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Depsneds upon who I get by then. Currently, I only have one healer (Clarine), and she's a 3-star, so it'll definitely be her if I don't get a better unit by then.

I find myself using dual attack much more often than dual guard, mainly because it keeps both characters free for the next round. That said, dual guard has saved my butt a couple times when I neglected to see a defensively weak character was in range of enemy attack. There are some levels in which dual guard seems a necessity in order to survive the early waves.

You kids have it rough these days. Back when I was in high school, we didn't know what games were coming out until we saw them on store shelves, and all we had to go on for game content was the artwork on the box. "A spaceship? That reflects my interests! Buy it!"

Taking the day off from work...I'm not going to get anything done when I know the Fates SE is waiting for me, and this way I'll get a few hours of gaming in before the kids get home from school. Anyone else have the luxury of doing this? It helps when I've got 20 vacation days to use up in a year.

I preordered mine at a GameStop the Saturday after the Direct. Read an article that the SE was running out, so I drove there half an hour before they closed to get it in. The guy said that was the last night for preorders, and they've confirmed a couple times that I'm good (when buying other games and finishing the payment). With the Awakening preorder, the Gamestop shipment was delayed about a week. I didn't want to wait, so I picked one up at Target to get it on day one; figured I'd still buy the GameStop release to get the art book, then sell the extra copy. When I went to pick it up, there was a kid there trying to buy one, but GameStop was old out except for preorders. I let him pay for mine, he took the game, and I kept the book. Serendipity.

My bad. Saw "...discussion of games unrelated to Fire Emblem..." and didn't click through before posting here.

Updated. Still available.

Hurry up, though...it opened at 3pm EST. http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/roy-amiibo-figure-gamestop-exclusive/128269

This is exactly the kind of thing you're going to get from the DeNA/Nintendo deal. TCGs are huge on mobile devices, where fans of the genre are already used to dropping money on new packs, the real-world equivalent of IAPs. If a digital version of this isn't released (at least in Japan), I'll eat my hood.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if a Fire Emblem game hits iOS and Android, but it won't be a full Fire Emblem experience. Nintendo is not doing this to bastardize their 3DS and Wii game sales, they're doing it to support them. So, I'd expect a mobile title to launch alongside a future 3DS or Wii U release (or NX, or whatever) that drives interest to the major game. Something that will earn you enhanced armor, weapons, relationship boosts, etc., but that can also be played on its own. The relaunch of Club Nintendo is all about creating an account that can communicate across devices, so this game would tie into that to share assets. As for gameplay, although a touchscreen is perfect for Fire Emblem style gameplay, I expect something more like a TCG or something that's boiled down to the battle elements, much like Final Fantasy: Record Keeper or Terra Battle. Regardless, I'll be meeting with DeNA at E3 again this year, and will hopefully get some details from them...although I imagine Nintendo won't let them talk about much.

Nintendo will rightly use this game to build hype for the E3 presence, so we're sure to get updates via Nintendo Directs between now and then. It won't disappear from radar as SMTxFE has. Between this, the Amiibos, and the FE characters in Smash Bros. and Codename STEAM, Nintendo obviously believes in the series once again. And let me be amongst the first to say THANK GOD I didn't shell out the money for the inflated Marth Amiibo prices when he disappeared so quickly.

Considering it's being developed by Atlus, I always figured it'd lean more towards SMT style gameplay. My thought was that instead of summoning demons, the SMT characters would summon characters from FE games. Maybe a few FE characters are central to the story, but the rest would be peripheral "demons" that you could "summon" from the FE universe for specific battles, picking your favorites and leveling them up much like in a FE game. I also think they'll use the turn-based battle system grid from Devil Survivor Overclocked, since it's more like the battle system of FE. As for whether it ever happens, if we don't get news by E3, I'll figure it's been scrapped.

Picked the game up at Target this morning. They had two copies. According to the Target website, 5 of 7 stores within a 50 mile diameter have copies in stock.

Then I guess I share one with Nah.

A Target near me has it in stock, so I'll buy it there tomorrow morning, pay off my GameStop pre-order so I can get the art book. Pick up the GameStop game when it finally shows up, then take the game back the next day without opening it for a full refund. Get the game sooner than GameStop can deliver, and still get the art book.