Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Hits Switch 2 on Sept. 17 as Nintendo Lands a Major Exclusive RPG
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Updated · Mashable · Aug 13
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Hits Switch 2 on Sept. 17 as Nintendo Lands a Major Exclusive RPG
3 articles · Updated · Mashable · Aug 13
Summary
Sept. 17 is the release date for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive positioned as the console's first big, long-form RPG in its first 14 months.
Four protagonists drive the story through a combat tournament in the Dagdan Empire, with the winner earning one wish from the Divine Sovereign; players can suspend one campaign and jump to another at any time.
Dagsion serves as a 3D hub world with shops, side quests and recruitable characters, while a board-game-style world map gives each hero limited turns to travel, upgrade armies and use character-specific actions.
Early impressions cast the game as a closer follow-up to 2019's Three Houses than 2023's Engage, pairing stronger character-driven storytelling with the series' familiar turn-based tactics.