Paper Jam Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Nintendo has started putting GBA games on the Virtual Console, as announced here: http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/nYsZbKYHFhIgQQZVo1qjim_YP3PB233Z They have already released Advance Wars, so I personally think that it's pretty likely that they'll release some of the Fire Emblem games too. Fire Emblem 8 is probably the most likely, since its gameplay most closely resembles that of Awakening, and since it was part of the 3DS Ambassador program. I would like to see them release Fire Emblem 7, though. (6 too, but it would be unrealistic to expect them to release it outside of Japan, IMO.) What are your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) I expect all of them (with FE6 staying japan only) Just a matter of when, so who knows with Nintendo lol Edited April 9, 2014 by L95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Red Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 It's cool, I tried to be unique and vote for only FE7 on the basis that Nintendo will be silly and won't release FE6 at all just because and that they won't release FE8 because some people have it via the 3DS Ambassador program already. I think having what L95 said though is a bit more probable, just give them like, 4-5 years >_>; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Jam Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Metroid Fusion, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, WarioWare, F-Zero Maximum Velocity, and Yoshi's Island were all part of the 3DS Ambassador program, and they are or soon will be on the Wii U VC too. I wouldn't rule out FE8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNameAtAll Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Metroid Fusion, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, WarioWare, F-Zero Maximum Velocity, and Yoshi's Island were all part of the 3DS Ambassador program, and they are or soon will be on the Wii U VC too. I wouldn't rule out FE8. I'd almost count on FE8 coming out first because of that, in some ways. They already did the color adjustments to the GBA ROMs for the ambassador games (Don't quote me on that. I read it somewhere and I need to find that source again), so that's already one out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alertcircuit Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I think it's stupid they're putting them on the Wii U and not the 3DS. They probably won't localize FE6 unless a miracle happens, if 7 comes, so will 8 and vice versa. Actually a bit pleasantly surprised of the inclusion of Advance Wars. It's nice when they respect the more obscure titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I really hope they localize FE6 with this...but I know it's unlikely. I am, however, 99% sure both FE7 and FE8 will be released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Jam Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 I can't believe I missed the news, but FE7 has been on the Japanese VC since May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Jam Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 And now FE7 is out in Europe as well. I bet it's only a matter of time before North America gets it too. I've also heard that FE8 will be coming out in Japan at some point, though I'm not sure when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just call me AL Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 And now FE7 is out in Europe as well. I bet it's only a matter of time before North America gets it too. I've also heard that FE8 will be coming out in Japan at some point, though I'm not sure when. If Miiverse is any indication, FE8's already out on the JP VC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaceon10 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I think it's stupid they're putting them on the Wii U and not the 3DS. I can recall reading articles that the GBA games were actually inside of the Nintendo 3DS itself, and that the system had the ability to run them via the DS mode. This is evident by the fact that the GBA games have no Restore Points, no Sleep Mode, etc., unlike an emulated game would. That being said, however, with the release of the New Nintendo 3DS, I do believe that there is the possibility to GBA games being released on the system, alongside the possibility of SNES and Sega Genesis titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Jam Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) So here are the release dates so far. FE7 Japan: 14 May 2014 PAL regions: 21 August 2014 North America: 4 December 2014 FE8 Japan: 6 August 2014 It seems pretty likely that FE8 will also come out in the PAL and North American regions, particularly in light of FE8's similarities to Awakening. But if there is a method to Nintendo's madness, I have yet to see it. For example, while FE7 came out in the PAL regions about three months after it came out in Japan, and in North America about seven months after, it's been about four months since FE8 came out in Japan, and there hasn't been even a hint of a release in the PAL regions. Edited December 4, 2014 by Paper Jam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Just a matter of when, so who knows with Nintendo lol I still have no idea what Nintendo does with their VC release schedule sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Jam Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Sorry for the necropost again, but now that FE7 and 8 are out in all three regions, I thought I'd add the relevant release dates. FE7 Japan: 14 May 2014 PAL regions: 21 August 2014 North America: 4 December 2014 FE8 Japan: 6 August 2014 PAL regions: 1 January 2015 North America: 18 June 2015 All I can say is that they certainly took their time releasing FE8 on the Virtual Console in North America and the PAL regions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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