Famitsu's Fire Emblem Fates survey shows player habits, favorite characters, requests & more

The following information comes from a Fire Emblem Fates survey in Famitsu...

Why did you buy Fire Emblem Fates?

69% – Fan of the series
11% – Wanted to see story
9% – Wanted to see characters
5% – Wanted to see gameplay
2% – People I know are playing it
1% – Impulse buy

What difficulty and mode did you start on?

74% – Normal
23% – Hard
2% – Lunatic
Normal-Phoenix – 244
Normal-Casual – 875
Normal-Classic – 666
Hard-Casual – 153
Hard-Classic – 403
Lunatic-Casual – 6
Lunatic-Classic -50
86% of all players didn’t change the difficulty and/or mode during gameplay

Which scenario did you play first?

55% -Hoshido
43% -Nohr
1% -Invisible Kingdom

The main reason players played a specific route first is beause of the characters who become your allies (43%), though the difficulty level (32%) and the Story (23%) also had an impact on their decision.

Who was your favorite character?

Takumi [493]
Leon / Leo (475)
Marx / Xander (396)
Joker / Jakob (293)
Camilla (285)
Elise (246)
Oboro (228)
Aqua / Azura (197)
Ryouma / Ryoma (195)
Odin (176)

Hopes for future Fire Emblem installments and messages to the development team!

Will there be a “fourth scenario” too…? (M/20s)
The support system is fun, please keep it! (F/Teens)
I hope that future installments have this level of quality! (M/20s)
I hope for more DLC maps and characters (F/20s)
Thank you for this wonderful game. I will play whatever new releases [you make] from now on (F/20s)
I found the net battles interesting, I would be happy if this component reappears (F/20s)
I hope they put effort into the stories for Fire Emblem from now on! (M/20s)
I had the impression it was a “difficult game,” but that changed. I intend to challenge myself and play the other games in the series (F/20s)
Was very interesting. I think I’ll play the next one too! (F/Teens)