Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light launches December 4 for the Nintendo Switch and brings the original turn-based 8-bit NES Fire Emblem to Western audiences for the first time. Naturally, in recent years the Fire Emblem franchise has become a worldwide property - as seen in the recent Fire Emblem: Three Houses - but, for many years the Nintendo series rarely traveled outside of Japan.

So much so that for millions of gamers firing up Super Smash Bros. Melee on the Nintendo GameCube, the first question they had when someone selected Marth was - "Who's Marth?".

The game’s new release for Nintendo Switch features its first English language localisation, bringing to life the tactical RPG classic for a new generation of players. This release will also include features like rewind, fast forward and save states, which allow burgeoning tacticians to approach the challenge at their own pace.

Throughout Marth’s perilous journey, players can shape their armies to execute a range of strategies by carefully selecting from dozens of characters with unique attributes that can turn the tide of every battlefield skirmish. Will Marth be able to acquire the sacred Falchion sword and obtain the mystical Fire Emblem on his epic expedition to restore peace to the Kingdom of Archanea?

Outside of localisation and save/restore functions this re-release features the original 8-bit visuals, and on that note will be available at the very friendly price of $9.00 AUD. That said as this is quite the rare item a special Fire Emblem 30th Anniversary Edition will be available via EB Games.


As p[er above it will include a replica NES Game Pak (cartridge) and box in addition to a deluxe hardcover art book and a very cool Nintendo Power collectible. Pricing TBC.