UK software sales for the week ending January 21, 2023 – Fire Emblem Engage debut
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Original (1/22): This week’s UK software sales are in, and it includes the first report on Fire Emblem Engage.
The new Switch title did manage to debut at #1. However, launch sales are 31 percent lower than Fire Emblem: Three Houses. While that may seem disappointing, Fire Emblem Engage earned the second biggest launch for the series in the UK. Fire Emblem Awakening is third in case you’re curious.
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[Let’s Talk] Fire Emblem Engage impressions
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Fire Emblem Engage is a pretty big deal. It’s Nintendo’s first big Switch release of 2023, and the second major entry in the series on Switch.
How many of you have picked up Fire Emblem Engage? If you’ve started the game, what are your early impressions? Let us know in the comments below.
Fire Emblem Engage launch trailer
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Fire Emblem Engage released today on Switch, and Nintendo have dropped a launch trailer to commemorate the occasion.
Catch up on the game with the overview below:
Fire Emblem Engage manga adaptation announced
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It turns out that Fire Emblem Engage isn’t just stopping with the actual game, as it’s now been revealed that a manga adaptation is coming soon. Kazurou Kyou, who is known for series like Dead-end-Host, Himedoll!!, and Houkago Idol, is the mangaka.
Saikyo Jump will have the prologue chapter on February 3, 2023, which will be followed by the first chapter on March 3, 2023. Readers can then look forward to new parts to the story each month. Weekly Shonen Jump+ will publish the first three chapters for free, but after that, each one will only be available for free for three weeks after their initial release.
Fire Emblem Engage dev talks DLC, update to add more facilities
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Kenta Nakanishi, the director for Fire Emblem Engage at Nintendo, has discussed the game’s Expansion Pass in a new interview. Additionally, he confirmed that an update is planned which will add more facilities to the Somniel.
Nakanishi’s comments came about in the third portion of Nintendo’s official interview, published today. Here’s what he shared:
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Fire Emblem Engage update out now (version 1.1.0), patch notes
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Fire Emblem Engage will start launching in just a couple of hours starting in some regions, and Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have prepared a version 1.1.0 day one update.
You’ll want to download this one if you have any interest in the online features or Expansion Pass. Both will be properly supported after the update is installed.
The full patch notes for the Fire Emblem Engage version 1.1.0 update are as follows:
Fire Emblem Engage devs on bringing in Mika Pikazo as the game’s illustrator
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Nintendo has published the second portion of its Fire Emblem Engage developer interview, this time focusing on the game’s art. As part of this, we get to hear about how Mika Pikazo was brought on as the game’s illustrator.
The interview features director Tsutomu Tei and producer Masahiro Higuchi plus Nintendo’s Genki Yokota and Kenta Nakanishi. Read what they had to say below.
Fire Emblem Engage introduces Edelgard / Dimitri / Claude
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Nintendo and Intelligent Systems are highlighting the Expansion Pass for Fire Emblem Engage one again today, and has introduced Edelgard / Dimitri / Claude. This comes courtesy of the Japanese Twitter account and SatsumaFS.
This trio, known as the Three-Pronged Emblem, is a bracelet with three people inside. You can read more about how they play in battle below.
Fire Emblem Engage gets another 8-minute trailer
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Original (12/25): Nintendo has come out with its latest trailer for Fire Emblem Engage, this one clocking in at eight minutes long. Currently it’s only available in Japanese, but if past videos are anything to go by, we could be seeing an English counterpart in the near future.
For a quick refresher on the game, read the following overview:
Fire Emblem Engage devs on how the Emblems mechanic came to be
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The developers of Fire Emblem Engage have discussed the origins of the game’s Emblems mechanic, and how it came about when thinking about the marriage systems of past entries in the series. This comes from an official interview with director Tsutomu Tei and producer Masahiro Higuchi plus Nintendo’s Genki Yokota and Kenta Nakanishi.
According to Nakanishi, with the marriage system in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, it took quite some time before players could actually marry someone and have children. The Emblems mechanic for Fire Emblem Engage was ultimately about wanting to have “pairing” gameplay that can be enjoyed more casually.
Here’s the full excerpt from the interview:
