{"id":27760,"date":"2026-08-04T21:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27760"},"modified":"2026-08-04T21:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:42:12","slug":"nintendo-spoils-wild-plot-twist-for-fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-in-new-direct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27760","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo spoils wild plot twist for Fire Emblem: Fortune\u2019s Weave in new Direct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307366994-61cb.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29297808\" alt=\"Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave five main protagonists stood together in a row\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>More like Five-tune\u2019s Weave (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Nintendo Direct for Fire Emblem: Fortune\u2019s Weave has fleshed out what its gameplay loop looks like and revealed it has more in common with Three Houses than expected.<\/p>\n<p>While there\u2019s far more excitement for <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/06\/09\/zelda-ocarina-time-remake-announced-switch-2-not-way-expect-28705583\/\">the remake of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time<\/a>, any updates on that are being kept back for now, as <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/nintendo\/\">Nintendo<\/a> is focused on promoting its next big <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/nintendo-switch-2\/\">Switch 2<\/a> exclusive, in the form of Fire Emblem: Fortune\u2019s Weave.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, Nintendo aired a dedicated Fire Emblem showcase. It was about 22 minutes long and provided the first real details about the game, beyond what the brief trailers showed.<\/p>\n<p>This includes a substantial plot twist in the game\u2019s story, revealing that the initially advertised premise has been something of a deliberate misdirect.<\/p>\n<p>Fortune\u2019s Weave features four distinct protagonists with their own individual story lines, all of which revolve around a gladiatorial event called the Heroic Games, where the winner can have one wish granted.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the Direct was spent on detailing Fortune\u2019s Weave\u2019s tactical gameplay and the various activities you can undertake outside of battle, which will be immediately familiar to any Fire Emblem fan, especially if you\u2019ve played the last two games: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2019\/07\/25\/fire-emblem-three-houses-review-strategy-melodrama-10460193\/\">Three Houses<\/a> and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/01\/17\/fire-emblem-engage-review-better-than-three-houses-18109551\/\">Engage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tExpert, exclusive gaming analysis\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Sign up to the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/game-central\/\"><strong>GameCentral newsletter<\/strong><\/a> for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Towards the end of the Direct, Nintendo dropped the bombshell that there will be a time skip of five years, where the world is suddenly being invaded by a demon god and its forces.<\/p>\n<p>With the four main protagonists absent, you swap control to \u2018the story\u2019s true protagonist;\u2019 a nameless white-haired individual who is summoned to save the world.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, Nintendo has confirmed what fans already assumed, that the mysterious green-haired woman seen in the initial trailers is an older Sothis, one of the main characters from Three Houses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"embed-youtube-shorts\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fire Emblem: Fortune&amp;apos;s Weave Direct \u2013 04\/08\/2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HM3z6ZjS3ow?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This effectively corroborates the theories that Fortune\u2019s Weave is a distant sequel to Three Houses or at least set in the same world. And considering the true protagonist gains time travel powers, which is how you can recruit the other four leads, we wouldn\u2019t be shocked if the game uses this as an excuse to bring back some fan favourite cast members from Three Houses.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if this means the Heroic Games\u2019 portion is actually much shorter than it looks, perhaps just a prologue, but for that we\u2019ll probably have to wait and see.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re willing to bet on the latter as Three Houses employed the exact same trick, having a time skip midway through the story, though you couldn\u2019t travel back in time to the first half, like you can in Fortune\u2019s Weave.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_300761646-a61e.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28712148\" alt=\"Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave trailer shot of a woman attacking\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans figured this lady was Sothis ever since Fortune\u2019s Weave was announced (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another key difference between the two games is that Fortune\u2019s Weave will allow you to hop between the four storylines and play through them in parallel to one another, whereas in Three Houses you were locked into whichever storyline you picked at the start.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, Fortune\u2019s Weave is rather lacking in surprises, although one of the characters is shown wielding a modern-looking gun that shoots lasers, which clashes with the medieval style fantasy setting Fire Emblem is known for.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo also took a moment to remind fans that a special Dagdan Collection of the game, which comes with an artbook and poster, is available for purchase\u2026 except it isn\u2019t, as it\u2019s still out of stock on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-dagdan-collection-P00199\">Nintendo\u2019s UK store<\/a> at time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>Looking around, it seems to be unavailable at most other retailers too. The only place we can see still accepting pre-orders for it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.game.co.uk\/nintendo-fire-emblem-dagdan-collection-special-edition-751179\">GAME<\/a> and it\u2019s offering it at a slightly lower price than Nintendo \u2013 \u00a389.99 instead of \u00a392.99.<\/p>\n<p>Even without the extra goodies, Fortune\u2019s Weave isn\u2019t going for cheap. Digitally, it\u2019s priced at \u00a358.99 while physical copies cost \u00a366.99, the same as <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/03\/02\/pokemon-pokopia-review-best-pokemon-game-switch-2-27185141\/\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/a> and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/16\/donkey-kong-bananza-review-great-ape-odyssey-switch-2-23661601\/\">Donkey Kong Bananza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307366991-b05d.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29297837\" alt=\"Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave woman in white aiming a gun that's about to fire a laser beam\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Since when did Fire Emblem have guns? 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