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How many copies did Fire Emblem sell? — 2024 statistics

Choreographing battles in the dance of strategy.

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First Released
April 20, 1990
Genre
Tactical role-playing
Developer
Intelligent Systems
Publisher
Nintendo

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem, launched in 1990 as a tactical fantasy RPG, has since become a favorite among gamers. To understand its success and growth, we’ll delve into the Fire Emblem sales and broader Fire Emblem statistics, reflecting its influence in today’s gaming landscape. Of course, our scope of statistics ranges far beyond single-game topics, so if you want a broad picture and to learn how many people play video games in the world, we’ve got you covered!

Fire Emblem key stats

Despite Fire Emblem not receiving as much media attention as other prominent AAA series, this section will consolidate all pertinent information. From total Fire Emblem sales and revenue to notable news updates and best-selling Fire Emblem games, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the series and its trajectory.

Fire Emblem sales have reached 13.4 million units.

(Source: VG Chartz)

  • Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light sales reached 329,087 units.
  • Fire Emblem Gaiden sales reached 324,699 units.
  • Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem sales reached 767,338 units.
  • Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War sales reached 494,216 units.
  • Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 sales reached 124,324 units.
  • Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon sales reached 524,000 units.
  • Fire Emblem Awakening sales reached 2.35 million units.
  • Fire Emblem Fates sales reached 3.05 million units.
  • Fire Emblem: Three Houses sales reached 3.82 million units.
  • Fire Emblem Engage sales reached 1.61 million units.
  • Fire Emblem Warriors sales reached 1 million units.
  • Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes sales reached 1 million units.

Here we can see that the games have had relatively decent sales across the entire series, with Fire Emblem: Three Houses taking the top spot at nearly 4 million sales since it was released in 2019. Fire Emblem Engage is the most recent release at the time of writing and has not had as good of a performance as Nintendo and the community expected, as many players have tried to love the game but have not been able to, for one reason or another.

Fire Emblem Heroes is first Nintendo’s mobile game to generated over $1 billion in revenue.

(Source: GameSpot)

  • It is in fourth place when it comes to Nintendo’s mobile games in terms of total downloads.
  • Fire Emblem has 17.8 million total downloads, whereas the top-downloaded Nintendo mobile game was Super Mario, at 310.7 million downloads.
  • 54% of total player spending in Fire Emblem Heroes was in Japan.
  • 32.4% of total player spending in Fire Emblem Heroes was in the United States.
  • The total number of downloads is split evenly between the Play Store and App Store.

One of the most remarkable aspects of the Fire Emblem series is its mobile game, Heroes. Despite being downloaded “only” 17 million times, its Fire Emblem revenue surpasses that of many other mobile games on both the Play Store and App Store.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Engage had 11.5 million hours watched on Twitch.

(Source: SullyGnome)

  • Fire Emblem: Three Houses had 7 million hours watched in 2019.
  • The game had 223,548 broadcasting hours.
  • There were 801 viewers watching the game on average.
  • 25 channels were streaming the game on average.
  • It had a viewer ratio of 31.4.
  • Its peak viewer count was 34,642.
  • There were 10,118 broadcasters that streamed the game.
  • Fire Emblem Engage had 4.5 million hours watched on Twitch in 2022.
  • The game had 225,566 broadcasting hours.
  • There were 517 viewers watching the game on average.
  • 25 channels were streaming the game on average.
  • It had a viewer ratio of 20.1.
  • Its peak viewer count was 70,357.
  • There were 9,453 broadcasters that streamed the game.

For this line of stats it is worth noting that the games have dipped in popularity as time has gone on, with Three Houses only having a fraction of the viewership it had at launch, but that is to be expected as a game gets older.

To sum up

Alright, that would be all we have to say about the legendary Fire Emblem series and all of the achievements it has made in the gaming industry since it emerged as one of the first and best RPG series out there. It has had a colorful history, with some of the titles, like Heroes, smashing revenue records across entire industries and making a daring example of what a successful mobile game can truly be. We sincerely hope that you have enjoyed what we’ve had to present here and that all of your questions have been answered!

Sources

  • “Fire Emblem (Series)”. VG Chartz, 2023, https://levvvel.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=343915&action=edit
  • “Fire Emblem Heroes Is Nintendo’s First Mobile Game To Hit $1 Billion In Revenue”. GameSpot, 2022, https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fire-emblem-heroes-is-nintendos-first-mobile-game-to-hit-1-billion-in-revenue/1100-6505005/
  • “Fire Emblem: Three Houses”. SullyGnome, 2019, https://sullygnome.com/game/FireEmblemThreeHouses/30/summary
  • “Fire Emblem Engage”. SullyGnome, 2022, https://sullygnome.com/game/Fire_Emblem_Engage/365/summary