A day after the major Nintendo Switch presentation event, Nintendo is back at it again and announcing a special Nintendo Direct focused onFire Emblem.
Fans have been anxiously awaitingNintendo’sfull unveiling of the upcoming Switch consolefor quite a while now. It seems building anticipation for the event has gone hand in hand with maintaining radio silence, as Nintendo’s once frequent communication channels went quiet over the past several months. It appears that the Nintendo Switch presentation broke the dam, however, as less than a day later,Nintendois ready to announce the next Nintendo Direct.
Thetopic of the latest Nintendo Directis to beFire Emblemand it will air in less than a week, on January 18. For those who weren’t watching yesterday’s Nintendo Switch presentation, a newFire Emblemgame was announced for the Switch platform –Fire Emblem Warriorsfrom Koei Tecmo. The game was only briefly teased with a short cinematic trailer. In the Nintendo Direct announcement, it’s rather explicitly said to be aFire Emblemevent and not aFire Emblem Warriorsevent.
Fire Emblem Warriors, despite only being teased, should, as a concept, be familiar to most gamers. While nothing’s confirmed, it’s likely to be akin to theWii U success story,Hyrule Warriors. Nintendo’s partnering with Koei Tecmo, theDynasty Warriorsdevelopers, to create similar games with Nintendo franchises. Nintendo has to be planning to fully reveal the game and hopefully announce a release date too.
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Fire Emblem Warriorsisn’t the only announced game within the franchise, however. Recall that Nintendo is also working on aFire Emblemmobile game set in the franchise’s universe. That’s another game that Nintendo could spend a Nintendo Direct’s worth of time unveiling. After the surprisingly cold financial reception toSuper Mario Run, Nintendo is probably incentivized to announce what’s coming next. Watch carefully for Nintendo’s paradigm shift towards microtransactions.
BetweenFire Emblem Warriorsfor the Nintendo Shift, a newFire Emblemfor mobile platforms (and maybe Nintendo Switch too), Nintendo could easily fill an entire Nintendo Direct. There’s always the possibility that Nintendo also brings uplast year’sFire Emblem Fatesfor the 3DS, which would be great considering it’s the most recent game in the main series. Still, as exciting as it is to speculate about, Nintendo’s probably prioritizing these other projects.
No matter the content, however, what matters the most is that Nintendo’s showing the initiative to be more communicative. TheFire EmblemNintendo Direct will air on January 18, which will be less than a week after the Nintendo Switch presentation. Maintaining that level of activity could prove a great boon for a Nintendo that really needs the Nintendo Switch to succeed.
