Nintendo has always kept marriage in games to a boy and a girl, but in Fire Emblem Fates you will be able to play as a man and marry a man, or play as a woman and marry a woman.
“We can confirm that Fire Emblem Fates for Nintendo 3DS, which launches in Japan on June 25, 2015, and is coming to the U.S. and Europe in 2016, includes the possibility for a same-sex marriage to take place between the main character created by the gamer and another character in the game. Fire Emblem Fates comes in two different versions, called the Conquest and Birthright editions. In the Conquest edition of the game, there is a male character that the game’s player may have his/her male main character marry after they bond in battle. Similarly, the Birthright edition features a female character that a female main character may marry after bonding in battle. Both of the aforementioned characters can be encountered in the third edition of the game”
“We can confirm that Fire Emblem Fates for Nintendo 3DS, which launches in Japan on June 25, 2015, and is coming to the U.S. and Europe in 2016, includes the possibility for a same-sex marriage to take place between the main character created by the gamer and another character in the game. Fire Emblem Fates comes in two different versions, called the Conquest and Birthright editions. In the Conquest edition of the game, there is a male character that the game’s player may have his/her male main character marry after they bond in battle. Similarly, the Birthright edition features a female character that a female main character may marry after bonding in battle. Both of the aforementioned characters can be encountered in the third edition of the game” Nintendo says.
So basically, if players want two males to get married they’ll need to buy the Conquest edition, if they want to females to get married, they’ll need to buy Birthright version. For either one you can download the third storyline.
Nintendo has never done anything with same-sex marriage so it seems very out of the blue for them to start now.
“We believe that our gameplay experiences should reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate and, at the same time, we will always design the game specifications of each title by considering a variety of factors, such as the game’s scenario and the nature of the gameplay,” Nintendo says. “In the end of course, the game should be fun to play. We feel that Fire Emblem Fates is indeed enjoyable to play and we hope fans like the game.”
It’s good to finally see Nintendo include same-sex marriage and hopefully they will continue to do this in the future.