When I was 12 and in an EB Games with my brother on his birthday, I saw a copy of Awakening on the shelf (it just launched in North America earlier that month) and my interest was piqued, although I didn't get the game then. Months later I spent my birthday money on a copy of the game and loved it. After Smash for 3DS came out I got more into the series by playing some of the games the other FE characters were in, and from there I got more and more into it.