Wow.

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Advance Wars, because I irrationally prefer modern/sci-fi settings over historical, and because I don't feel attachment to my units.

Beating a campaign mission in AW feels amazing, much more satisfaction than anything else I've done in gaming except the 120th star in SM64.

Also I don't think I would have bought the game I have sunk the most time into, Starcraft II, without playing AW and gaining appreciation for strategy games. It's a shame competitive AW is nonexistant.

AW's music is much better, Tsujiyoko and Hirano did a much better job on Paper Mario and AW than FE's soundtrack.

I always liked Fire Emblem.the wars series was just too arcadish while the fire emblem games had a great sotry and characters and universe and I love the whole idea that a character doesn't combe back when he dies.It really makes you think hard about every single turn.Both are good series though,Deserve more sales

Considering that Intelligent System is a Nintendo subsidiary, you could say that both series are made and published by Nintendo.

The way I see it:
Fire Emblem - Better story, deeper gameplay, less generic, more challenging, better art design, better soundtrack.
Advance Wars - Simpler, more accessible, better suited to handhelds, more/better features, great multiplayer.

I give the edge to Fire Emblem, mainly because I've actually beaten one of them (Path of Radiance). As for Advance Wars, I've owned every game in the series (released in America) and haven't bothered to finish one. I came close to beating Days of Ruin, though...

What I'm really interested in is Pokemon Conquest. :)

Fire emblem because it still exists

Solely for the fact that I know what Fire Emblem is.

You know i've never played Advance Wars...

You should add a poll.

Anyways, I love both, but Advance Wars is on a whole other league than FE. Advance Wars completely outdoes FE.

I prefer Advance wars to Fire Emblem. Though I have only played one FE game on GBA. I can't remember what the subtitle is. I just didn't really get into the story very much. Plus AW multiplayer was a lot of fun.

I like Fire Emblem better, mainly because each individual character has their own pros and cons, is customizable, and overall the game plays more like an RPG then a strategy game. There is more story to this franchise, although both are fun.

Can't wait for Fire Emblem 3DS.