The First English Fire Emblem Game Is Coming To Wii U Virtual Console Today

Ishaan Sahdev

Published: Dec 4, 2014 08:27 am

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The first Fire Emblem game to ever be released in the U.S. will be available on the Wii U Virtual Console today in North America. The game will cost $7.99.

Fire Emblem’s main characters are Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector. The game is technically the seventh in the series, and takes place 20 years prior to the events of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.

In addition to Fire Emblem, the Wii U Virtual Console also gets Lode Runner for $4.99. The game supports 2 players, and includes the Edit Mode, which lets you design your own stages.

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Ishaan Sahdev

Ishaan specializes in game design/sales analysis. He's the former managing editor of Siliconera and wrote the book "The Legend of Zelda - A Complete Development History". He also used to moonlight as a professional manga editor. These days, his day job has nothing to do with games, but the two inform each other nonetheless.