Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave is Officially Unplayable for Millions of People

Making Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave a Switch-2 exclusive means the strategy game's ambitions can soar without the Switch 1 holding it back.

The short version

• We're less than a month out from Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 's release date on Switch 2, and if you read that sentence, you'll realize it's the end of an era for Nintendo and Intelligent Systems' storied strategy game series.
• It might seem slightly unusual based on Nintendo's release patterns, though it's entirely keeping with how the company viewed Fire Emblem when the series was at its high points.
• The newest Fire Emblem game will not be on Switch 1, though after we went hands-on with it for our Fortune's Weave preview, we've got a pretty clear idea why.

What happened

If you own a Switch 1 and haven't managed to snag a Switch 2 yet, Fortune's Weave will be out of reach once it launches on Sept. On the surface, it's a slight break from tradition with the series.

Why it matters

Nintendo has, with a few exceptions, published three Fire Emblem games on the platforms where the series excelled.

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