Fire Emblem Three Houses sales are currently at 2.87 million.

[Ozzie]

Three Houses is sitting on 2.87 million sold according to Nintendo's slides at page 19.

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2020/200507_3e.pdf

Amazing results and this was achieved less than a year. I also believe that Three Houses may be the best selling FE game to date.

Edit: To put this in perspective:

Fire Emblem Awakening sold 2.28 million lifetime.
Fire Emblem Fates (Conquest, Birthright and Revelations combined) sold 2.94 million lifetime.

 

[vestan]

 

[Quinton]

It's the Fire Emblem that's turned more heads in my personal social circle than any other. It's also a terrific game and one I wouldn't be opposed to purchasing even more DLC for (though I reckon there's no more in development).

Edelgard Era.

 

[xyla]

How are the comparisons to the other titles in the series?
For some reason I thought that at least awakening sold more.

But well done nonetheless, they managed to steer Fire Emblem away from a too creepy direction.

 

[Ehoavash]

My first fire emblem game but looks like sales sure we're frontloaded

 

[Deleted member 10737]

How are the comparisons to the other titles in the series?
For some reason I thought that at least awakening sold more.

But well done nonetheless, they managed to steer Fire Emblem away from a too creepy direction.

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fates (birthright/conquest/revelation): 2.94M
awakening: 2.28M

they're kinda cheating for fates tho as they're counting DLC sales as copies sold. either way, 3H should pass the fates number soon-ish.

 

[Glio]

How are the comparisons to the other titles in the series?
For some reason I thought that at least awakening sold more.

But well done nonetheless, they managed to steer Fire Emblem away from a too creepy direction.

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Awakening didn't break 2.5 millions.

It is amazing the comeback that the IP had after almost dying on DS and Wii.

 

[Quinton]

My first fire emblem game but looks like sales sure we're frontloaded

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JRPGs pretty much always are.

 

[Rodrigues solitaire]

JRPGs pretty much always are.

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Plus it doesn't help it's pretty much still full price for the entirety of the year. But we'll have the heat death of the universe before we have Nintendo thinking of lowering the price of their games after its ran its due course.

 

[Dark Cloud]

It'll cross 3 million which is very good. I was hoping for a little better, but still good

 

[Naga]

So 3M by the end of the year at worst then.

 

[D.Lo]

3 million, incredible for a niche genre.

Time to add 14 new FE characters to Smash ;)

 

[Ozzie]

My first fire emblem game but looks like sales sure we're frontloaded

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Similar to all Jrpgs however FE does have legs since as of October 31st 2019, Three Houses sold 2.29 million copies worldwide. So 600k copies were sold between October 2019 and March 2020. You could also thank Smash for the assistance lol.

 

[Ehoavash]

Similar to all Jrpgs however FE does have legs since as of October 31st 2019, Three Houses sold 2.29 million copies worldwide. So 600k copies were sold between October 2019 and March 2020. You could also thank Smash for the assistance lol.

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Heh i bought 3houses in February this year lol cause of all the byleth talk in smash 😂

 

[Fosko]

Slow, boring game.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Plus it doesn't help it's pretty much still full price for the entirety of the year. But we'll have the heat death of the universe before we have Nintendo thinking of lowering the price of their games after its ran its due course.

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The game actually has really good legs for this kind of game. Also boosted by Smash Bros. DLC as well as DLC releases for the game.

I know it comes with the territory - but about to become the best selling game in the series, good legs so far and critically acclaimed. I dont know why you would think that from all Nintendo games this is the one where they would drop the price, after it has been a proven success.

 

[Bonejack]

Great numbers, but i'm not satisfied. Needs more sales.

I would love to know if they made more profit from this being a higher priced console game compared to the 3DS entries. Sure development had a higher budget too, so that's why i'm interested in that comparison.

 

[RobbRivers]

I was hoping for 3-5 millions...

 

[Ramsay]

Absolutely deserved. If nothing, than at least this shows IS (and hopefully Monolith Soft as well) that good writing and characters can make a JRPG sell well without resorting to fanservice and tripe anime tropes.

Great numbers, but i'm not satisfied. Needs more sales.

I would love to know if they made more profit from this being a higher priced console game compared to the 3DS entries. Sure development had a higher budget too, so that's why i'm interested in that comparison.

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I'm not sure, as Three Houses definitely had a limited budget compared to most of the other marquee Switch titles.

