<s>
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
franchise	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
aspect	O
of	O
gameplay	O
is	O
the	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
of	O
characters	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
removing	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
newer	O
games	O
,	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
onwards	O
,	O
players	O
get	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
Classic	O
Mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
fallen	O
characters	O
remain	O
dead	O
,	O
or	O
Casual	O
Mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
fallen	O
characters	O
are	O
revived	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
title	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
element	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
is	O
usually	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
royal	O
weapon	O
or	O
shield	O
representing	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
war	O
and	O
dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaga	O
headed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
each	O
entry	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
,	O
when	O
he	O
left	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
founded	O
his	O
game	O
studio	O
to	O
develop	O
Tear	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
until	O
two	O
characters	O
,	O
Marth	O
and	O
Roy	O
,	O
were	O
included	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
2001	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
popularity	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
international	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
similarly	O
turn-based	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
eventually	O
convinced	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
release	O
future	O
games	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
seventh	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Blazing	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
near-cancellation	O
,	O
a	O
fate	O
that	O
was	O
reversed	O
with	O
the	O
unprecedented	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
across	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
crossovers	O
with	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblems	I-Application
developers	O
have	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
RPG	O
simulation	O
"	O
,	O
combining	O
tactical	O
simulation	O
gameplay	O
with	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
character	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
connection	O
with	O
characters	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
previous	O
tactical	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	I-Application
play	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
grid-based	O
map	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
across	O
maps	O
tied	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
optional	O
side	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
element	O
in	O
combat	O
since	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Weapon	B-Application
Triangle	I-Application
,	O
a	O
system	O
governing	O
the	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
that	O
certain	O
weapons	O
and	O
types	O
of	O
magic	O
have	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
rock	O
–	O
paper	O
–	O
scissors	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
The	B-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
through	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
these	O
three	O
elements	O
are	O
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
anima	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fates	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Weapon	B-Application
Triangle	I-Application
relationships	O
add	O
other	O
weapons	O
:	O
swords	O
and	O
tomes	O
are	O
stronger	O
than	O
axes	O
and	O
bows	O
,	O
axes	O
and	O
bows	O
are	O
stronger	O
than	O
lances	O
and	O
shurikens	O
,	O
and	O
lances	O
and	O
shurikens	O
are	O
stronger	O
than	O
swords	O
and	O
tomes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
installments	O
have	O
various	O
systems	O
related	O
to	O
weapons	O
:	O
in	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
weapons	O
can	O
be	O
repaired	O
at	O
special	O
shops	O
;	O
in	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
and	O
future	O
games	O
,	O
weapons	O
can	O
be	O
bought	O
and	O
upgraded	O
,	O
while	O
Fates	B-Application
replaces	O
the	O
durability	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
system	O
where	O
more	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
weaken	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
wielder	O
's	O
stats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
feature	O
introduced	O
in	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
later	O
installments	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
where	O
characters	O
who	O
fall	O
in	O
love	O
can	O
have	O
a	O
child	O
who	O
inherits	O
certain	O
skills	O
and	O
stats	O
from	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
recurring	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
,	O
a	O
function	O
in	O
which	O
units	O
defeated	O
in	O
battle	O
are	O
permanently	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
with	O
very	O
few	O
exceptions	O
(	O
one	O
exception	O
being	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
whose	O
death	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
introduced	O
Casual	O
Mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
dead	O
characters	O
were	O
revived	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fates	B-Application
added	O
Phoenix	O
Mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
defeated	O
characters	O
are	O
revived	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
next	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
inclusion	O
from	O
Fates	B-Application
is	O
'	O
My	O
Castle	O
 '	O
,	O
a	O
customizable	O
castle	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
base	O
of	O
operations	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
take	O
place	O
across	O
multiple	O
unrelated	O
settings	O
within	O
a	O
Medieval	O
or	O
Renaissance-themed	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
being	O
either	O
royalty	O
or	O
a	O
mercenary	O
,	O
caught	O
in	O
the	O
conflict	O
of	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
countries	O
across	O
a	O
continent	O
and	O
fighting	O
for	O
their	O
cause	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
continents	O
of	O
Archanea	O
and	O
Valentia	O
are	O
the	O
settings	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
Gaiden	B-Application
,	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Awakening	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
planned	O
setting	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
are	O
set	O
in	O
Jugdral	O
,	O
distantly	O
connected	O
with	O
Archanea	O
and	O
Valentia	O
,	O
while	O
The	B-Application
Blazing	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
take	O
place	O
in	O
Elibe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Sacred	I-Device
Stones	I-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
Magvel	O
and	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
and	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
are	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
Tellius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fates	B-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
an	O
unnamed	O
continent	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
instead	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
two	O
powers	O
fighting	O
over	O
its	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	B-Application
Houses	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Fódlan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
recurring	O
element	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
titular	O
artifact	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
and	O
other	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
Archanea	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
shield	O
inset	O
with	O
five	O
magical	O
gems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
family	O
crest	O
in	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
a	O
family	O
seal	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
,	O
a	O
magic	O
gemstone	O
in	O
The	B-Device
Sacred	I-Device
Stones	I-Device
,	O
a	O
bronze	O
medallion	O
holding	O
a	O
goddess	O
of	O
chaos	O
in	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
and	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sword	O
in	O
Fates	B-Application
,	O
and	O
hereditary	O
magical	O
sigils	O
in	O
Three	B-Application
Houses	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
never	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
game	O
,	O
defined	O
by	O
creator	O
Shouzou	O
Kaga	O
as	O
a	O
dōjin	O
project	O
with	O
three	O
other	O
job-holding	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
notable	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
strategy	O
game	O
