Fire Emblem Fates

Fire Emblem if (ファイアーエムブレム if, Faiā Emuburemu Ifu) is a Japanese tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS, developed by Intelligent Systems, and published by Nintendo. It is the fourteenth game in the Fire Emblem series.

Release
It was first revealed in a Nintendo Direct on January 14th, 2015 and will be released in Japan in Summer 2015, but no release date for the localized versions. It is developed by the same team that created the previous title; Fire Emblem: Awakening and Yūsuke Kozaki designed the characters of the game as well. Manga writer Shin Kibayashi has joined the writing team. According to Satoru Iwata during the Nintendo Direct, the player will have to make numerous choices during the story that will affect the overall story. Unlike past games where choices had little effect on the story, these will be larger choices, and the player will face greater challenges. Also, unlike its predecessor, it has been stated that the game will have no connections with any previous installments in the Fire Emblem franchise in terms of characters and plot.

Returning Features

 * The Pair Up and Dual System functions from Awakening were shown briefly during the trailer.

New Features

 * New weapons including Katanas, Naginatas, and kanabōs

Characters
At least 22 different units have been shown in the trailer with a blue-haired dancer being the most prominently featured. Currently, only seven characters in the trailer have confirmed names:
 * Felicia
 * Gans
 * Hinoka
 * Kamui
 * Kazahana
 * Marx
 * Rinka