Fire Emblem frustration

As I hold my DS in sweaty hands at 12:47 in the morning, trying the same battle for the 7th time in a row, I realize I like being this frustrated with a game. The problem comes from trying to talk to an enemy character (who will only talk to ONE specific character in your group). The trouble is, the enemy character is an archer, and the character who needs to talk to him is a winged unit. In the Fire Emblem world, that's TROUBLE! My Pegasus Knight can't get close enough to him in one turn to be able to talk to him, and every time I try and move her sort of close and cross my fingers he won't target her....he targets her. Aaaaaand she dies. Reset!

But that's the appeal of Fire Emblem to me. It's NOT easy and you have to actively think about where your characters will be and if they'll be in range of an enemy they are weak against! You can get a real sense of accomplishment when you finish a battle in this game. This is why I hope Nintendo continues to make Fire Emblem the way it has always been...challenging to the point of crying. If they sell out and make an easy Fire Emblem game, well, Nintendo just might lose most of their hardcore fans. Think about it Nintendo! All of those moms and grandmothers and kids that you're catering to right now? They're fickle! Marketing to them may get you alot of money right now, but you aren't doing yourself any favors by ignoring your hardcore fan base. But that's another issue for another day.