<s>
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
that	O
combines	O
gameplay	O
,	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
elements	O
from	O
Atlus	O
's	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
teenagers	O
who	O
become	O
allied	O
with	O
friendly	O
Mirages	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
merge	O
with	O
them	O
to	O
become	O
Mirage	O
Masters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
proposed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
Kaori	O
Ando	O
,	O
who	O
envisioned	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
chosen	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
cast	O
are	O
allied	O
with	O
friendly	O
Mirages	O
inspired	O
by	O
characters	O
from	O
multiple	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
displays	O
an	O
in-game	O
social	O
app	O
known	O
as	O
Topic	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
receive	O
messages	O
from	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
keep	O
updated	O
on	O
available	O
Unity	O
fusions	O
,	O
and	O
view	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
each	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
both	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tenseis	I-Application
battle	O
systems	O
,	O
party	O
members	O
and	O
enemies	O
each	O
have	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
against	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
physical	O
attacks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
swords	O
and	O
arrows	O
,	O
and	O
elemental	O
attacks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
fire	O
and	O
ice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
modern-day	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
,	O
everyone	O
holds	O
energy	O
called	O
Performa	O
that	O
enables	O
them	O
to	O
pursue	O
their	O
dreams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mirages	O
who	O
ally	O
with	O
the	O
cast	O
are	O
Chrom	O
,	O
Virion	O
and	O
Tharja	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Caeda	O
,	O
Cain	O
,	O
Draug	O
and	O
Navarre	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
Mirage	O
is	O
Tiki	O
,	O
who	O
provides	O
assistance	O
to	O
the	O
Mirage	O
Masters	O
and	O
is	O
portrayed	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
as	O
a	O
popular	O
"	O
utaloid	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
opens	O
five	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
events	O
:	O
at	O
an	O
opera	O
attended	O
by	O
a	O
young	O
Tsubasa	O
and	O
Yashiro	O
,	O
everyone	O
apart	O
from	O
Tsubasa	O
vanishes	O
without	O
a	O
trace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
recover	O
Dragonstones	O
from	O
the	O
conquered	O
Idolasphere	O
realms	O
and	O
restore	O
Tiki	O
's	O
memory	O
:	O
she	O
reveals	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
find	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
perform	O
the	O
Opera	O
of	O
Light	O
to	O
summon	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Divine	O
Dragon	O
Naga	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
force	O
capable	O
of	O
stopping	O
Medeus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collecting	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
pieces	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Hero-King	O
Marth	O
,	O
a	O
warrior	O
from	O
ancient	O
times	O
who	O
bested	O
and	O
sealed	O
away	O
Gharnef	O
and	O
Medeus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traveling	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
Idolasphere	O
realm	O
,	O
Itsuki	O
is	O
fatally	O
injured	O
by	O
Medeus	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
gems	O
free	O
Marth	O
's	O
soul	O
,	O
which	O
saves	O
Itsuki	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
group	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
Opera	O
of	O
Light	O
and	O
defeat	O
Medeus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
was	O
the	O
brainchild	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
Kaori	O
Ando	O
,	O
who	O
voiced	O
her	O
wish	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
crossover	O
to	O
fellow	O
producer	O
Hitoshi	O
Yamagami	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ando	O
's	O
initial	O
vision	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
rejected	O
as	O
a	O
similar	O
collaboration	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Conquest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ando	O
redrafted	O
her	O
proposal	O
and	O
submitted	O
it	O
a	O
week	O
later	O
as	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
titled	O
Itsumo	O
Purikura	O
☆	O
Kuradeko	O
Premium	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinjiro	O
Takada	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
working	O
on	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
appointed	O
as	O
a	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
had	O
viewed	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
as	O
a	O
rival	O
and	O
quality	O
goal	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
honored	O
to	O
be	O
given	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
title	O
related	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
directors	O
were	O
Mitsuru	O
Hirata	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
supporting	O
director	O
on	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Eiji	O
Ishida	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
Strange	O
Journey	O
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ishida	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
original	O
game	O
for	O
eighth-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
conception	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
production	O
on	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
lasted	O
five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
early	O
production	O
,	O
what	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
it	O
would	O
become	O
relied	O
on	O
whether	O
Atlus	O
or	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
developer	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
would	O
develop	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
problems	O
that	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