 

[Disclaimer]

I'll be glad when it's soon over 3M so people can officially stop bringing up Fates' fudged numbers as #1.

Three Houses is the best-selling entry in the franchise. Fates in reality had fewer buyers than Awakening.

 

[Deleted member 37233]

Edelgard Era.

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Best Era.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Nice.

Hail the mighty Edelgard! Long may she reign.

 

[Cjdamon042]

My first proper go at a Fire Emblem game and I loved every minute of it. I started off with the Golden Deer, finished it around 70 hours. Watched a YouTuber play through the Blue Lions so I'll probably go ahead and do a Black Eagles playthrough at some point.

Spoiler

Though not sure if I then want to do another one for the other route...That might have to wait or be done on YouTube too.

Either way, I'm glad it's on its way to being the best selling FE, though part of me wishes it was even higher because I think it deserves it.

 

[Alastor3]

Slow, boring game.

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What an incredible insightful comment that really help with the flow of the conversation and can be used for debate in an intelligent manner

 

[Bonejack]

I'm not sure, as Three Houses definitely had a limited budget compared to most of the other marquee Switch titles.

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Sure, the budget certainly was limited compared to their own "AAA" games, but i'm willing to eat a broom if Three Houses' budget wasn't significantly higher than those for Awakening and Fates.

 

[Deleted member 37233]

and can be used for debate in an intelligent manner

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He's clearly not a fan of Intelligent Systems. :P

Sure, the budget certainly was limited compared to their own "AAA" games, but i'm willing to eat a broom if Three Houses' budget wasn't significantly higher than those for Awakening and Fates.

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All that voice acting alone would be pretty costly, I would imagine.

 

[Ozzie]

Sure, the budget certainly was limited compared to their own "AAA" games, but i'm willing to eat a broom if Three Houses' budget wasn't significantly higher than those for Awakening and Fates.

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I think it's safe to say that majority of the budget went into to the excellent voice acting and localisation.

I'm just hoping that the next FE game is developed by Intelligent Systems instead of Koei Tecmo.

 

[Deleted member 37233]

I'm just hoping that the next FE game is developed by Intelligent Systems instead of Koei Tecmo.

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Yeah, same. I love that game, but it would be even better if it were more polished.

 

[Vampirolol]

Super fun game with fantastic characters and music. AND a shitty nonsensical story.
Loved it, well deserved.

 

[Bonejack]

All that voice acting alone would be pretty costly, I would imagine.

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Given that all the voice actors will reprise their chars for the inevitable addition to Fire Emblem Heroes, maybe they got a good deal for a longer term contract? ;D

I think it's safe to say that majority of the budget went into to the excellent voice acting and localisation.

I'm just hoping that the next FE game is developed by Intelligent Systems instead of Koei Tecmo.

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Doubt that. KT seems to be responsible for the engine, at least in bigger parts than IS. Plus if the rumors are true IS does work on a new Paper Mario.

I'd expect both, either a new mainline game or a remake, will be in co-dev with KT again.

But see it this way, the engine is done. They can now spent time on polishing and improvements on it.

 

[9-Volt]

To think that they were once considering killing the franchise.

The series need more publicity, though. Maybe localize the trading card game, Nintendo?

 

[WestEgg]

Very cool, with how big 3 Houses still is on social media, I'd expect its legs to help it keep selling for some time.

 

[OrdinaryUsername]

To think that they were once considering killing the franchise.

The series need more publicity, though. Maybe localize the trading card game, Nintendo?

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I'd also like a localization of the Fire Emblem Cipher trading card game. However, they are going to stop releasing new playing cards in October 2020, also in Japan.

 

[9-Volt]

I'd also like a localization of the Fire Emblem Cipher trading card game. However, they are going to stop releasing new playing cards in October 2020, also in Japan.

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What? Why cancel it when the series is at its peak? Silly decision.

I really wanted to try the game....

 

[Ozzie]

Given that all the voice actors will reprise their chars for the inevitable addition to Fire Emblem Heroes, maybe they got a good deal for a longer term contract? ;D



Doubt that. KT seems to be responsible for the engine, at least in bigger parts than IS. Plus if the rumors are true IS does work on a new Paper Mario.

I'd expect both, either a new mainline game or a remake, will be in co-dev with KT again.

But see it this way, the engine is done. They can now spent time on polishing and improvements on it.

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I'm expecting that Paper Mario is already done and the team moves into the next FE project. My main issue is KT crusty engine as rude as that may sound. It's really unoptimised and isn't exactly a great looker. At the very least, the character models look great.

