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A third trailer was released during the December 27 Nintendo Direct press conference. Although the segment was less than two minutes long (running from roughly 34:25 to 36:08), many new pieces of information were acquired; most importantly, a title, '''''Fire Emblem Awakening''''', and a Japanese release date, April 19, 2011, were revealed. New characters were revealed, along with the fact that every character would be voiced, a first for the series. Several former games were mentioned in the video: ''[[Fire Emblem Gaiden|Gaiden]]'' and ''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones|Seima no Kōseki]]'', in reference to the traversable world map, and {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}, {{title|Thracia 776}}, ''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones|Seima no Kōseki]]'', ''[[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance|Sōen no Kiseki]]'', and ''[[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn|Akatsuki no Megami]]'', in reference to the skill system. The skill system in this game was stated to be more open than in previous games, and skills could be rearranged with more freedom than in the past.<ref name="ustream">http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19404651</ref> | A third trailer was released during the December 27 Nintendo Direct press conference. Although the segment was less than two minutes long (running from roughly 34:25 to 36:08), many new pieces of information were acquired; most importantly, a title, '''''Fire Emblem Awakening''''', and a Japanese release date, April 19, 2011, were revealed. New characters were revealed, along with the fact that every character would be voiced, a first for the series. Several former games were mentioned in the video: ''[[Fire Emblem Gaiden|Gaiden]]'' and ''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones|Seima no Kōseki]]'', in reference to the traversable world map, and {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}, {{title|Thracia 776}}, ''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones|Seima no Kōseki]]'', ''[[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance|Sōen no Kiseki]]'', and ''[[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn|Akatsuki no Megami]]'', in reference to the skill system. The skill system in this game was stated to be more open than in previous games, and skills could be rearranged with more freedom than in the past.<ref name="ustream">http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19404651</ref> | ||
New magazine advertisements soon appeared in February 2012, the first in Japanese magazine ''Jump'' on February 10. A section of English text describing the game's story and confirmation on several details, such as the free map and the title, were included. Quite notable was the announcement of the [[Robin | New magazine advertisements soon appeared in February 2012, the first in Japanese magazine ''Jump'' on February 10. A section of English text describing the game's story and confirmation on several details, such as the free map and the title, were included. Quite notable was the announcement of the [[Robin|Avatar]] concept reappearing in ''Awakening'' - a customizable main character to represent the player. Next, on February 14, a large feature was published in ''Famitsu'', Japanese gaming magazine, revealing many plot details, especially about [[Chrom]], [[Lissa]], and [[Robin|My Unit]]. | ||
On February 21, during a Nintendo Direct broadcast, ''Awakening'' was confirmed for release in Europe, sometime in 2012. Additionally, a new trailer was released, showing off voice-acting during battles and a transformation, similar to that of a [[tiger]] laguz.<ref name=europe>http://ds.ign.com/articles/121/1219201p1.html</ref> DLC for Japan was confirmed to be free until the end of May as well.<ref>http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2012/1174.html</ref> | On February 21, during a Nintendo Direct broadcast, ''Awakening'' was confirmed for release in Europe, sometime in 2012. Additionally, a new trailer was released, showing off voice-acting during battles and a transformation, similar to that of a [[tiger]] laguz.<ref name=europe>http://ds.ign.com/articles/121/1219201p1.html</ref> DLC for Japan was confirmed to be free until the end of May as well.<ref>http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2012/1174.html</ref> | ||
