<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
after	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
Fates	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
three	O
versions	O
,	O
each	O
following	O
a	O
different	O
storyline	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
characters	O
:	O
Birthright	O
and	O
Conquest	O
as	O
physical	O
releases	O
,	O
and	O
Revelation	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
revolves	O
around	O
tactical	O
movement	O
of	O
units	O
across	O
a	O
grid-based	O
battlefield	O
,	O
shares	O
many	O
mechanics	O
with	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
elements	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
show	O
all	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
different	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
experiences	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
split	O
up	O
into	O
multiple	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
Fates	O
would	O
cease	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
's	O
closure	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
by	O
customizing	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Classic	O
Mode	O
,	O
a	O
fallen	O
unit	O
is	O
subject	O
to	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
that	O
removes	O
fallen	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Birthright	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
prior	O
installment	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
and	O
features	O
opportunities	O
to	O
gain	O
extra	O
gold	O
and	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
visit	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
bases	O
using	O
the	O
StreetPass	B-Device
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
features	O
a	O
"	O
weapon	O
triangle	O
"	O
–	O
a	O
system	O
where	O
certain	O
weapons	O
have	O
advantages	O
over	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Fates	O
features	O
Amiibo	B-Device
support	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
four	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
appearing	O
as	O
recruitable	O
units	O
:	O
Marth	O
,	O
Ike	O
,	O
Robin	O
,	O
and	O
Lucina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiibo	B-Device
functionality	O
is	O
unlocked	O
after	O
the	O
narrative	O
splits	O
and	O
My	O
Castle	O
is	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Hidden	O
Truths	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Anankos	O
was	O
formerly	O
a	O
kind	O
dragon	O
who	O
gave	O
wisdom	O
to	O
humanity	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
growing	O
power	O
and	O
inability	O
to	O
ascend	O
to	O
the	O
spirit	O
realm	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
other	O
dragons	O
began	O
corrupting	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryoma	O
and	O
Takumi	O
wield	O
the	O
Legendary	O
Weapons	O
of	O
Hoshido	O
,	O
the	O
Raijinto	O
katana	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Fujin	O
Yumi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
namely	O
Odin	O
Dark	O
,	O
Laslow	O
,	O
and	O
Selena	O
,	O
are	O
actually	O
returning	O
second-generation	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
characters	O
Owain	O
(	O
son	O
of	O
Lissa	O
)	O
,	O
Inigo	O
(	O
son	O
of	O
Olivia	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Severa	O
(	O
daughter	O
of	O
Cordelia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
learn	O
that	O
their	O
sword	O
Yato	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Seal	O
of	O
Flames	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
when	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
families	O
 '	O
Legendary	O
Weapons	O
will	O
become	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
capable	O
of	O
killing	O
Anankos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
face	O
Anankos	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
initially	O
helpless	O
,	O
but	O
Ryoma	O
,	O
Takumi	O
,	O
Xander	O
,	O
and	O
Leo	O
feed	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
their	O
Legendary	O
Weapons	O
into	O
Yato	O
,	O
transforming	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
death	O
after	O
being	O
defeated	O
,	O
Anankos	O
summons	O
and	O
eats	O
the	O
impostor	O
Garon	O
to	O
regain	O
his	O
strength	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
finally	O
destroyed	O
with	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
Before	O
Awakening	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Corrin	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
Ylisse	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
and	O
aids	O
its	O
heroes	O
Chrom	O
,	O
Frederick	O
,	O
and	O
Lissa	O
in	O
fighting	O
off	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Valla	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Heirs	O
of	O
Fate	O
saga	O
,	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
focuses	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
child	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
due	O
to	O
decreasing	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fates	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
regular	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
developer	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
staff	O
of	O
Awakening	O
returning	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
roles	O
for	O
Fates	O
:	O
they	O
were	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
's	O
Kouhei	O
Maeda	O
as	O
director	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
director	O
Genki	O
Yokota	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
Hitoshi	O
Yamagami	O
,	O
art	O
director	O
Toshiyuki	O
Kusakihara	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Yūsuke	O
Kozaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yokota	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
ran	O
parallel	O
with	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
Masahiro	O
Higuchi	O
,	O
Awakenings	O
project	O
manager	O
,	O
came	O
on	O
board	O
as	O
a	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
early	O
design	O
stages	O
,	O
Fates	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
"	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
3DS	B-Operating_System
II	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
social	O
elements	O
of	O
My	O
Castle	O
were	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
StreetPass	B-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
suggested	O
that	O
players	O
in	O
areas	O
with	O
low	O
StreetPass	B-Device
activity	O
should	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
functions	O
through	O
a	O
normal	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
to	O
marry	O
a	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
sex	O
was	O
included	O
:	O
the	O
potential	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
partners	O
respectively	O
appear	O
in	O
Conquest	O
and	O
Birthright	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
appear	O
in	O
Revelation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
kingdoms	O
were	O
based	O
upon	O
different	O
cultures	O
:	O
Hoshido	O
was	O
themed	O
after	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
Nohr	O
used	O
a	O
Medieval	O
European	O
setting	O
similar	O
to	O
earlier	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hoshido	O
characters	O
 '	O
clothing	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
Japanese	O
culture	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
well-known	O
