Fire Emblem amiibo Will Unlock Playable Characters In Codename S.T.E.A.M.
Nintendo announced that the upcoming Intelligent Systems title Codename S.T.E.A.M launching for the 3DS on March 13th will allow players to unlock playable Fire Emblem characters through certain amiibo. Marth, Ike, Robin, and Lucina will all be fully playable by simply touching their corresponding amiibo to the New 3DS XLs bottom screen, or by purchasing the upcoming add on Near-Field Communications device for the older 3DS models. Once done, the player will be able to move around the battle field as Marth and use his Falchion or as Ike and split enemies with his Aether attack. It will be the first game that actually brings the toys to life as Smash Bros. and Mario Kart solely use them as in-game items or as personal trainers. Whats even more interesting is that if a Fire Emblem amiibo character were to fall in battle then they are then unable to be revived in-game until the player touches them to the NFC reader again. This concept stays true to the spirit of permanent death as its experienced and loved in the Fire Emblem series.
If you were unable to grab a Marth amiibo within its initial launch then youre in luck as Bill Trinen announced that more will be released in the coming months. At the time of this writing Ike is also becoming harder to find as pre-orders are selling out and when Lucina and Robin launch later in April its likely that they will sell out as well. However in the light of this news, and with the positive response that Nintendo has received with the amiibo toy line, it is expected that many of these figures will be re-released to meet the popular demand. Also, with praise of Fire Emblem Awakening and the announcement of a whole new Fire Emblem game on the way, its expected that Fire Emblem is a franchise that Nintendo plans to support for years to come.
Codename S.T.E.A.M is a new IP for 3DS that Nintendo announced back at the Developers Roundtable at e3 2014. The game is a turn based strategy RPG that has third person shooter elements a la Valkyria Chronicles and is set in a steampunk inspired universe. The premise of Code Name: S.T.E.A.M follows the tribulations of an elite fighting force formed by Abraham Lincoln to battle invading aliens from other worlds. Theres just something about the premise of seeing Abraham Lincoln fight aliens alongside Marth and Robin. Never before has a game provided such an outlandish yet alluring experience where modern history meets Nintendo fandom in an all out strategy shooter like this.
As a side note Nintendo also announced that if you pre-order your game from GameStop then you will receive a small Majoras Mask pendant as a preorder incentive as long as supplies last. Abraham Lincoln, Lucina, and The Legend of Zelda, whats not to love?