Fire Emblem Is Perfectly Primed For A Bright Future On Nintendo Switch 2

The franchise is in a position to capitalize on the success it had on the Nintendo Switch and carry it over to Nintendo's next platform. With the Switch 2 confirmed to be announced within the next fiscal year and no current announcements of a new game within the strategy-RPG series, speculation is that Nintendo is working on the next entry right now.

The series had four entries on the Nintendo Switch. The first was, which Omega Force developed with gameplay mimicking its titles. Then came in 2019. The title is the best-selling entry in the franchise and won multiple awards after its release, including multiple categories at The Game Awards that year. was so successful that it spawned an alternate history spin-off via. Finally, in 2023, was released on Switch and was also successful on the platform.

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All four titles on the Switch were successful sales-wise and got positive reception from critics overall. For the Switch 2, Nintendo and developer Intelligent Systems can analyze these four games and use their strengths to advance the series further. The best example of this comes from, which sold the most Switch games and was the most praised. The biggest reason for this was that the tale of the titular three houses and the characters within the realm of Fódlan were enticing, intriguing, and fun to watch unfold.

Characters like Edelgard and Dimitri were praised due to how they were portrayed in the branching storylines. In many ways, they were far more important than the player character of Byleth. Both their tales broke stereotypes and highlighted why the series arguably is Nintendo’s best narrative franchise. To that end, the four storylines within were all unique and told from different perspectives. People wanted to not only beat the story chapters but unlock support conversations so they could learn more about their comrades.

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