A new Fire Emblem game has reportedly “nearly finished development” according to industry insider Emily Rodgers. The trusted games leaker has previously shared unannounced Nintendo information that has come to fruition. The next Fire Emblem title could be looking at a launch date as early as this October.
According to a post Rodgers made on Famiboards, “The big wild card is still Intelligent System’s Fire Emblem. Will it be an October 2022 release or an early 2023 release (February/March)? I’ve mentioned before that this game is nearly finished with its development. IS has had over 3+ years to develop this game, and they received assistance from a support studio.” Adding, “Let’s rewind the clock back to the year 2017. During that year, Nintendo released TWO Fire Emblem games: Fire Emblem Warriors and Fire Emblem Echoes. Who says history can’t repeat itself again?”
Rodgers went on to point out that Nintendo could be looking at the launch of the next Fire Emblem game in terms of marketing. Saying, “I could see Nintendo’s marketing team saying: ‘Oh, well, our Fall lineup is already stacked with Xenoblade, Bayonetta 3, etc. Let’s move FE to early 2023.’ But as I said before, in terms of sales, I just don’t think Bayonetta 3 is a big enough title to carry an entire month on its own. Pairing Bayonetta 3 with Fire Emblem would be smart. Pairing Bayonetta 3 with Metroid Prime HD would also be smart.”
The Fire Emblem franchise is incredibly profitable for Nintendo, so it would make sense that the company would plan its release accordingly. In fact, Fire Emblem Heroes has nearly made $1 billion for Nintendo as of this month, since it launched five years ago in 2017. It has made $959 million in global sales across both the iPhone App Store and Google Play. This figure is even higher than Animal Crossing Pocket Camp which has made $267 million and Mario Kart Tour which has raked in $259 million.
Stay tuned for more information about the next Fire Emblem game.
