Fire Emblem: Three Houses Expansion Pass information announced

The details of the expansion pass for the upcoming Nintendo Switch release of Fire Emblem: Three Houses has been announced by Nintendo, who have confirmed that the pass will contain four slices of DLC for the game due post-launch.

The details of the expansion pass for the upcoming Nintendo Switch release of Fire Emblem: Three Houses has been announced by Nintendo, who have confirmed that the pass will contain four slices of DLC for the game due post-launch, and is available to purchase right now in the Nintendo eShop, bundled with the main game.

#FireEmblem: Three Houses and the Fire Emblem: Three Houses + Expansion Pass bundle are now available for pre-purchase on #NintendoSwitch #eShop!https://t.co/bh8DioFVU1 pic.twitter.com/0Y2mHclKW5

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 4, 2019

The DLC, which has its first release on the day of the game’s launch, will consist of a mixture of characters, battle maps, costumes, and quests as well as story content and locations. Purchasing the game now also unlocks Byleth: Tested Professor to use in Fire Emblem Heroes, an added incentive who play the series mobile title.

The new game, which was announced in a Nintendo Direct in January 2017, will be the sixteenth game in the long-running series and the first to be on a home console since Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn in 2007 on the Wii. The series is being co-developed with Koei Tecmo, responsible for the Dynasty Warriors and other Warrior spin-off games, for the first time. However, Koei Tecmo’s brand of action is not expected here, and the game will be the tactical role-playing that is standard for the Fire Emblem series.

The DLC Packs will come in four waves, and consist of (with release dates):

Wave 1, Launch Day: Officers Academy outfits for female and male Byleth

Wave 2, October 31st: Additional Auxiliary battle maps, helpful in-game support items, and more

Wave 3, December 31st: Additional quests and costumes; plus, another free update

Wave 4, April 30th 2020: Discover new story content, with additional playable characters, locations and more; plus, another free update

Fire Emblem: Three Houses is due for release on July 26th for Nintendo Switch.