In case you missed it, the last seven days was #FireEmblemWeek here on Miketendo64 and what a week it turned out to be! Did everything go to plan like it was supposed to? No it didn’t, but then we did admit back when we announced #FireEmblemWeek that there wasn’t really much of a plan in the first place. Sure we had some ideas as to what kind of content we wanted to produce, but the majority of the time we just played it by ear and it was pretty great! We produced all kinds of Fire Emblem content, and still had the time to cover all of the very best Nintendo news there was!
So just what kind of Fire Emblem content did we provide? Allow us to walk you through it:
Monday (30/01/17):
- (Opinion) NF.com’s Most Wanted – Fire Emblem and Advance Wars Miniatures by Kuribi: #FireEmblemWeek may have been a Miketendo64 brainchild, but it is in no way limited to just our site, as our fellow site Nintendo Figures has also jumped aboard the #FireEmblemWeek train. In a fantastic article, NF/Kuribo expresses his desires for Fire Emblem and Advance Wars miniatures and also argues some good points. For the Miketendo share, click here, or click here to be taken to the Nintendo Figures site and see the article in full.
- (Opinion) Let’s Talk About… Fire Emblem Heroes (Shoud it Incorporate amiibo Compatibility?) by Jacktendo92: In a written instalment of Let’s Talk About, I expressed my opinion on Fire Emblem Heroes having amiibo compatibility. Why I think it would be a good fit, why I think Nintendo should produce Fire Emblem amiibo cards and just exactly how they could work.
- (Interview) Talking with the Fans: A Fire Emblem Interview with Justplay by Jacktendo92: In an all-new interview series (Talking with the Fans) that has us talking to fans of certain game series’, Monday saw us post our first fan interview and with it being #FireEmblemWeek, it was of course Fire Emblem related.
- (Editorial) Mike Scorpio on Fire Emblem (#FireEmblemWeek) by Mike Scorpio: Mike isn’t much of a Fire Emblem fan, not because he dislikes it, but because he has very little experience with the series, but he hasn’t let that get in the way of him contributing to #FireEmblemWeek, so he wrote an editorial on what he thinks of the series.
- (News) Fire Emblem Heroes will Release at 7 am JST on February the 2nd by Jacktendo92: In the only piece of Fire Emblem Heroes news coverage posted on Monday, we were one of the first sites, if not the first site to cover the news that Fire Emblem Heroes is planned to go live at 7 a.m. JST in Japan on 02/02/17. (Why do we say the first? Because I was on reddit when the photo that gave this information, was posted and penned my article immediately, beating the likes of Nintendo Everything and GoNintendo)
Tuesday (31/01/17):
- (Comic Strip) The Miketendo Strip: Issue #13: Fire Emblem Know Your Heroes by avlongman9: #FireEmblemWeek continues with the debut of the first ever Fire Emblem inspired instalment of The Miketendo Strip. Since so very little is known about the new characters (Alfonse, Sharena, the Mysterious Man and Veronica), we thought we’d do a comic strip that saw them revealing details about themselves to hilarious results.
- (News) Just like we Said, Fire Emblem Heroes Requires a Constant Internet Connection by Jacktendo92: As expected and like we said, it was confirmed that Fire Emblem Heroes requires a constant Internet Connection that “connects to servers intermittently.”
- (News) GameXplain & Polygon Divulge New Fire Emblem Heroes Information! by Jacktendo92: Having been able to go hands on with Fire Emblem Heroes, both Polygon and GameXplain uploaded to YouTube, videos of their experiences with the game. So we shared those videos to our site and included a summary of the information.
- (News) Intelligent Systems Led the Development for Fire Emblem Heroes by Jacktendo92: The mobile games may be the project of a partnership between Nintendo and DeNA, but in our news article, we shared the news that Intelligent Systems were very much so involved with Fire Emblem Heroes development.
- (News) Fire Emblem Heroes Q&A Provides Additional Details (Recruiting Enemies, Marriage System and More) by Jacktendo92: With the release of Fire Emblem Heroes imminent, @FE_Heroes_JP shared a few questions and answers pertaining to the game, which VincentASM translated into English. The questions pertained to recruiting enemies who acted as bosses in previous titles. Support Conversations, a sign-in bonus, marriage system and raising the stars of characters from 1 to 5.
- (Reminder) Last Day to “Choose your Legends” (A Fire Emblem Heroes Event) by Jacktendo92: With today being the final day to participate in the Fire Emblem Heroes: Choose your Legends Events, we were all too happy to post a reminder about it, in a bid of urging gamers to cast their vote while they still can. An event that will long be over by the time this article is posted.