overcome	O
was	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
proposal	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
simulation	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
first	O
concept	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
grid-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
with	O
strategic	O
positioning	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
eventually	O
convinced	O
by	O
Yamagami	O
and	O
staff	O
from	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
to	O
keep	O
within	O
their	O
skill	O
set	O
rather	O
than	O
attempting	O
anything	O
radically	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
product	O
was	O
visualized	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
only	O
Atlus	O
could	O
make	O
,	O
incorporating	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
series	O
while	O
standing	O
as	O
an	O
original	O
title	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
fans	O
of	O
both	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
platform	O
was	O
chosen	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
recent	O
successful	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
entries	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
:	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
had	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
different	O
"	O
expression	O
"	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
these	O
early	O
stages	O
,	O
proposals	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
never	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
conceptual	O
ideas	O
were	O
taken	O
from	O
early	O
plans	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
modern-day	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclination	O
of	O
the	O
logo	O
was	O
also	O
designed	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
altered	O
perspective	O
on	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Studio	O
Anima	O
,	O
who	O
handled	O
the	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	O
,	O
and	O
Studio	O
4°C	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
scenario	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
would	O
be	O
reincarnations	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
dismissed	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
link	O
it	O
too	O
strongly	O
to	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
going	O
through	O
how	O
to	O
help	O
incorporate	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
characters	O
within	O
the	O
"	O
Atlus	O
mythos	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
concept	O
from	O
Japanese	O
Shamanism	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
kami	O
oroshi	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
stands	O
for	O
a	O
deity	O
possessing	O
and	O
communicating	O
through	O
a	O
priest	O
or	O
ritual	O
dancer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aesthetically	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
elements	O
as	O
motifs	O
,	O
but	O
took	O
its	O
setting	O
and	O
premise	O
of	O
a	O
clash	O
between	O
worlds	O
from	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
while	O
it	O
did	O
incorporate	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Weapon	O
Triangle	O
,	O
it	O
ultimately	O
became	O
a	O
turn-based	O
RPG	O
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
upbeat	O
focus	O
on	O
character	O
drama	O
was	O
a	O
deliberate	O
shift	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
dark	O
scenarios	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modern	O
setting	O
provided	O
challenges	O
for	O
incorporating	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
as	O
characters	O
in	O
medieval	O
armor	O
just	O
dropping	O
into	O
a	O
modern	O
setting	O
would	O
have	O
looked	O
strange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
considered	O
possibilities	O
were	O
introducing	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
characters	O
as	O
human	O
party	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
summoned	O
helpers	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
demons	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
drawn	O
into	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
from	O
their	O
Idolosphere	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
his	O
previous	O
work	O
used	O
a	O
low	O
color	O
saturation	O
,	O
for	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
he	O
used	O
high	O
color	O
saturation	O
suited	O
to	O
its	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mirage	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Minaba	O
of	O
Japanese	O
design	O
company	O
CyDesignation	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
characters	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
Awakening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minaba	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
and	O
encountered	O
difficulties	O
designing	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
vocal	O
theme	O
composed	O
by	O
Fujisawa	O
was	O
"	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
~	O
Drama	O
of	O
Light	O
~	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
an	O
arranged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
theme	O
composed	O
by	O
Yuka	O
Tsujiyoko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Itsuki	O
's	O
only	O
two	O
songs	O
were	O
"	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
(	O
Drama	O
of	O
Light	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Smile	O
Smile	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
both	O
focused	O
on	O
strong	O
bonds	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
cast	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
under	O
the	O
English	O
working	O
title	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
X	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
planned	O
collaboration	O
projects	O
with	O
third-party	O
developers	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
featured	O
artwork	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
with	O
the	O
message	O
"	O
Development	O
in	O
Progress	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
interview	O
at	O
E3	O
2014	O
