‘Fire Emblem Fates’ Sales: ‘Birthright’ Hits February Top 10 List For All Games

Fire Emblem Fates is already the best-selling game in the Fire Emblem series in the United States, and that’s a great thing (after all, the game is amazing). It’s always great news when a good series gets better and more successful over time. But there’s even more good news: The latest video game sales figures chart from NPD (via Nintendolife) show that Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright hit the top ten games in sales for February. Go Nintendo!

Fire Emblem Fates Sales Show There’s A Market For Quirky Tactical RPGs

As spotted by Nintendolife, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright hit the #9 slot on NPD’s top-selling games for February list. There are three major reasons why this is so impressive. First off, it’s one of only two single-platform games on the list. Everything else besides Street Fighter V was on both PS4 and Xbox One, and often on Wii U or last-gen platforms as well (as for Street Fighter V, remember that NPD stats don’t include digital sales—also of note for Fire Emblem). Second, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright is the only handheld game on the list. Nothing else from the Nintendo 3DS or the PS Vita charted in the top ten.

Lastly, the stats only account for Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright. Conquest was treated separately. Nintendolife quotes an NPD analyst who explains that the two versions of the game, plus the special edition, would actually have earned the number three slot if they were treated as one. That would be above everything except Call of Duty: Black Ops III and the new Far Cry Primal. That’s pretty darned impressive for a Nintendo 3DS game for a series that has traditionally been relatively niche.

Overall, the strong sales are great news for the future of the Fire Emblem series, although we’re not likely to see a console version anytime soon regardless (besides Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, of course). But the future of Fire Emblem is secured for the next few years, and Nintendo must be pretty happy.