Today is a momentous day; having struck midnight in Japan, Fire Emblem Fates is now officially released! Woohoo! Throws confetti everywhere.

With that little bit of excitement comes some more excitement courtesy of Polygon who recently got in touch with Nintendo about two key issues.

Firstly, we’ve suspected this for ages, but Nintendo has now come out and confirmed that Fire Emblem Fates will be releasing as two separate versions in North America (and presumably Europe).

“Fire Emblem Fates comes in two different versions, called the Conquest and Birthright editions. In the U.S., Conquest and Birthright will both be sold separately, as is already the case in Japan.”

Before anyone gets too upset, recall that in Japan, players who purchase one game can purchase the second game for a discounted price (which will hopefully follow here). Additionally, each game by itself contains as much content as Awakening.

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