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Nintendo says Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave sold 1.34 million copies in about two weeks

The sales figure covers copies sold worldwide through the end of September.

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Key facts

  • The title launched worldwide on September 17, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2.
  • The publisher released its second-quarter fiscal results, covering April through September, on November 5, 2026.
  • Nintendo's report states Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave exceeded 1.34 million units sold worldwide in the April-through-September 2026 period.
  • AUTOMATON WEST assesses that the game's launch sales of 1.34 million units put it on track to possibly surpass Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Engage.

Nintendo announced that Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave sold 1.34 million copies worldwide as of September 30, 2026, about two weeks after the game launched worldwide on September 17, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2.\n\nThe publisher released its second-quarter fiscal results, covering April through September, on November 5, 2026. Shacknews calls the document the latest earnings report for Q2 FY27, while Nintendo Everything calls it the Nintendo November 2026 financial report running through the end of September. Nintendo’s report described Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave as the latest mainline installment in its long-running SRPG, or strategy role-playing, series.\n\nNintendo’s report stated Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave became a million-selling title in approximately two weeks since its September 17 launch. The document stated worldwide sales exceeded 1.34 million units during the April-through-September 2026 period.\n\nAUTOMATON WEST says the reported total could rise once October sales are added in later reports.

The outlet assesses that launch sales of 1.34 million units put the game on track to possibly surpass Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Engage. Fire Emblem Engage launched in January 2023 and sold more than 1.61 million units by the end of March 2023.\n\nNintendo’s November 5, 2026 report set Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave in the same world as Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Players control a Savior trying to protect a world facing destruction by a resurrected demon god. The protagonist travels back in time to change the fates of four legendary warriors in the Heroic Games in Dagian.

The report also said the game drew attention for its large amount of content.\n\nAccording to the report, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave and its Expansion Pass were available for Nintendo Switch. Shacknews reported that Nintendo posted the 1.34 million global unit sales figure in its Q2 FY27 earnings report. It said the game passed one million sales in less than two months.\n\nShacknews described Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave as a critical darling in its long-running series. Its review praised the game’s gripping story, outstanding soundtrack, and tactical combat.

A staff member named Donovan talked about the game on an episode of This Week in Switch 2.\n\nShacknews said the 1.34 million figure places Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave on a list with Splatoon Raiders, Mario Kart World, Pokemon Pokopia, and Star Fox. All five titles surpassed the million-unit sales mark in the past quarter. The outlet also noted that no representatives mentioned Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave specifically in Nintendo’s financial results explanatory material.\n\nNintendo Everything reported that Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave debuted on Nintendo’s November 2026 million-seller list with 1.34 million copies sold worldwide. Splatoon Raiders appears on the list for the first time at 2.24 million copies sold, while Star Fox is at 1.17 million copies sold.

Bar chart, Sales of select Nintendo games in the November 2026 report. Splatoon Raiders: 2.24 million; Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave: 1.34 million; Star Fox: 1.17 million.

The same list showed Nintendo Switch 2‘s Mario Kart World at 16.48 million copies and Donkey Kong Bananza at 5.05 million copies. The report covered sales through the end of September, and February will bring data for Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Nintendo Everything stated the million-seller list is not complete and usually only covers titles that sold the most or newer releases.

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