Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave releases on Thursday, September 17, 2026, as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive. Pre-orders are already open through the Nintendo Store and major retailers.
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Release date: Thursday, September 17, 2026 · Nintendo Switch 2 · $79.99
- Release date
- Thursday, September 17, 2026
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Price
- $79.99
- Pre-order
- Pre-orders open
- Last verified
- July 7, 2026
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is the newest entry in Nintendo's long-running turn-based tactical RPG series. It is set on the continent of Dagda, where the prosperous Dagdan Empire stages a gladiatorial spectacle called the Heroic Games, hosted by a figure known as the Divine Sovereign who promises to grant the victors' wishes. The story weaves together four protagonists whose fates are bound across time: Cai, a boy fighting to free his imprisoned father; Dietrich, a swordsman chasing ever-stronger foes; Theodora, a queen carrying her homeland's hopes; and Leda, a musician driven by revenge.
The game arrives on September 17, 2026, exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2. A standard edition is priced at $79.99, while a $119.99 Dagdan Collection bundles the full game with a steelbook case, an art book, art cards, and a Land of Dagda map. Pre-orders are open now at the Nintendo Store and retailers including Amazon, Walmart, Target, GameStop, and Best Buy.
Fans are watching closely because Fortune's Weave is a mainline Fire Emblem built for Switch 2, pairing returning staples such as Combat Arts, Gambits, dismounting, and the durability stat with new systems like Blaze Arts, which trade HP for powerful actions, and follow-up attacks after a Combat Art. Between battles, players strengthen their army in the hub of Dagsion, recruit allies, and venture out to clear dungeons and monsters. With a time-spanning story, fresh classes like the Flying-Ornius Rider and Charioteer, and depth that recalls Fire Emblem: Three Houses, anticipation for the strategy series' Switch 2 debut is high.
Global unlock times
When the countdown hits zero, here is the local time in cities around the world.
| City | Local unlock time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles UTC-7 | 5:00 PM · Wed, Sep 16 * |
| New York UTC-4 | 8:00 PM · Wed, Sep 16 * |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:00 PM · Wed, Sep 16 * |
| London UTC+1 | 1:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Berlin UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Paris UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Istanbul UTC+3 | 3:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Riyadh UTC+3 | 3:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Cairo UTC+3 | 3:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Mumbai UTC+5:30 | 5:30 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Bangkok UTC+7 | 7:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Jakarta UTC+7 | 7:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Hanoi UTC+7 | 7:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Manila UTC+8 | 8:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Kuala Lumpur UTC+8 | 8:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Singapore UTC+8 | 8:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Tokyo UTC+9 | 9:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Seoul UTC+9 | 9:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Shanghai UTC+8 | 8:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Taipei UTC+8 | 8:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Karachi UTC+5 | 5:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Dhaka UTC+6 | 6:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Mexico City UTC-6 | 6:00 PM · Wed, Sep 16 * |
| Bogotá UTC-5 | 7:00 PM · Wed, Sep 16 * |
| Buenos Aires UTC-3 | 9:00 PM · Wed, Sep 16 * |
| Santiago UTC-3 | 9:00 PM · Wed, Sep 16 * |
| Chicago UTC-5 | 7:00 PM · Wed, Sep 16 * |
| Toronto UTC-4 | 8:00 PM · Wed, Sep 16 * |
| Madrid UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Rome UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Moscow UTC+3 | 3:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Warsaw UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Lagos UTC+1 | 1:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Johannesburg UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Sydney UTC+10 | 10:00 AM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
| Auckland UTC+12 | 12:00 PM · Thu, Sep 17 * |
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