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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave launched for Nintendo Switch 2 on September 17, 2026. Nintendo describes it as a new tactical-RPG adventure set in the Dagdan Empire, where the return of the demon god Balor sends four protagonists toward the Heroic Games: a competition whose winner receives one wish. The structure lets players follow Cai, Dietrich, Theodora and Leda in any order, switching between their storylines rather than committing to a single route. Nintendo says each path also has its own gameplay identity: Cai works with animals and farming, Dietrich develops combat arts, Theodora recruits soldiers, and Leda performs in taverns to earn rewards or information. The paths gradually converge as the larger story unfolds. Battles use strategic, turn-based positioning, classes, weapons and magic. A new risk-and-reward system called Blaze Arts spends HP for powerful signature attacks; filling the Blaze Gauge completely triggers a Burst that removes bonuses and halves the character’s maximum HP. The game also includes exploration between story events, with recruitment, training, quests and dungeons. Nintendo says players can rewind a limited number of turns and adjust difficulty. The four-route structure gives this entry a different discussion hook from choosing one permanent campaign: which protagonist’s mechanics and story should players start with, and do the routes feel distinct enough to encourage switching? Official launch overview: Nintendo — https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-is-out-now-take-on-the-apocalypse-in-an-rpg-epic/ ~FireEmblem ~NintendoSwitch2 ~Nintendo