In an interview with the development team behind Fire Emblem: Awakening, it was revealed the 3DS game could have been the last.
Despite having a strong following within the Nintendo community, sales of past games have perhaps been less than Nintendo had expected. The franchise does have a relatively more niche following compared to more recognisable names and with that in mind "the sales manager of Nintendo, Mr. Hatano, told us that this could be the last Fire Emblem", confirmed Hitoshi Yamagami in an interview.
He continued, "they told us that if the sales of this episode stayed below 250,000 copies, we'd stop working on Fire Emblem." With Awakening potentially being the last, the team "had to put everything we always wanted to include".
Fortunately for Nintendo and developer Intelligent Systems, the game has been a solid success on Nintendo 3DS so far, opening the doors wide open for a sequel or Wii U version at the very least.
The next Fire Emblem project is a unique cross-over project, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem.
Are you a Fire Emblem fan? What features would you like to see in another chapter in the series?