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>iconic localization reveal(Reggie just casually mentioned it was coming out west with no fanfare at an E3 pressure, wasn't even at the fucking show, anybody alive back then remembers how heartbroken people were that the show didn't mention Fire Emblem and then how quickly things turned celebratory when the localization was half-assedly announced)
>excellent production values and user experience when the last decade of Fire Emblems were hideous and clunky, quality of life features now standard across the franchise like how support growth works, menu flow, etc.
>demo and launch just as the worm turns with the 3DS's price cut and a burgeoning audience looking for killer apps
>highest aggregate reviews of all Fire Emblems, only real competition is Three Houses, immediately boosted Fire Emblem's profile from D-list franchise to Iwata himself mentioning it as upgraded to major franchise status in financial reports
>highly acclaimed high profile JRPG, a light shining in darkness in the dark age of JRPGs
>makes frequent shortlist of greatest games of all time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered_the_best#2010
>crashed the fucking eshop
>Chrom is the only other Fire Emblem character besides Marth on the Nintendo Museum mural, not even merchandise powerhouse Edelgard or any other 3H characters got a spot there
>so much of a big moment for a once-minor franchise other things including within Fire Emblem itself try to have their own "Awakening" moment
>Engage immediately tried to replicate it to the point its opening missions are beat-by-beat remakes of Awakening's opening missions without understanding any of its innate appeal or what made it so special, and cratered so bad it sold less than Awakening after a decade of franchise growth and IntSys immediately hit the panic button and went back to Three Houses' setting