yep, checked there too... It seems demand has gone up...

Radiant Dawn and Path of Radiance are the only 2 I've played. I have to give it to Radiant Dawn from those 2. In RD,  Ike and Co. were too OP relative to Micaiah and Co creating some serious difficulty scaling problems. It was like going from hard mode to joke mode when switching betw the 2 but overall, I think RD was more fun. Wish Ninty would've released more FE games for Wii and not DS. That's The one system this gen I could never bring myself to play.

Is anybody from Japan on here? I want to know how popular Fire Emblem is with Japanese gamers.

I only recently got a Wii, so I haven't played Radiant Dawn, but I did not like Path of Radiance (GCN). I really hated those Largos or Animal people things, and I just felt the game lacked a bit of polish.

However the GBA and DS iterations are amazing, and from what I've played of the translated NES and SNES games, they are awesome too. FE really seems like a game that makes sense on handhelds. On consoles, I feel the franchise needs to evolve. Maybe make CG that's more interactive, decisions between battles that alter the ending, something new.

For handhelds, the games strike such a perfect balance for me. Yes the levels are long, but I can generally fit a turn or two on a given break I have, and usually I can do a level or two a day. It's deep, and complex, yet simple enough to turn off and play bit by bit.

I mock console Fire Emblems, but regardless a new Fire Emblem game is always appreciated. It saddens me that so nearly half the handheld versions never see American localization, despite Americas sales often mimic or surpass Japanese sales.

Still a new Fire Emblem for 3DS would seriously have me consider getting that device, this is probably my favorite franchise, at least for RPG's.

P.S. I voted Sacred Stones. I beat that game 3 times, the only RPG I have ever beaten that many times was Super Mario RPG.

I suppose it's personal opinion. I like them both equally :)

RD is still my favourite...

I'm somewhat surprised that Radiant Dawn is so many VGChartz members' favorite FE. It's my favorite as well (over 300 hours logged on it), but I was used to so much opposition (I came from GameFAQs, after all....). Path of Radiance and FE7 come in close behind.

I started out with FE11, but I really loved the character interaction in the Wii and GCN FE games. Jill, Edward, and Haar were my favorite characters.

To tell you the truth, I'm having doubts about FE12's international release. FE:SD was localized within six months of its Japanese launch, but it's been more than a year since FE12 (or FE3DS, whatever) released in Japan, and I haven't heard a thing. I really hope that Nintendo won't give up on the FE series (or the Advance Wars series while we're on that). A new FE for the WiiU or 3DS would be great, but I doubt that FE12 is going to see an English release....

Nintendo's killing me here... I'm probably going to have to pick up a PS Vita for the likely Monster Hunter game that will come out, but I far prefer Nintendo's franchises....That they simply haven't supported on the 3DS so far.

Don't you think you're jumping the gun a little here? 

At any rate, it's your choice. I was also surprised RD is winning, but there we are. Maybe people do have taste after all

Jumping the gun on the PS Vita? I'd only pick one up after MH is released. I'm not one for picking up consoles right at launch (took me a year to get the DS, and two years to get a Wii, and five for a PS3). And I'm waiting a bit on the 3DS to get a larger game library. Not so sure about the WiiU yet...

When would Nintendo be likely to announce a new FE? Generally, they wait for events like E3 or the GDC or TGS, but they've been known to announce games with little notice (Advance Wars: Days or Ruin was announced with little fanfare only a short time before its release).