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Fire Emblem Fates, known as Fire Emblem if (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレム if Hepburn: Faiā Emuburemu Ifu?) in Japan, is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD, and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console in June 2015 in Japan and 2016 in the West. It is the 14th main game (fifteenth overall) in the Fire Emblem series, and the second to be developed for Nintendo 3DS after Fire Emblem Awakening.[1][a] Fates was released in three versions, each following a different storyline centered around the same characters: Birthright and Conquest[c] as physical releases, and Revelation[d] as downloadable content.

The overarching story follows the protagonist, a customizable Avatar created by the player, as they are unwillingly drawn into a war between the Kingdoms of Hoshido (their birthplace) and Nohr (their adopted home), and must choose which side to support. In Revelation, the Avatar rallies both sides against the true mastermind behind the war. The gameplay, which focuses around tactical movement of units across a grid-based battlefield, shares many mechanics with previous Fire Emblem games, although some elements are unique to each scenario.

After the critical and commercial success of Awakening, development began on Fates, with the staff of Awakening returning to their previous roles. The team's main concern was adding new features and refinements to the original gameplay, and improving the story, which had come in for criticism from fans. To this end, manga and television writer Shin Kibayashi was brought in to create the story and plot, with much of the main writing work being done by Yukinori Kitajima and Nami Komuro. To fully encompass all sides of the story and provide players with different Fire Emblem experiences, the game was split up into multiple versions. This was also done as releasing the whole game as one package would have meant increasing the game's price. Upon release, it met with widespread critical acclaim and commercial success similar to that of Awakening.
 
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