Famicom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaga	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	I-Application
until	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
,	O
when	O
he	O
left	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
Tear	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	I-Application
had	O
several	O
releases	O
on	O
portable	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Marth	O
and	O
Roy	O
,	O
from	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
respectively	O
,	O
appeared	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
prompting	O
western	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
positive	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
led	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
localize	O
The	B-Application
Blazing	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
for	O
Western	O
regions	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
success	O
overseas	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
for	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
it	O
arriving	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
,	O
it	O
provided	O
a	O
late	O
boost	O
to	O
sales	O
,	O
reaffirming	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
faith	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
suffering	O
from	O
declining	O
sales	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
told	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
that	O
if	O
their	O
next	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
sell	O
above	O
250,000	O
units	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
only	O
music	O
composer	O
at	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
when	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
she	O
acted	O
as	O
both	O
composer	O
and	O
sound	O
director	O
,	O
up	O
until	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
,	O
when	O
she	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
freelancer	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
has	O
worked	O
on	O
later	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
composers	O
including	O
Saki	O
Kasuga	O
,	O
Hiroki	O
Morishita	O
,	O
and	O
Rei	O
Kondoh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
includes	O
several	O
other	O
notable	O
staff	O
members	O
:	O
Tohru	O
Narihiro	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
every	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
since	O
the	O
original	O
;	O
Masahiro	O
Higuchi	O
,	O
who	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
graphics	O
designer	O
for	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Kouhei	O
Maeda	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
the	O
scenarios	O
for	O
every	O
game	O
since	O
The	B-Application
Blazing	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
and	O
became	O
a	O
director	O
for	O
Awakening	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
of	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Katsuyoshi	O
Koya	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
worked	O
on	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Trading	O
Card	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katsuyoshi	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
unsatisfied	O
with	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
stepped	O
down	O
for	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designer	O
for	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
was	O
Mayumi	O
Hirota	O
,	O
whose	O
brief	O
tenure	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
ended	O
when	O
she	O
left	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
with	O
Kaga	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
artists	O
involved	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
are	O
Eiji	O
Kaneda	O
(	O
The	B-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
)	O
,	O
Sachiko	O
Wada	O
(	O
The	B-Device
Sacred	I-Device
Stones	I-Device
)	O
and	O
Senri	O
Kita	O
(	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
character	O
artwork	O
was	O
remade	O
by	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
artist	O
Masamune	O
Shirow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
portraits	O
were	O
instead	O
designed	O
by	O
longtime	O
contributor	O
Daisuke	O
Izuka	O
,	O
who	O
returned	O
as	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Awakening	B-Application
,	O
art	O
director	O
Toshiyuki	O
Kusakihara	O
worked	O
with	O
character	O
designer	O
Yūsuke	O
Kozaki	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
new	O
look	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kozaki	O
later	O
returned	O
as	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
Fates	B-Application
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Echoes	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Valentia	I-Application
,	O
illustrator	O
Hidari	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
revise	O
classic	O
Gaiden	B-Application
designs	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
creating	O
new	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
depict	O
a	O
"	O
glamorous	O
,	O
aristocratic	O
society	O
"	O
in	O
Three	B-Application
Houses	I-Application
,	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
contracted	O
character	O
designer	O
Chinatsu	O
Kurahana	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Uta	B-Application
no	I-Application
Prince-sama	I-Application
,	O
while	O
freelance	O
artist	O
Kazuma	O
Koda	O
provided	O
the	O
concept	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurahana	O
returned	O
to	O
design	O
protagonist	O
Shez	O
,	O
Arval	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
house	O
leaders	O
in	O
its	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Warriors	B-Device
:	I-Device
Three	I-Device
Hopes	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Kusakihara	O
filling	O
in	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
seventeen	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
core	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
of	O
which	O
fourteen	O
have	O
been	O
original	O
games	O
and	O
three	O
have	O
been	O
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
timeframe	O
as	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
but	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
containing	O
both	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
more	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
and	O
1999	O
respectively	O
:	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
entry	O
released	O
was	O
The	B-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
to	O
The	B-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
,	O
The	B-Application
Blazing	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
overseas	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
2004	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
these	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
The	B-Device
Sacred	I-Device
Stones	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2005	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ninth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
full-motion	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
2008	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
returned	O
to	O
handheld	O
systems	O
with	O
two	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
an	O
expanded	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
2009	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
makes	O
use	O
of	O
unique	O
DS	B-Device
features	O
unavailable	O
to	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
introduced	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
added	O
additional	O
story	O
elements	O
,	O
revamped	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
modernized	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese-only	O
entry	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
as	O
an	O
expanded	O
remake	O
of	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
with	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2013	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awakening	B-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
credited	O
for	O
revitalizing	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Fates	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
February	O
2016	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
for	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fates	B-Application
comes	O
in	O
three	O
versions	O
:	O
two	O
physical	O
versions	O
titled	O
Birthright	O
and	O
Conquest	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
route	O
titled	O
Revelation	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fates	B-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
with	O
all	O
three	O
versions	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Valentia	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
2017	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoes	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
Gaiden	B-Application
,	O
maintaining	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
unique	O
features	O
of	O
Gaiden	B-Application
while	O
revamping	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