people	O
in	O
Japan	O
:	O
a	O
main	O
instance	O
was	O
Ryoma	O
,	O
whose	O
clothing	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
samurai	B-Application
,	O
including	O
historical	O
figures	O
such	O
as	O
Takeda	O
Shingen	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
incorporating	O
animal	O
motifs	O
such	O
as	O
lions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
changing	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
protagonists	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
sided	O
with	O
,	O
originated	O
from	O
Yamagami	O
's	O
memories	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
choosing	O
different	O
protagonists	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
change	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
decision	O
was	O
how	O
easy	O
it	O
had	O
become	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
on	O
as	O
cheaper	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
opened	O
up	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
run	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
until	O
the	O
crucial	O
decision	O
point	O
in	O
Chapter	O
6	O
,	O
then	O
buy	O
the	O
alternate	O
routes	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
so	O
they	O
had	O
different	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
scenario	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
Revelation	O
storyline	O
was	O
Yukinori	O
Kitajima	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
Senran	B-Application
Kagura	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
's	O
Hiroki	O
Morishita	O
and	O
T	O
's	O
Music	O
's	O
Rei	O
Kondoh	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Awakening	O
,	O
while	O
WarioWare	O
composers	O
Takeru	O
Kanazaki	O
and	O
Yasuhisa	O
Baba	O
of	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
composer	O
Masato	O
Kouda	O
of	O
Design	O
Wave	O
joined	O
the	O
team	O
as	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Tsujiyoko	O
's	O
tracks	O
for	O
earlier	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
were	O
remixed	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Fates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
if	I-Application
Official	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
Symphony	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
DVD	O
containing	O
remixes	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
both	O
Fates	O
and	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
high-definition	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
opening	O
cinematics	O
,	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
from	O
Birthright	O
and	O
Conquest	O
featuring	O
alternate	O
versions	O
of	O
a	O
dance	O
sequence	O
with	O
Azura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
if	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
purchase	O
a	O
physical	O
copy	O
of	O
either	O
version	O
can	O
download	O
the	O
other	O
version	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revelation	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
Fates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
physical	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
first	O
in	O
February	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
storyline	O
coming	O
later	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
physical	O
editions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
with	O
Revelation	O
following	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
on	O
June	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
was	O
promoted	O
by	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
themed	O
trading	O
card	O
game	O
and	O
an	O
Awakening	O
themed	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
"	O
starter	O
packs	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
trading	O
cards	O
come	O
with	O
codes	O
that	O
allow	O
players	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
Marth	O
and	O
Lucina	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
changeable	O
cover	O
based	O
on	O
Fates	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physical	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
,	O
multiple	O
DLC	B-Protocol
maps	O
were	O
released	O
between	O
July	O
and	O
September	O
2015	O
:	O
these	O
ranged	O
from	O
story-related	O
maps	O
to	O
optional	O
maps	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
between	O
February	O
and	O
April	O
2016	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
launched	O
between	O
mid-May	O
and	O
late	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimberley	O
Keller	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
,	O
reviewing	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
generally	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
while	O
calling	O
Birthright	O
the	O
"	O
perfect	O
way	O
to	O
start	O
 [ Fates ] 	O
 "	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
traditional	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
generally	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
Sheridan	O
was	O
rather	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
players	O
needed	O
to	O
buy	O
Revelation	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
to	O
get	O
the	O
whole	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
,	O
Kibayashi	O
reported	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
Fates	O
was	O
the	O
current	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
Amazon	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
in	O
the	O
all-format	O
charts	O
behind	O
multi-platform	O
releases	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
sales	O
were	O
also	O
strong	O
,	O
coming	O
in	O
fifth	O
in	O
the	O
top-five	O
best-selling	O
DLC	B-Protocol
content	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
products	O
in	O
Fiscal	O
2015	O
–	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
3	O
million	O
times	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
weeks	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
,	O
Corrin	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
2014	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
games	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
being	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Corrin	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
includes	O
two	O
additional	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
Fates	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
bonus	O
trophies	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
returns	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
fighter	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Fates	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
crossover	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Dynasty	O
Warriors-inspired	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
beginning	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
being	O
added	O
post-launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
of	O
Corrin	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiibo	B-Device
can	O
be	O
scanned	O
into	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Valentia	I-Application
to	O
summon	O
an	O
apparition	O
of	O
Corrin	O
as	O
a	O
temporary	O
ally	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
scanned	O
into	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
to	O
unlock	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
Fates	O
in	O
optional	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
