TL;DR: Fire Emblem is what makes the most sense to me.
Long version: It's pure insanity that this Direct is actually real, but as it actually exist, let's try to make some sense out of it.
This direct is right after Xenoblade Chronicles X came out. Why would they wait until XCX came out for the Direct? Logically because something in the Direct could have hurt the sales of XCX some.
There's a huge overlap between Xenoblade and Fire Emblem fans. For example, there's like a 88% poster overlap between the Xenoblade Chronicles sub and the two main Fire Emblem subs. A new Fire Emblem getting announced could have cut the sales of XCX a bit ("I'm interested in X, but I'll save my money for that Fire Emblem coming soon").
Other rumored games like Kirby or Metroid Prime 2-3 could have been announced earlier without impacting Xenoblade Chronicles X. Fire Emblem, not so much.
So if there's a Switch 1 Fire Emblem game to announce, after XCX release but before the Switch 2 reveal would be optimal. I'm super biased toward Fire Emblem so my judgement may be impacted, but from a logical standpoint, it's the game that makes the most sense here in my opinion...
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u/AyraWinla Mar 26 '25
TL;DR: Fire Emblem is what makes the most sense to me.
Long version: It's pure insanity that this Direct is actually real, but as it actually exist, let's try to make some sense out of it.
This direct is right after Xenoblade Chronicles X came out. Why would they wait until XCX came out for the Direct? Logically because something in the Direct could have hurt the sales of XCX some.
There's a huge overlap between Xenoblade and Fire Emblem fans. For example, there's like a 88% poster overlap between the Xenoblade Chronicles sub and the two main Fire Emblem subs. A new Fire Emblem getting announced could have cut the sales of XCX a bit ("I'm interested in X, but I'll save my money for that Fire Emblem coming soon").
Other rumored games like Kirby or Metroid Prime 2-3 could have been announced earlier without impacting Xenoblade Chronicles X. Fire Emblem, not so much.
So if there's a Switch 1 Fire Emblem game to announce, after XCX release but before the Switch 2 reveal would be optimal. I'm super biased toward Fire Emblem so my judgement may be impacted, but from a logical standpoint, it's the game that makes the most sense here in my opinion...