Much like other titles in the series, this iteration will take the cast of Fire Emblem: Three Houses and place them in a hack-and-slash adventure where they are pitted against waves and waves of enemies. Each character has a distinct fighting style that aims to make them all feel unique thanks to the weapons they wield. For example, Edelgard specializes in axe weapons while Claude uses a bow. While this game may not be the strategy RPG that fans expected, an industry insider claims that a more traditional Fire Emblem game will also be released this year.

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This claim is made by Emily Rogers, who has had a track record of accurate Nintendo news. She had posted to Famiboards believing that a second Fire Emblem game is in the works at Intelligent Systems, mentioning that it is nearly finished in development. She also notes that this game has been in development for the past 3 years or even more. Rogers also states that Intelligent Systems had received assistance from a smaller studio as well.

Rogers posits that this could be repeating a similar release strategy back in 2017, where two Fire Emblem games were also released. That includes the multi-platform release of the original Fire Emblem Warriors, along with Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, a 3DS remake of the second Fire Emblem game. She notes that with Nintendo’s Fall 2022 lineup being stacked with plenty of high-profile games, it’s possible that this Fire Emblem game could be moved to next year too.

Rogers concludes her post by noting that even with Nintendo’s stacked Fall lineup with games like Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Bayonetta 3, she believes that the latter game wouldn’t be enough to produce enough sales for the Switch. She then posits that pairing this rumored new Fire Emblem game along with Bayonetta 3 will be a smart decision to maximize sales. This of course is speculation at this time, so this should be taken with a grain of salt until more is revealed.

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes launches for Nintendo Switch on June 24, 2022.

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Source: Famiboards