Thanks to Sakurai and Super Smash Bros., Fire Emblem Is on Its Way to Becoming a Premier Nintendo Franchise

When you first tried your hand at Super Smash Bros. Melee, be honest — did you know who Roy and Marth were? I’ll admit that I did not. Despite its popularity amongst strategy enthusiasts well before its debut in Super Smash on GameCube, your typical North American gamer in 2001 would stop far short of…