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Fire Emblem is a strategy role-playing game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The first game released in 1990 on the Nintendo Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System). The games revolve around tactical movement of sword-wielding characters across grid-based environments. The series was Japan exclusive until 2003 when the series came to the West with the release of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Due to poor sales of the series, Fire Emblem Awakening was conceived as the final installment of the franchise. As a result of the record-breaking sales of the game and widespread critical acclaim, the series was allowed to continue.[1]

As of May 2023, the Fire Emblem series has sold over 20 million copies worldwide for Nintendo consoles, making it the best-selling strategy RPG franchise. In addition, Fire Emblem Heroes has shifted over 17 million mobile downloads and grossed over $1 billion in revenue, making it Nintendo's highest-grossing mobile game.

Games[]

Main series[]

Title Platform Market Year Sales Ref
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light 891,309+
Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi Famicom Japan 1990 329,000 [2]
Fire Emblem: Shin Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Ken DS Japan 2008 252,309
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon DS NA 2009 250,000+ [3]
DS Other 2008 60,000* [4]
Fire Emblem Gaiden 1,325,000
Fire Emblem Gaiden Famicom Japan 1992 325,000 [2]
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia 3DS Worldwide 2017 1,000,000 [5]
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem 1,026,592
Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo SFC Japan 1994 776,000 [2]
Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~ DS Japan 2010 250,592
Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776 656,695
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu SFC Japan 1996 498,000 [2]
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 SFC Japan 1999 158,695
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade 345,574
Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi GBA Japan 2002 345,574 [2]
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade 945,286
Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken GBA Japan 2003 265,286 [2]
Fire Emblem GBA Overseas 2003 680,000* [6]
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones 789,280
Fire Emblem: Seima no Kōseki GBA Japan 2004 233,280 [2]
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones GBA USA 2005 376,000 [7]
Other 2005 180,000* [8]
Later titles 536,413
Fire Emblem: Sōen no Kiseki GCN Japan 2005 156,413 [2]
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance GCN Overseas 2005 380,000* [9]
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn 407,924
Fire Emblem: Akatsuki no Megami Wii Japan 2007 171,924 [2]
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Wii USA 2007 176,000 [10]
Other 2008 60,000* [11]
Modern titles
Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS Worldwide 2012 2,370,000 [5]
Fire Emblem Fates 3DS Worldwide 2015 3,090,000 [5]
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Switch Worldwide 2019 4,120,000 [5]
Fire Emblem Engage Switch Worldwide 2023 1,610,000 [12]
Total sales 18,114,073+

Spin-offs[]

Title Platform Market Year Sales Ref
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE 346,883+
Genei Ibunroku ♯FE Wii U Japan 2015 39,481 [2]
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Wii U Overseas 2016 250,000* [13]
Genei Ibunroku ♯FE Encore Switch Japan 2020 57,402 [14][2][15]
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Switch Overseas 2020 Unknown
Fire Emblem Warriors series 2,000,000+
Fire Emblem Warriors New 3DS / Switch Worldwide 2018 1,000,000+ [16][17]
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Switch Worldwide 2022 1,000,000+ [18]
Total sales 2,346,883+

Mobile[]

Title Platform Year Downloads Revenue Ref
Fire Emblem Heroes iOS / Android 2017 17,800,000 $1,000,000,000+ [19]

Notes[]

  • (*) indicates VGChartz numbers.
  • Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem ~Heroes of Light and Shadow~ was Japan exclusive.
  • Fire Emblem Fates was divided into three versions: Birthright and Conquest as physical releases, and Revelation as DLC.
    • Of the two physical versions of Fire Emblem Fates, Birthright was the better performer all-around, but Conquest was close behind.
  • Fire Emblem: Three Houses is the best-selling strategy role playing game of all time.
  • Fire Emblem Heroes is Nintendo's most successful mobile game excluding Pokémon related titles.[20]

References[]

  1. ↑ http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/fire-emblem-fates/0/3
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Games Data Library
  3. ↑ Kubba, Sinan (March 15, 2013). Fire Emblem Awakening posts 180K first month sales, 63K downloads. Joystiq. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/25700/fire-emblem-shadow-dragon/?region=All
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present, Updated as of December 2022
  6. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/3340/fire-emblem/?region=All
  7. ↑ https://www.npd.com/products/consumer-tracking/ As of December 2008
  8. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/3341/fire-emblem-the-sacred-stones/
  9. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/771/fire-emblem-path-of-radiance/?region=All
  10. ↑ https://www.npd.com/industry-expertise/video-games/ As of July 2011
  11. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/12971/fire-emblem-radiant-dawn/?region=All
  12. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2023/230509_3e.pdf
  13. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/85905/tokyo-mirage-sessions-fe/sales
  14. ↑ Media Create Sales: CY 2020 (2019 Dec 30 – 2021 Jan 03). ResetEra (4 June 2021).
  15. ↑ https://nintendoeverything.com/japans-best-selling-games-of-january-2020/
  16. ↑ https://twitter.com/bk2128/status/989400397650411521
  17. ↑ https://gamingbolt.com/fire-emblem-warriors-hits-1-million-units-sold-worldwide
  18. ↑ https://x.com/FireEmblemMusou/status/1559812281835347968
  19. ↑ Chapple, Craig (June 2022). Fire Emblem Heroes Hits $1 Billion in Global Player Spending. Sensor Tower.
  20. ↑ https://sensortower.com/blog/nintendo-revenue-one-billion
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