News: Kozaki Hints at International Release for Fire Emblem Cipher

July 2nd, 2015. At this year's Japan Expo in Paris, Fire Emblem Awakening and Fates character designer Kozaki Yuusuke held both a signing, and a panel to address questions from his fans. When asked as to if Fire Emblem Cipher would be coming to the west, Kozaki speaking through a translator hinted that this option was on the table;

Nous devons voir comment le jeu marche au Japon avant de le sortir en Europe et en Amérique.
We must see how the game does in Japan before releasing it in Europe and in America.

While normally one would expect Kozaki to issue no comment on the question, his statement suggests that Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have already been considering the viability of an international release. Kozaki has been deeply involved with Cipher from the beginning, most recently having introduced the game to the general public alongside Intelligent Systems staff in a pre-launch box opening and game demo streamed in late June. Along with his core artwork for Awakening and Fates, he also illustrates cards for Cipher. He has also been a regular at Japan Expo for several years now.

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