- (Feature) Fire Emblem Heroes: A Very Informative Information Round-up by Jacktendo92: With more and more information flooding the net regarding the Fire Emblem Heroes, we chose to round up all the information and post it in one place to simplify things for our dear readers.
Wednesday (01/02/17):
- (News) More on Mobile Animal Crossing’s Delay & Fire Emblem Heroes by Jacktendo92: As part of Nintendo’s “Corporate Management Policy Briefing,” Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima discussed mobile Animal Crossing’s delay and Fire Emblem Heroes. Essentially reiterating news we already know such as country line-up, distribution and what the game is.”
- (News) Choose Your Legends Event Receives Over 1.2 Million Votes (Fire Emblem Heroes) by Jacktendo92: The Choose Your Legends event is over and while the winning Hero and Heroine have yet to be revealed, it was revealed that 1.2 million votes was registered during the event.
- (Review) Fire Emblem Fates (3DS) Review Revisit by Mr. Panda: Whilst it wasn’t new Fire Emblem related content, written exclusively for #FireEmblemWeek, our very own Mr. Panda did write an exceptional Fire Emblem Fates review that he has chosen to share directly from his blog and old news or not, it really is one of the best reviews for Fates, out there. Especially when it covers Birthright, Conquest and Revelation!
Thursday (02/02/17):
- (Feature) Fire Emblem & Smash Bros Wii U (Gameplay Videos) by Mike Scorpio: Whilst not new to the site, Mike Scorpio kicked off Day 4 of #FireEmblemWeek by sharing a number of Fire Emblem related videos we made for our YouTube channel.
- (News) My Nintendo Adds 11 Missions & 6 Rewards for Fire Emblem Heroes by Jacktendo92: Prior to the release of Fire Emblem Heroes, My Nintendo saw a little update that added 11 new missions and 6 rewards that can be used for Fire Emblem Heroes.
- (Interview) Development, Around 100 Characters at Launch & Other Interesting Tidbits (A Fire Emblem Heroes Interview) by Jacktendo92: In an interview between Famitsu and the two Directors of Fire Emblem Heroes, discussion turned to maps, characters, the fact Intelligent Systems have been wanting to do a mobile game and more interesting details just like that.
- (News) Intelligent Systems Led the Development for Fire Emblem Heroes by Jacktendo92: The mobile games may be the project of a partnership between Nintendo and DeNA, but in our news article, we shared the news that Intelligent Systems were very much so involved with Fire Emblem Heroes development.
- (News) Out Now! Fire Emblem Heroes comes to Japan & Europe! by Jacktendo92: After hours and hours of waiting, Fire Emblem Heroes finally released in Japan and Europe, so naturally we did a post about it and included some preliminary photos.
- (News) Fire Emblem Heroes Falls at the First Hurdle! by Jacktendo92: Within two hours of releasing, Fire Emblem Heroes encountered its first issue, the kind that prevent players from being able to advance through the tutorial, so to warn others of the issue, we wrote the small article we did.
- (Interview) Intelligent Systems Talk Fire Emblem Heroes With GameXplain by Mike Scorpio: Another interview with Intelligent Systems has made its way online, this time with GameXplain in video form, so with it being #FireEmblemWeek, of course we shared it! We’d be foolish not too!
- (Gallery) Fire Emblem Heroes Celebratory Art! by Jacktendo92: What better way to celebrate the release of Heroes, then to have two of the artists behind the game, each put out a celebratory illustration and we couldn’t help ourselves but share both!
- (Footage) Fire Emblem Heroes Gameplay (Video) by Mike Scorpio: With Fire Emblem Heroes released in Europe and Japan, with fans in the US left waiting, Mike went hands on with the game and did a little video of his own. Yes the audio crapped out a little but it happens and you know what, it’s our own content and that’s what matters most this #FireEmblemWeek.
- (Feature) Let’s Talk About… Fire Emblem Warriors (A Game we Know So Little About) by Jacktendo92: #FireEmblemWeek isn’t just about Fire Emblem Heroes, it’s about Fire Emblem Heroes in general, so in our second written Let’s Talk About post, I chose to discuss Fire Emblem Warriors, a game we know next to nothing about and expressed my desires for the things I would like to see it incorporate..
- (News) Fire Emblem Heroes Boasts 15 Google Play Achievements! by Jacktendo92: I did say Fire Emblem Heroes had Google Play Games support and now that the android app is out, we was able to find out just how that support would be implemented and it includes 15 achievements and we were the FIRST to write about it. Way to go us!
Friday (03/02/17):
- (News) Miitomo Heroes! (A Miitomo/Fire Emblem Heroes Collaboration) by Jacktendo92: Kicking off Day 5 of #FireEmblemWeek is our coverage of a Miitomo’s Fire Emblem Heroes collaboration. So if you’re looking for information on what items you can expect to acquire, this was one of the most informative articles you can find on the internet (even if I do say so myself.)
