Fire Emblem Fates
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Over the past few weeks, there's been an interesting controversy over a relatively obscure feature in Fire Emblem Fates. In the Japanese version, players are able to rub character's faces with the touchscreen and interact with them, but this was supposedly removed for the western release. Since then, all sorts of debate has been sparked over localisation and whether or not the mini-game is actually present in the western release.

Kotaku recently reached out to Nintendo to get a final word on the issue, and the answer pretty closely mirrors what our reviewer had to say. Here's the quote from Nintendo:

In certain circumstances, S-Level characters are able to wake up their spouses by blowing into the microphone or by tapping the screen to touch their hair, face or shoulder. These randomly triggered events are unrelated to the mini-game in the Japanese version.

As you can see, it's strictly limited to waking up characters with an S-Level bond and is ultimately completely separate from the mini-game that's drawn so much attention. It's very similar, but it is not the same as the Japan-only petting mini-game.

What do you think? Are you disappointed or glad because of this news? What do you think of all the noise this has generated? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

[source kotaku.com]