concerning	O
Code	B-Application
Name	I-Application
:	I-Application
S.T.E.A.M.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
whether	O
its	O
development	O
was	O
affecting	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
,	O
Yamagami	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
on	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Atlus	O
produced	O
a	O
"	O
Fortissimo	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
special	O
box	O
,	O
an	O
original	O
artbook	O
,	O
a	O
six-track	O
CD	O
release	O
including	O
"	O
Reincarnation	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
outfits	O
for	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
bundle	O
was	O
also	O
created	O
,	O
featuring	O
similar	O
content	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
special	O
stickers	O
and	O
special	O
lyric	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
both	O
promotional	O
material	O
and	O
post-release	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
downloadable	O
scenarios	O
including	O
a	O
"	O
Hot	O
Spring	O
"	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
similar	O
to	O
Japan	O
's	O
"	O
Fortissimo	O
Edition	O
"	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
exclusive	O
through	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
and	O
GameStop	O
:	O
it	O
is	O
titled	O
the	O
"	O
Special	O
Edition	O
"	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
"	O
Fortissimo	O
Edition	O
"	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
Hot	O
Springs	O
scenario	O
and	O
its	O
associated	O
swimwear	O
outfits	O
,	O
all	O
Japanese	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
new	O
content	O
was	O
also	O
incorporated	O
from	O
more	O
recent	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
Atlus	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
unlockable	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
now	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
's	O
Conor	O
McMahon	O
noted	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
blatant	O
use	O
of	O
its	O
contemporary	O
setting	O
and	O
entertainment	O
theme	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
side	O
stories	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
personalities	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
characters	O
were	O
preserved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daan	O
Koopman	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
narrative	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
brisk	O
pace	O
and	O
highlights	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
entertainment	O
industry	O
,	O
while	O
Polygon	O
's	O
Janine	O
Hawkins	O
positively	O
compared	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
magical	O
girl	O
anime	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
co-ed	O
version	O
of	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Love	O
Live	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
references	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
expressing	O
disappointment	O
with	O
this	O
imbalance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koopman	O
said	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
"[hit]	O
the	O
sweet	O
spot	O
"	O
between	O
Persona	O
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
in	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
series	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
its	O
unique	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
,	O
debuted	O
at	O
#6	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
18,797	O
units	O
sold	O
according	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
while	O
Media	O
Create	O
reports	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
#5	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
#17	O
in	O
the	O
all-format	O
chart	O
,	O
and	O
launch	O
sales	O
are	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
17%	O
stronger	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
port	O
has	O
outsold	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
39,182	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ranked	O
by	O
the	O
site	O
as	O
the	O
sixth	O
best	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Dengeki	O
Online	O
Award	O
2015	O
:	O
Dengeki	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
recent	O
role-playing	O
game	O
and	O
applauding	O
the	O
evolved	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
battle	O
system	O
and	O
lighter-toned	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
awarded	O
it	O
as	O
their	O
best	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
while	O
RPGamer	O
awarded	O
it	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
runner-up	O
for	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2016	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
's	O
2016	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
third	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Readers	O
Votes	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Retail	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
category	O
behind	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Color	I-Application
Splash	I-Application
(	O
#2	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
of	I-Device
Zelda	I-Device
:	I-Device
Twilight	I-Device
Princess	I-Device
HD	I-Device
(	O
#1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
ranked	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
games	O
of	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
ranked	O
by	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
USGamer	O
,	O
Polygon	O
and	O
GamesRadar	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
Business	O
Insider	O
and	O
Polygon	O
list	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
games	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Itsuki	O
,	O
Tsubasa	O
,	O
Kiria	O
,	O
Eleonora	O
and	O
Mamori	O
were	O
also	O
introduced	O
in	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
also	O
featuring	O
other	O
characters	O
from	O
across	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
title	O
explicitly	O
marked	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
earlier	O
,	O
Tsubasa	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
