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Unknown Fire Emblem 3DS remake (lost build of cancelled tactical role-playing game; existence unconfirmed; late 2010s)

The unknown fourth 3DS title of the Fire Emblem series is a rumored game that was supposed to be released in the late 2010's, only to be cancelled sometime later. Said game was also supposed to remake one of the older games in the series, just like Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, which served as a remake to the original Fire Emblem Gaiden. Information about this game is limited at best, and, till this day, remains a mystery.

Existence

The first time the elusive Fire Emblem game was ever mentioned was in a Halloween 2019 episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily, during a discussion between Greg Miller and ex-Game Informer editor Imran Khan. When they discussed about the game, Khan also brought up that the project would soon be revived for the Nintendo Switch, but nothing new has been brought up about the game since. The exact reason as to why the mysterious Fire Emblem title was shelved is unknown, but poor sales of another Nintendo RPG Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey, combined with the Nintendo 3DS nearing the end of its life, is what probably led to its cancellation.

In an article on the Fire Emblem fansite Serenes Forest, first published a few days after the aforementioned episode, longtime Fire Emblem fan VincentASM speculated that the