players to stroke characters on the 3DS’ lower screen. For the west, Nintendo has decided to remove this element.

Kotaku confirmed with the company that petting has been completely removed. In a statement, one representative from Nintendo explained while also defending the original intent of the Japanese version:

“Yes, that is the case [that petting isn’t in the English version]. You might have heard somewhat misinterpreted or exaggerated information about the Japanese original game, but even in the Japanese original version, we have not included any features which are considered inappropriate in Japan.”

Here’s a look at the petting in question:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 4 Comments

A whole bunch of Fire Emblem Fates gameplay videos are now being posted from Nintendo’s RPG press event last week. We’re rounding up all the ones we come across below.

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Earlier this week, Nintendo revealed the special Fire Emblem Fates New 3DS XL for North America. We now have several photos of the system below.

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Yesterday, some news emerged regarding the change of some content for Fire Emblem Fates in the west. What we heard was specifically about “controversial dialogue” in the game.

Siliconera reached out to Nintendo and received a lengthier comment about Fire Emblem Fates’ localization. Here’s the company’s full response:

“Making changes is not unusual when we localize games, and we have indeed made changes in these games. When we localize a game we do so in order to make it appropriate for that particular territory. All our choices were made from that point of view.”

“In the Conquest edition a male main character created by the gamer can pair up with another male character (Niles) which ultimately leads to marriage. Similarly, in the Birthright edition, a female main character created by the gamer can pair up with and eventually marry another female character (Rhajat). Like married couples of the opposite gender, these same-sex couples enjoy the stat boosts that come with marriage, which means when they are paired up in battle they are stronger than when they are apart or paired up with another character.”

“In the third edition, Revelation, that will be released as DLC in the eShop on March 10, a same-sex marriage is possible regardless of the sex of your main character, as both Niles and Rhajat can be encountered in this edition.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News | 118 Comments

A source revealed to NintendoWorldReport today that Nintendo of America will be removing some dialogue in the upcoming Western release of Fire Emblem: Fates. Here is what Nintendo of America had to say:

“In the version of the game that ships in the U.S. and Europe, there is no expression which might be considered as gay conversion or drugging that occurs between characters.”

The conversation in question is a support conversation with the female character Soleli, who is revealed in-game to be attracted to women. When paired with the male version of the main protagonist, her drink is spiked at a later point in her support chain and she finds herself attracted to him instead. This isn’t the first time in the series that Nintendo has had issues with sexual orientations in the Fire Emblem series a notable example being the absence of gay marriage in Fire Emblem Awakening. Though Fates includes same sex marriage, it makes sense that they would take this extra step to avoid any further backlash.

For the full story about this particular support conversation and how it will affect the release of Fates next month, head over to NintendoWorldReport for the full story.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 5 Comments

A handful of new Fire Emblem Fates English screenshots are now available. Check them out in the gallery below.

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