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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Now Available Via Switch 2

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance via Nintendo Classics

Nintendo recently added Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance to the GameCube library, which is exclusively accessible to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members via Switch 2. For those who want to check out the seriesโ€™ first jump into 3D turn-based combat, players need to make sure their subscription is active.

Preview the announcement trailer below:

This installment of the classic strategy role-playing series Fire Emblem was released for the Nintendo GameCube system in 2005. Fully-voiced cutscenes and 3D maps accompany the return of the brutal battle system where your units are gone for good if they fall in a fight! On the continent of Tellius, two races (the human beorc and the half-human laguz) have built a history of strife, mistrust, and compromise. Now, sinister forces emerge from the shadows to pit the two groups against each other. Follow the protagonist Ike and a colorful cast of characters as this grand drama unfolds around them. Dark days are rising…

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Screenshots


Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance was originally released in 2005. In the West, it is the third entry to come out, and it brought some massive “firsts”, like 3D graphics, full motion cutscenes, and voice acting. Our review describes it as well-balanced and one of the strongest Fire Emblem titles in terms of storytelling.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is now available on NSO via Switch 2. Stay tuned here at RPGFan for all things RPG!

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Tin Manuel

Tin is a designer and a writer by day and an adventurer in whatever game she is playing at night. She gets giddy talking about RPGs (specifically JRPGs), new releases, and reveres almost every female protagonist. She has two cats and two dogs, whom she loves dearly. Sheโ€™s forgetful at times, but she will always remember Aerithโ€™s death frame by frame in 480p.

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