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On January 27th 2013, we  reported that Gamestop had ceased taking pre-orders for Fire Emblem : Awakening by Nintendo , and gave no reason for the stoppage. And no word came from Nintendo, either in regards to the pre-order cease fire. Update after the break!

Gamestop  has ceased all pre-orders for the upcoming  Nintendo 3DS game, Fire Emblem : Awakening. This apparently had been done rather quietly, as the game SKU simply ‘vanished’ from the retailer’s computer system. While Gamestop at the time gave no official statement in regards to the matter, an email had been sent out to store managers stating for them to pull all ‘in stock’ and ‘available’ placards or materials in regards to the game, which would be used after the game is released on 02/04/2013.  

Today Nintendo  released a video trailer announcing a new game titled Shin-Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem for the Wii U gaming system. This will mark the first time ever, that these two powerful franchises have ever crossed paths. The video offers little in the way of direction for the game, save it is being presented by Atlus . The Fire Emblem series is widely known for its epic Tactical Strategy game play, fused with solid stories, and RPG elements abound. The Shin-Megami Tensei series span several RPG sub-genres, over the course of multitude of series, and a F2P MMO, as well. Three of the more recent releases for the Shin-Megami family were Shin-Megami Tensei : Devil Survivor (For the Nintendo DS), Shin-Megami Tensei : Devil Survivor : Overclocked (For the Nintendo 3DS), and Shin-Megami Tensei : Devil Survivor 2 (For the Nintendo DS). Each of these three were Tactical based Strategy/RPG games, as well. In the wake of this we will make sure to update, as...