- (News) Super Mario Run Also Gets in on the Fire Emblem Heroes Fun by Jacktendo92: Super Mario Run is also celebrating the release of Fire Emblem Heroes, by giving out 2,222 cold coins to all of those who download Fire Emblem Heroes.
- (Review) Fire Emblem Heroes: A Nintendo Mobile Review by Mike Scorpio: After enough hours of hands on experience, Mike Scorpio chose to take it upon himself to handle the official Miketendo64 review of Fire Emblem Heroes and since he did a great job of it, instead of revealing how he scored it, you’re just gonna have to click on the link below and find out for yourself:
https://miketendo64.com/2017/02/03/fire-emblem-heroes-a-nintendo-mobile-review/
- (Feature) Friday Favorites: Fire Emblem Games by Kris P.: Joining in on the #FireEmblemWeek fun is the Double Jump girls, so join Kris P. as she talks her favourite Fire Emblem games on both our site and on doublexjump.com.
- (Interview) Talking with the Fans: A Fire Emblem Interview with Crystal by Jacktendo92: Our all-new interview series (Talking with the Fans) continues as we posted our second Fire Emblem related fan interview and this time, it was with Crystal with Mega Cat Studios.
- (News) Worldwide Launch Celebration (A Fire Emblem Heroes Campaign) by Jacktendo92: A new campaign is underway in Fire Emblem Heroes. Celebrate the worldwide launch by grabbing your 10 Stamina Potions and enjoy Stamina cost cuts when playing Maps in the Training Tower.
- (News) Festive Discoveries with Fire Emblem Heroes by Jacktendo92: Ever wondered what a festive Tharja and male Robin would look like in Fire Emblem Heroes? Well wonder no more because imagery of a festive Robin and Tharja have been discovered via datamining of Heroes’ files and we took it upon ourselves to share the photos!
- (News) 2 Million Downloads and Counting! (Fire Emblem Heroes) by Jacktendo92: According to a report by Sensor Tower, Fire Emblem Heroes was downloaded more than 2 million times during its first day and made over $2.9 million dollars. Additionally I say Nintendo’s stocks rise more than 6% as well.
Saturday (04/02/17):
- (Opinion) Let’s Talk About… Fire Emblem Heroes (Is it Any Good?) by Jacktendo92: Keeping the #FireEmblemWeek spirit alive, I was motivated to write a third LTA instalment, which offers my full unfiltered views and opinions on Nintendo’s newest mobile title! Is it any good? You’ll just have to read and find out, or play the game and decide for yourself.
Sunday (05/02/17):
- (News) Get Ready to Earn Another 30 Orbs with Fire Emblem Heroes (5 New Maps Inbound) by Jacktendo92: Going by an official tweet, it seems the first wave of new Fire Emblem Heroes content is inbound as 5 new maps are to be released once a week, every week for the next 5 weeks, with a total of 30 Orbs up for grabs.
As far as Fire Emblem news and coverage goes, yeah we dropped the ball on the weekend. But then there was no real news shared during those two days and I made the mistake of taking a break and playing Heroes, which lead to me playing it for 5 hours straight on the Saturday and invested another 3 on Sunday. But you know what, this has been a fantastic week. Due to being hacked the week before, we lost a lot of followers, but #FireEmblemWeek saw our numbers grow more so than what they were in the first place and we produced a ton more content then expected, so personally speaking, I’m chalking #FireEmblemWeek up as a success. A success that got more views and attention than #ZeldaWeek.
So since this last week was a success, you can of course expect to see another Theme Week sometime in the future, but we promise you won’t have to wait for it as long as you had to wait for this #FireEmblemWeek. In fact we’ll be kicking off another Theme Week this month in fact because here at Miketendo64, we will of course be hosting #SwitchWeek. A week that begins on the 27th of February, ends on the 5th of March and is dedicated to all things Nintendo Switch. After #SwitchWeek, the only theme we are committed to doing is a #SplatoonWeek later on this year, (we’ll be arranging it to take place around the week Splatoon2 releases,) but if you have a particular game series you would like to see us dedicate a whole week to, let us know. After all, it if sounds good to us, you could expect to see it put into effect sometime in the next couple of months. So please have your say, we are listening.
But since #FireEmblemWeek is over, Miketendo64 will go back to our regular way of running things. Providing news coverage, making changes to our site, producing reviews, conducting Interviews and throwing out a feature whenever we can, whilst continuing The Miketendo Strip. So more of the same of what you saw this week, but just less focus on Fire Emblem.
Until next time, keep on gaming!
