Fire Emblem: Three Houses Sets Several Series Sales Records

Now say that five times fast.

News by Eric Van Allen, News Editor

16 August 2019

The results of July 2019's video game sales are in, and one thing is for sure: Three Houses might be the biggest Fire Emblem ever. Besides the actual size of the game (it's huge), Fire Emblem: Three Houses hit the number two spot in July, setting multiple series records in the process, via NPD.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses' launch month tripled the sales of the previous game in the series and prior best launch month, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Alongside a stellar first showing, Three Houses has already rocketed up the series' lifetime sales rankings, second only to Fire Emblem: Awakening. In its first month, Fire Emblem: Three Houses outdid the lifetime sales of all but one Fire Emblem game.

It shouldn't be surprising, given how excellent this entry in the Fire Emblem series is. But Fire Emblem has always felt a bit more niche than other major Nintendo franchises, with many of its biggest hits slowly or never coming over to the U.S. Even if we miss the chunky sprites of yore, Three Houses is a big win for Fire Emblem.

The only game to best Three Houses in July was Madden 20, which isn't surprising; this is the 20th consecutive year Madden won its launch month, and July sales alone have made it the eighth best-selling game of 2019 so far. It just further proves that Madden will always sell, no matter how far the franchise mode falls. Mortal Kombat 11 still retains its spot at the top, now only trailing Mortal Kombat X in franchise sales.

Here's where the numbers fell in July 2019.