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Learn how to play Fire Emblem: Awakening with a new video
Nintendo has posted a new video for Fire Emblem: Awakening, and it's a great introduction for people who have never played the series before. It goes over the basics like the general story, troop placement, and general tips for success. You'll probably want learn them sooner or later, as the game features the franchise traditional concept of permadeath (which can be turned off if you want). Stay tuned later in the month for my full review, as I hack and slash my way through Awakening. Also, don't forget that there's a demo arriving today! Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
9:00 PM on 05.24.2013 Sonic Lost World has more unwanted company"Sonic's Sh*tty Friends" ought to be an official club name by now. If the club organizers actually collected membership dues, they might even be able to fund a new SEGA console! As it is with any Sonic game, gamers keep their...
6:30 PM on 05.24.2013 Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers hits Europe in SeptemberShin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Soul Hackers is coming to Europe on September 13, a French trailer for the forthcoming role-player has revealed. Atlus first put out the cyberpunk dungeon crawler as a Japan-only release bac...
6:00 PM on 05.24.2013 Animal Crossing: New Leaf gets a bizarre TV spotNintendo is gearing up for the release of the newest iteration in the Animal Crossing series on the 3DS, titled New Leaf. To help get people in the mood, the first commercial spot has appeared, and it's...interesting, to say...
3:45 PM on 05.24.2013 Nintendo to reveal tons of Pokemon X and Y info during E3Nintendo recently had a pretty big reveal for Pokemon X and Y, but ultimately, a few creature showcases in the grand scheme of things isn't a whole lot. In fact, up until now we've just gotten bits and pieces of X and Y at bi...
3:30 PM on 05.24.2013 Friday Night Fights: Xbox Done?Welcome to another edition of Dtoid's Friday Night Fights! So... do any of you Friday Night Fighters have anything positive to say about the Xbox One? Anyone? I'm seriously looking for some glimmer of hope in this bummer of a...
1:00 PM on 05.24.2013 Renegade Kid's Treasurenauts looks retro-tastic[Update: I've confirmed with developer Jools Watsham that the game does feature local multiplayer for up to two players, with a Download Play option that only requires one copy of Treasurenauts.] Fresh off of its impending Mu...
5:00 AM on 05.24.2013 Watch Donkey Kong scare a bunch of kids at the zooHow does Nintendo go about promoting Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D? By scaring the hell out of little kids.
1:39 PM on 05.23.2013 Brand new Shin Megami Tensei IV trailer for you samuraiWe have a brand new trailer for Atlus' upcoming 3DS RPG Shin Megami Tensei IV. This one shows off a bit of gameplay and battling in an overview of the game, putting you into the shoes of a new samurai recruit. The informatio...
12:45 PM on 05.23.2013 This Toriko Gourmet ga Battle trailer is insaneThe four player brawler Toriko Gourmet ga Battle has a new trailer today, and it's pretty damn crazy. Among the highlights are fighting giant dinosaurs, roaming beanstalk laden locales, eating tons of food to level up RPG-li...
10:45 AM on 05.23.2013 Fantasy Life will be getting an expansion in JapanReaders know that I've been clamoring for an international release of Fantasy Life for quite some time. As a roaring success in Japan, Level-5 has already seen fit to update the game, calling the enhancement Fantasy Life Link...
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| 4:00 AM on 05.23.2013 Awakening was almost the last Fire Emblem game |

Fire Emblem: Awakening surprised just about everyone with its critical and commercial success. In Japan, the 3DS strategy RPG had sold over 400K units through June 2012, and it's likely continued to grow since then. In the US...more
| 8:30 AM on 05.03.2013 This Fire Emblem scene was too hot for North America |

Nintendo has done a fantastic job supporting Fire Emblem: Awakening so far, with new DLC dropping so frequently it's hard to make time for it all. However it was yesterday's map release that caught the eye of NeoGAF board mem...more
| 12:15 PM on 04.18.2013 New maps are on the way for Fire Emblem: Awakening |

During a press junket following yesterday's Nintendo Direct, Nintendo showed off a few of the new maps to follow the commercial and critical acclaimed Fire Emblem: Awakening. Awakening has already seen a steady release of wee...more
| 10:00 PM on 04.03.2013 'No way': Fire Emblem: Awakening director on casual mode |

How did you play the fantastic 3DS tactical RPG Fire Emblem: Awakening? Did you leave permadeath on, playing the game's classic mode? Or were you more than happy to switch on the game's casual mode, which has your dead charac...more
| 6:00 AM on 03.15.2013 Fire Emblem: Awakening exceeds 180,000 sales in February |

Fire Emblem: Awakening didn't crack February's monthly NPD chart, but that doesn't mean the 3DS title hasn't been a roaring success. In fact, Nintendo has revealed the strategy role-paying game put up "the best first month sa...more
| 11:30 PM on 03.13.2013 Fire Emblem: Awakening rolling out SpotPass freebies |

Be sure the SpotPass feature is enabled for Fire Emblem: Awakening, as the game will be getting new (free!) content all throughout spring. Up first is "A Hard Miracle," a map available now that has a mysterious woman and some...more
| 12:30 PM on 02.28.2013 More views of naughty Fire Emblem: Awakening Tharja fig |

Remember that naughty Tharja figure scuplt from Wonder Festival 2013 from a few weeks back? You all had a lot to say about it, and I'm not surprised about that. But what is surprising is that people are st...more
| 10:30 AM on 02.26.2013 Fire Emblem gets a new DLC trailer |

Have you been checking out the DLC offerings for Fire Emblem yet? In a nutshell, after progressing a bit in the story, you can access the DLC store to buy new maps that can offer new characters, items, and other perks. As a ...more
| 8:47 AM on 02.14.2013 Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC available today |

You want some Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC? You can nab Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC Champions of Yore 3 today. You've seen this map before, but it adds a different story and different challenges this time around. The import...more
| 4:25 PM on 02.07.2013 This is how you download DLC in Fire Emblem: Awakening |

The first wave of downloadable content (DLC) has hit Fire Emblem: Awakening, and to buy it, you need to do a little bit more than just load up the eShop. As previously mentioned in my tips guide for the game, you need to prog...more
| 6:00 PM on 05.24.2013 Animal Crossing: New Leaf gets a bizarre TV spot |
Nintendo is gearing up for the release of the newest iteration in the Animal Crossing series on the 3DS, titled New Leaf. To help get people in the mood, the first commercial spot has appeared, and it's...interesting, to say...more
| 3:45 PM on 05.24.2013 Nintendo to reveal tons of Pokemon X and Y info during E3 |
Nintendo recently had a pretty big reveal for Pokemon X and Y, but ultimately, a few creature showcases in the grand scheme of things isn't a whole lot. In fact, up until now we've just gotten bits and pieces of X and Y at bi...more
| 3:30 PM on 05.24.2013 Friday Night Fights: Xbox Done? |
Welcome to another edition of Dtoid's Friday Night Fights! So... do any of you Friday Night Fighters have anything positive to say about the Xbox One? Anyone? I'm seriously looking for some glimmer of hope in this bummer of a...more


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