Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave Passes Zelda in Famitsu Most Wanted Chart

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Fire Emblem takes second as Zelda slides to fifth

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is now the second most wanted game in Famitsu’s latest reader-voted chart, according to NintendoEverything’s August 30, 2026 report, moving ahead of Zelda: Ocarina of Time after Zelda had reached No. 2 the week before. The ranking puts Nintendo’s next tactical RPG behind only Pokemon Winds / Waves among listed Nintendo Switch 2 titles, with Fortune’s Weave at 572 votes and Zelda at 488.

The immediate tension is that Zelda did not disappear from the conversation. It fell in rank while still posting a higher raw vote total than it had on the previous chart. NintendoEverything’s August 23 chart had Zelda: Ocarina of Time at No. 2 with 424 votes, while Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave sat at No. 4 with 371. In the August 30 chart, both games gained votes, but Fire Emblem gained far more, enough to leap past Zelda, Persona 6, and Persona 4 Revival into second place.

Famitsu’s chart is based on reader votes, not preorders or sales, and NintendoEverything notes that the August 30 list reflects ballots cast between August 5 and August 18. That date range matters. The poll is not a real-time reaction meter for the exact week it is published, but a delayed snapshot of what Famitsu readers were prioritizing during a period when NintendoEverything says a recent Nintendo Direct and approaching launch hype likely helped Fortune’s Weave.

The vote swing is sharper than the rank change suggests

Looking at the last few reported Famitsu most wanted games charts shows a more interesting pattern than a simple one-week upset. On NintendoEverything’s August 2 chart, based on votes from July 15 to July 21, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave was already No. 2 with 419 votes, ahead of Zelda: Ocarina of Time at No. 4 with 339. On the August 9 chart, based on July 22 to July 28 voting, the printed list again placed Fire Emblem at No. 2 with 410 votes, while Zelda appeared at No. 4 with 350 votes. NintendoEverything’s accompanying text for that August 9 post says Zelda was “entrenched in the third spot,” but the listed ranking places Persona 4 Revival at No. 3 and Zelda at No. 4, so the chart table is the safer reference point.

The August 23 chart temporarily changed the race. Zelda: Ocarina of Time rose to No. 2 with 424 votes, while Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave dropped to No. 4 with 371. A week later, Fortune’s Weave jumped to 572 votes and Zelda rose to 488 while falling to No. 5. In other words, the Zelda Ocarina of Time remake interest signal strengthened in raw numbers, but other games surged harder.

For a tactical RPG, that is a notable read. Fire Emblem’s increase from 371 to 572 between the August 23 and August 30 published charts is a 201-vote jump in the numbers reported by NintendoEverything. Zelda’s 64-vote gain over the same published-chart comparison would normally look healthy, but it was not enough in a week where Pokemon Winds / Waves climbed to 763 votes and Persona 6 reached 514. The competition at the top of Famitsu’s list is dense, and Fortune’s Weave is now sitting in a crowded RPG-heavy lane rather than benefiting from a quiet release calendar.

A Switch 2 tactics game is competing with remakes and RPG heavyweights

The August 30 top five, as reported by NintendoEverything, is almost entirely built around established names and RPG-adjacent demand: Pokemon Winds / Waves at No. 1, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave at No. 2, Persona 6 at No. 3, Persona 4 Revival at No. 4, and Zelda: Ocarina of Time at No. 5. That makes Fire Emblem’s position stand out less as a novelty surge and more as evidence that Famitsu readers are treating Nintendo’s tactical RPG as one of the central Switch 2 releases on the horizon.

From a systems perspective, that is the part worth watching. Fire Emblem lives or dies by long-tail interest in unit growth, army composition, class planning, difficulty tuning, and how much room the campaign gives players to make bad decisions and recover from them. A high Famitsu placement does not confirm anything about those systems in Fortune’s Weave. It does, however, show that readers are making room for a new strategy RPG near the top of a list that also includes huge brand names across Nintendo and PlayStation.

NintendoEverything frames the latest rise around a recent Nintendo Direct and launch momentum. My Nintendo News separately reported in a related entry that Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is planned for Nintendo Switch 2 on September 17, 2026, and described it as exclusive to Switch 2. That timing gives the ranking some practical texture. A tactics RPG launching soon has a different kind of appeal from a distant mystery title. Players who care about route planning, support-style character investment, roster optimization, and replay value are no longer only expressing curiosity. They are close enough to launch to be deciding whether Fortune’s Weave becomes an early Switch 2 commitment.

