Derrick from GameXplain does a Q&A for Fire Emblem Fates

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Hiku said:

Kai_Mao said:

 Overall, I think it's nice to clear some of the air surrounding Fates, especially about that "petting" section that got some people going crazy at..

JetSetter said:
I just hope he will be able to clear up the quagmire of a mess the whole "shinship/petting" and stuff has caused.

Cloudman said:
They were able to confirm that petting is still in the game, but just reserved for your married partner. So it's not a total loss for people hoping for that feature.

It's a different feature. When you are married sometimes your spouse will be asleep in your quarters. You can just tap their face a little bit to wake them up. It's not the same as the regular petting, which includes dialogue during and after. For waking up, there's no dialogue when you do it and then the characters say something (text-only) about how rough you were with waking them up. So it's not partially removed, the normal skinship is out but it seems the marriage-related activities are still in the game the same way they were in the JP version.

Aaaan theres also this! 

 

I dont know when the last time I have used the 3DS mic..........................