Fire Emblem Engage is drawing closer and closer. As positive reviews for Nintendo's tactical RPG continue to roll in, players are undoubtedly excited to get their hands on the newest entry of this iconic franchise. On Metacritic, Fire Emblem Engage boasts a respectable 82 rating based on more than 60 critic reviews, placing it a few points short of its predecessor, Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Since Fire Emblem Engage is only a few short days from release, fans planning on buying the digital version of the game are likely curious about when it will become available to play. Like most Switch games, this Fire Emblem title can be purchased in both a digital version and a physical copy, but the digital version will come out at a specific time across the US. This guide will cover the expected digital release time for Fire Emblem Engage on the Nintendo Switch eShop.
Expected Release Time for Fire Emblem Engage
Neither the publisher, Nintendo, nor the developer Intelligent Systems have given any specific information or announcement about when Fire Emblem Engage will be available on the Nintendo eShop, but this doesn't mean that fans are completely in the dark. On the official Nintendo website, the company lays out what fans can expect when it comes to games that will have both a physical and digital release.
This information can be found on the Nintendo of America Support page and relates to exactly when games are added to the Nintendo eShop. Once again, this only applies to games that will be sold both physically and digitally, but luckily Fire Emblem Engage fulfills that requirement. According to the Support page, the digital versions of software like Fire Emblem Engage will usually be available at 9 PM PT (Pacific Time) the night before the game's physical launch. In the case of Fire Emblem, that means fans should expect to see the new title at around 9 PM PT on January 19th.
Converting Pacific Time into different time zones will show players when the game will likely release in their own time zone.
- 9 PM PT
- 10 PM MT
- 11 PM CT
- 12 AM ET
It's worth noting that even if players get the digital game a day early or somehow manage to find a physical copy of the game early ahead of the official release, players likely won't be able to use any of its online multiplayer features until the official release on January 20th.
Fire Emblem Engage File Size
Fire Emblem Engage's file size is roughly 15 GB; meaning players are going to need to free up quite a bit of space if they want to download the digital version of the game onto their Nintendo Switch storage card.
Fire Emblem Engage is available on January 20th for Nintendo Switch.