Zelda’s fall is about relative momentum, not vanished demand

The Zelda side of the chart should be read carefully. NintendoEverything’s August 23 headline described Zelda: Ocarina of Time as a remake moving up to No. 2, while the chart itself lists the game as “[NS2] Zelda: Ocarina of Time.” The provided sources do not include a Nintendo announcement, store page, price, technical breakdown, or release date for that Zelda listing. The safest phrasing is that the Famitsu-related coverage is treating it as a Switch 2 Ocarina of Time remake, but the material here does not provide the kind of first-party detail that would answer how extensive that remake is.

Its drop from second to fifth also should not be mistaken for a collapse. The reported vote total rose from 424 to 488 between the August 23 and August 30 charts. Zelda lost position because Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Persona 6, and Persona 4 Revival all finished ahead of it in the newer list. That distinction matters when comparing Nintendo most wanted games: rank measures the field around a title, while vote total gives a better sense of whether interest is cooling or still expanding.

For Nintendo, the healthy problem suggested by Famitsu’s latest chart is that Switch 2 readers in Japan are not focused on a single pillar. Pokemon Winds / Waves remains comfortably first with 763 votes, Fire Emblem has surged to second, and Zelda still holds a top-five spot. The available data points to a platform conversation spread across creature collecting, tactical RPG progression, and nostalgia-driven action-adventure demand. It does not prove sales outcomes, but it does show that Fortune’s Weave is no longer merely riding behind Zelda’s name recognition in this particular reader poll.

Forum leak claims need a hard line between report and proof

The less reliable part of the current Fire Emblem conversation is the alleged leak activity around review code. My Nintendo News reported on August 30 that a reviewer had started posting content from Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave on 4chan ahead of release. The site said the reviewer did not appear to have leaked spoilers so far, but warned that this could change, and noted that Nintendo would not be pleased if information from embargoed review code had been published online.

That is the confirmed layer from the provided material: My Nintendo News says posts exist, characterizes them as coming from a reviewer, and says its own review will arrive in due course. The unconfirmed layer is everything players might infer from the forum posts themselves. The supplied sources do not verify specific mechanics, story turns, character details, maps, endings, performance claims, or build options from those posts. A 4chan thread is not a substitute for a review, an official Nintendo page, or a structured preview.

For Fire Emblem players, leak discipline is especially important because early context can distort how a campaign is understood. A unit list without recruitment timing can make a roster look thinner or broader than it feels in play. A class detail without map design tells you little about balance. A story hint without route structure can sound larger than it is. Until embargoed reviews or official materials are available, the practical advice is simple: treat forum claims as unverified, mute terms if you are spoiler-sensitive, and do not build expectations around isolated screenshots or anonymous descriptions.

What prospective players can actually plan around

Based on the provided sources, the clearest practical information is platform and timing. My Nintendo News’ related coverage says Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave launches exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 on September 17, 2026, with a limited edition called the “Dagdan Collection” planned for the same day. That edition is described as including art cards, an art book, a SteelBook, and other items in the excerpt, though the supplied material does not include price or retailer availability.

The Famitsu ranking helps gauge demand, not product readiness. It does not answer performance, resolution, frame rate, file size, difficulty options, accessibility settings, online features, save-transfer support, DLC plans, or whether a demo will be offered. It also does not tell us whether Fortune’s Weave will satisfy players who prefer older Fire Emblem campaign pressure, players who prioritize character relationship systems, or players who want flexible buildcrafting over strict map puzzle design.

The best buying posture depends on your tolerance for uncertainty. If you already own a Switch 2, know you want a new Fire Emblem, and care about securing a limited edition, the chart suggests you may be competing with a highly attentive audience. If your decision depends on performance, difficulty tuning, or whether the campaign systems reward experimentation across a full run, waiting for embargoed reviews is the safer route. Famitsu’s readers have moved Fortune’s Weave ahead of Zelda for now, but the questions that matter over 40 or 60 tactical hours will be answered on the battlefield, not in a popularity table.