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Chances are that we may see Fire Emblem 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 as downloadable games on the Revolution, so I wouldn't try getting Fire Emblem 3 just yet, since Japanese is the only language you can play it in right now. Fire Emblem 6 however, is a GBA game, so you most likely won't be able to see it as a downloadable game for Revolution. Roy seems to be stuck in Japan only for now (minus his brief mention in Fire Emblem 7) Apparently, Fire Emblem 4 (Genealogy of the Holy War) is the best game of the series, plus the most imported. But I'm sure you'll find them all to be thoroughly enjoyable . I'm not too sure about this, but the star of Fire Emblem 9 (Path of Radience) is called Ike. Yes, yes I do :happy:. EDIT: Thanks for stickying the thread.

8/10 Nice sig, with some good usage of effects.

Marth stars in Fire Emblem 1 and 3, while Roy stars in Fire Emblem 6 (plus gets a brief mention in Fire mblem 7). The two characters are from different worlds, so they have never met eachother. The Fire Emblem story can be confusing, because, like the Final Fantasy series sometimes they take the series to different worlds. I'll try to explain the best I can. Fire Emblem 1 and 3 take place in Akanea and Fire Emblem 2 takes place in Valencia Fire Emblem 1 (The Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light) is the first in the series. It stars Marth. Fire Emblem 2 (Side-Story) is a side story to Fire Emblem 1. It stars Alm and Celica. This game is also considered to be the Zelda II of the family. Fire Emblem 3 (Mystery of the Emblem) not only contains the sequal to Fire Emblem 1, but has a remade Fire Emblem 1 too. Marth stars as the main character for this one. Fire Emblem 4 and 5 takes place in the continent of Jugdral Fire Emblem 4 (Genealogy of the Holy War) is the first in this new world. It stars Sigurd and Selis. Fire Emblem 5 (Thracia 776) takes place inbetween chapters five and six of Fire Emblem 4. It also overlaps a bit with chapter 7 and ends where Chapter 8 of Fire Emblem 4 begins. It stars Leaf Fire Emblem 6 and 7 takes place in the continent of Elibe, which is in no way related to the worlds in any of the previous Fire Emblems. Fire Emblem 6 (Sword of Seals) is the first in this new world. It stars Roy. Fire Emblem 7 (Blazing Sword) is the prequel to Fire Emblem 6. It stars Lyn, Eliwood (father of Roy) and Hector. Fire Emblem 8 takes place in the continent of Magvel Fire Emblem 8 (Sacred Stones) is the first in this new world. It stars Eirika and Ephraim. Fire Emblem GC (Path of Radiance) takes place in the land of Tellius. Hope that helps a bit.

Calstlevania DS comes out in Europe on September 30th. And Meteos comes out on September 23rd.

Interview with Hideki Konno NOM: Why did Nintendo choose to make a virtual pet game? Hideki Konno: When Nintendo introduced the DS last year, during the course of development we came to learn DS was going to have such unique features as a duel screen, touch screen and microphone input. And of course, as a developer we were supposed to make some unique software that could take advantage of some of these aspects. At the same time, we learned one of the missions of DS was to expand the gaming population of gamers we had to have some easy to learn/play user interface and we realised we could have an enjoyable user interface with dogs. NOM: Did you always plan to have dogs? Or did you think about other animals, like cats? HK: There were many other animals considered, including cats. But the reason why we decided to make it with dogs was because, for example, we wanted to teach them tricks with our own voices. Also we wanted to include as many other fun aspects as possible, like the agility contest and the flying disc contest. So if we had dogs, we could do things like that. But, as long as I know, cats would not be able to take part in these types of events. So we discussed for a while and decided we must make the game with dogs. NOM: A Pokemon version of Nintendogs would be awesome. Is that something Nintendo has ever considered? HK: All I can say is that it might be an interesting plan. NOM: Was it hard to choose the different dogs? HK: Selecting the dogs that are loved by people around the world was not such a difficult job. In Japan we have the Kennel Association (a club for dog owners) and it has data showing how many people have which dog. But other countries also have similar clubs and organisations that gave us the same data. So it was not too difficult to decide which dogs should appear inb each version. The US and Europe have the same dogs because they are both very similar in their tastes of dogs. NOM: Why do you think the game has been so popular back in Japan? HK: From the outset, one of our goals was to make a game that would appeal to a wide range of different people, from children to old age pensioners and both sexes. I think one of the reasons for its success has been word of mouth, as people compared their experiences to someone else. Many were reporting the joy they had with Nintendogs. NOM: Do you hope there will be a similar reaction in Europe? HK: At least in Japan it has become very popular and I believe it's because people feel it's a unique and pleasant experiance. It can't hurt to have an unusual encounter with someone you don't know thanks to the Bark mode. I really hope people in the UK will feel the same way. NOM: Which Nintendog do you have and what tricks can it do? HK: As a main developer I have all versions but now I own the Chihuahua version and I'm teaching my dog special tricks, like break dancing and standing on its paws. NOM: Do you wish real dogs were as easy to train? HK: I should not really comment on that or some peple may try to train their real dogs to break dance. Which could be risky. <laughs> NOM: There are so many different toys, was it fun to choose all the different ones? HK:It was necessary for us to think of many different toys to give a variety of gaming experiences. When you are playing with the remote controlled Mario Kart you are going to have some fun. Or when you use the helicopter, it's a toy that lets you see things from the sky. Also it's a nice and almost healing atmosphere when you watch two puppies playing with a football. We wanted to make sure you have some fun with the puppies. NOM: Which is your favourite? HK: I came up with many ideas for the toys but one of my favourites is the helicopter, especially the command helicopter. When you fly it around the room it plays the music from Apocalipse Now. NOM: Although there were lots of accessories in Nintendogs, your dog can only wear one at a time. Were there any plans to let them wear more? HK: Actually yes, during the course of development we were thinking about having different items at one time. But we were concerned that it may not be possible with the DS' specifications.Also, and more importantly, we wanted the game to be as simple as possible. If thee are many different things the user is meant to do at one time, it could become confusing. NOM: Were you pleased that you could have the Mario Kart as one of the toys? HK: I am also responsible for the development for Mario Kart DS so I asked the development team to give me the model idea for the actual Mario Karts in the DS game. There are three different karts in Nintendogs, including Bowser, Mario and Peach. And they're all fun. NOM: Do you think that Nintendogs would work on Gamecube or, in the future, on Revolution? HK: Well of course but being portable is one of the most important elements for Nintendogs to be successful because you can carry it around all the time. On the other hand, it doesn't mean we can't make the console version of Nintendogs. It depends on whether or not we can make something really unique for the home console. This could be the control style or it may be something more ambiguous. But if we could have something unique it may be possible. Although if it was just a graphical improvement we could pursue with the console, then I don't think people would be satisfied and we would not want to do that. NOM: Moving away from Nintendogs, what games are you playing right now? In order to expand my own knowledge I try to play as much as possible but only when I'm in my office. Once I'm at home I like to enjoy other hobbies and don't play video games at all. NOM: Are you busy developing more games at the moment, apart from Mario Kart DS? HK: Yes, I am working on many other products as well, including Revolution related projects. NOM: Can you tell us about any of those? HK: No but please wait for Mr. Iwata to break any news in the near future.

Not many people do really, since people usually talk like a pirate whenever they want to. But the holiday does exist.

At the moment I haven't really been playing anything. I am eagerly awaiting my copies of Meteos and Castlevania DS to arrive though.

I'll be getting this and Sacred Stones. Its conveniant that they're both released on the same day (4th November 2005).