


Essentially, all three paths are presented as DLC, but purchasing the game awards the player with a credit to get one of the paths for free. After finishing chapter 6, the player can download any one of the three paths they like, but are then locked out of the other story paths until they pay the standard fee. The first six chapters are the same for every story path, so the digital copy doesn't differentiate between story paths, and is just listed as Fire Emblem Fates. The digital version worked differently, however. For the physical release, cartridges were marked as either Fire Emblem Fates Birthright or Fire Emblem Fates Conquest and would give access to the corresponding story path, with the other two being available to download for half the price of the base game. The story revolves around a decision made by the player character, an adopted royal facing an upcoming war, who can either side with his birth family ( Birthright), his adopted family ( Conquest), or can unite both sides ( Revelation). Fire Emblem Fates is an umbrella term for three different games: Birthright, Conquest, and Revelation. It seems that Nintendo is doing this because of Fates's unique structure. One of the 3DS's landmark titles, Fire Emblem Fates, will be removed from sale on February 28, one month before the eShop closes. We've finally been given an exact date, March 27, but another odd tidbit has come up as well. As reported back in February, Nintendo will be shuttering the eShop for the Wii U and 3DS in March of 2023.