 

[LinkStrikesBack]

What? Why cancel it when the series is at its peak? Silly decision.

I really wanted to try the game....

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Iirc the reasoning was that cipher existed so that they could have the franchise kept in people's mind between tentpole releases.

They don't need cipher for that any more because Fe heroes fills that role now, most likely making more money and reaching far more people at the same time too

 

[ShinobiBk]

I avatar bet someone this would sell 5 million so well short of my lofty, unrealistic expectations but still will be best in the series.
I don't remember who I bet though lol.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

I avatar bet someone this would sell 5 million so well short of my lofty, unrealistic expectations but still will be best in the series.
I don't remember who I bet though lol.

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they probably forgot too, you shouldn't bring it up

 

[ShinobiBk]

they probably forgot too, you shouldn't bring it up

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I would never
I don't back down from bets

 

[OrdinaryUsername]

What? Why cancel it when the series is at its peak? Silly decision.

I really wanted to try the game....

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Cipher producer Ryota Kawade provides the explanation that it's going away since Fire Emblem Heroes now serves its role as a medium for fans to enjoy between mainline Fire Emblem titles. I think it's a strange decision, too.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

I would never
I don't back down from bets

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y-yeah me neither

 

[Hazzuh]

Awakening didn't break 2.5 millions.

It is amazing the comeback that the IP had after almost dying on DS and Wii.

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If only the same thing happened to advanced wars!

 

[ShinobiBk]

y-yeah me neither

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It's not a huge deal to me, I don't mind being stuck with a dumb avatar and I gotta take the losses with the wins.
Anyway, I found them

Yeah 5 million worldwide, so basically by Nintendo's last report of this fiscal year, seems fine since we probably won't hear about it afterwards.

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OK, you win.
Pick my avatar for the next month

 

[LunaSerena]

I'm glad it's selling well! It definitely deserves it, while it isn't the best game all around since here are flaws here and there, it's an excellent recovery from Fates and one of the most interesting games in terms of story recently.

I hope that Intelligent Systems gets the memo from this and keeps doing stories like this (and not Fates). Maybe they could team up with Tecmo Koei for the story and characters, but keep the development in house - Koei's engine isn't exactly the best when it comes to graphics...

 

[theprodigy]

I avatar bet someone this would sell 5 million so well short of my lofty, unrealistic expectations but still will be best in the series.
I don't remember who I bet though lol.

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I wasn't actually the one who bet but I do remember reminding you to prepare to lose :P

What? Why cancel it when the series is at its peak? Silly decision.

I really wanted to try the game....

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It was probably losing money for a while, FEH is just a (not really convincing) smokescreen excuse considering they coexisted for 3 years.

Speaking of FEH it's hilarious how its downward trajectory makes Nintendo's mobile division as a whole show limited growth despite an entire new major game (Mario Kart Tour) releasing.

 

[Sieglinde]

It's not a huge deal to me, I don't mind being stuck with a dumb avatar and I gotta take the losses with the wins.
Anyway, I found them



OK, you win.
Pick my avatar for the next month

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Nice, i did remember but wasn't sure if i wanted to bring it up lol i'll pm you later when i pick something.

 

[Raijinto]

Yeah I think people got a little carried away expecting like 5 million or something last year. It should reach 3 million eventually which is still great, shows tremendous growth from where the series was before Awakening and heck it's even considerably higher than Awakening despite costing more.

 

[King Kingo]

Am I alone in saying that Fire Emblem Heroes helped contribute to the sales success of Three Houses?

It is amazing the comeback that the IP had after almost dying on DS and Wii.

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I'm glad Awakening was originally designed as the swansong for the series because I don't think it would have been as good or as impactful as it was had Shadow Dragon not flopped.

 

[Ozzie]

Am I alone in saying that Fire Emblem Heroes helped contribute to the sales success of Three Houses?

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I would say FE Heroes helped Three Houses in some way but the hype (E3 trailers and gameplay demos got over million of views), confirmed leaks, July being empty in addition to great marketing helped much more.

 

[monstar]

How are the comparisons to the other titles in the series?
For some reason I thought that at least awakening sold more.

But well done nonetheless, they managed to steer Fire Emblem away from a too creepy direction.

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This was my first FE game, and I'm curious what you mean by "too creepy direction"? This game lets you potentially hook up with one of your students, which already weirds me out just a little bit. (I know, the protagonist is supposed to be the same age, but still)