script	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
several	O
ease-of-play	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
during	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
focused	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
revealed	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
during	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
Engage	I-Device
,	O
a	O
second	O
entry	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
a	O
September	O
2022	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
an	O
episodic	O
prequel	O
to	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titled	O
BS	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	O
Archanea	O
Senki-hen	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Satellaview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Archanea	O
Senki	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BS	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
an	O
official	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
some	O
developers	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
generally	O
by	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
rather	O
than	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
combines	O
gameplay	O
,	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
titled	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
gacha	O
game	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
across	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
with	O
another	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
introduced	O
original	O
characters	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
Warriors	B-Application
game	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Three	B-Application
Houses	I-Application
,	O
and	O
titled	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
Warriors	I-Device
:	I-Device
Three	I-Device
Hopes	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	I-Application
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
as	O
cameos	O
or	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
crossovers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
multiple	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
protagonists	O
Marth	O
and	O
Roy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
 '	O
strategy	O
game	O
Code	B-Application
Name	I-Application
:	I-Application
S.T.E.A.M.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
as	O
optional	O
characters	O
unlocked	O
via	O
amiibo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
was	O
initially	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
peripheral	O
64DD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
codenamed	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
64	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
and	O
internal	O
structural	O
changes	O
at	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
64	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
development	O
shifted	O
to	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
done	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
64	O
was	O
incorporated	O
into	O
The	B-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
RTS-based	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
planned	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
after	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Radiant	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
but	O
after	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
and	O
an	O
unfocused	O
development	O
schedule	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
never	O
planned	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
Hitoshi	O
Yamagami	O
said	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
sell	O
700,000	O
copies	O
to	O
be	O
profitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rumored	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
AlphaDream	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
following	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
bankruptcy	O
surfaced	O
in	O
late	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
reports	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
ultimately	O
scrapped	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
speculating	O
those	O
projects	O
could	O
be	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
were	O
the	O
highest	O
with	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
but	O
progressively	O
declined	O
with	O
future	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
sold	O
329,087	O
;	O
324,699	O
;	O
776,338	O
;	O
498,216	O
and	O
106,108	O
copies	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awakening	B-Application
topped	O
the	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
both	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
remake	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
1.79	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
become	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
public	O
poll	O
named	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
All	O
Time	O
Top	O
100	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
to	O
USGamer	O
,	O
Massive	B-Application
Chalice	I-Application
creator	O
Brad	O
Muir	O
commented	O
on	O
how	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
had	O
influenced	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"[a]	O
venerable	O
strategy	O
series	O
"	O
,	O
making	O
positive	O
reference	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
character	O
relationships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
review	O
of	O
Awakening	B-Application
,	O
IGN'''s	O
Audrey	O
Drake	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Far	O
too	O
few	O
people	O
have	O
played	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	I-Application
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"[a]	O
darling	O
of	O
the	O
hardcore	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
crowd	O
-	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
shining	O
gems	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
later	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
Gamasutra	O
naming	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Cling	I-Application
Together	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
as	O
being	O
influenced	O
by	O
its	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Destructoid	O
writer	O
Chris	O
Carter	O
praised	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
chose	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Awakening	B-Application
in	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awakening	B-Application
is	O
generally	O
cited	O
as	O
having	O
brought	O
the	O
series	O
more	O
publicity	O
and	O
player	O
attention	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Kaga	O
left	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
he	O
founded	O
a	O
studio	O
called	O
Tirnanog	O
and	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
titled	O
Emblem	O
Saga	O
,	O
a	O
strategy	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
bore	O
multiple	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Tirnanog	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Tirnanog	O
and	O
publisher	O
Enterbrain	O
were	O
still	O
allowed	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
entry	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
"	O
Tear	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
developed	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short	O
,	O
two	O
episode	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
anime	O
episodes	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
six	O
years	O
before	O
The	B-Application
Blazing	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
was	O
localized	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
media	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
produced	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
of	O
several	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
characters	O
;	O
they	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
Fates	B-Application
,	O
Echoes	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Valentia	I-Application
,	O
Three	B-Application
Houses	I-Application
,	O
Code	B-Application
Name	I-Application
:	I-Application
S.T.E.A.M.	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Manga	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
games	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
produced	O
,	O
including	O
The	B-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
,	O
Awakening	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Engage	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
trading	O
card	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
franchise	O
:	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	O
Trading	O
Card	O
Game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
from	O
2001	O
–	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
0	O
(	O
Cipher	O
)	O
''	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
late	O
2020	O
with	O
the	O
twenty	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
being	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
