Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club announced for Nintendo Switch

Following mountain anticipation after the recent launch of a cryptic teaser called "Emio", Nintendo has finally announced Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club. As we speculated in our post, this is a brand new Nintendo Switch game and the newest installment in the underrated visual novel adventure series from the Super Mario publisher.

Since the publisher is not known for such teases, fans who had high expectations will likely be disappointed. Here's everything to know about the upcoming Nintendo Switch adventure game inspired by horror movies and urban myths.

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When does Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club launch for Nintendo Switch?

The game arrives on August 29, 2024, for Nintendo's popular hybrid console. The story centers around the titular urban legend, an eerie man who offers crying girls a paper bag with a smiley face on it in exchange for their life. Following in the footsteps of the legend, a bunch of murders with victims having their heads covered must be investigated by the Utsugi Agency.

The project is helmed by none other than Yoshio Sakamoto, known for his work on the 2D Metroid entries, including the original NES release, the SNES sequel Super Metroid, and the Nintendo Switch successor Metroid Dread. He also helped produce the cult-classic Rhythm Heaven and WarioWare games across several Nintendo systems.

Sakamoto has worked on the previous Famicom Detective Club titles, including both the originals and the 2021 Nintendo Switch remakes. As such he brings his expertise to Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, which will be the first brand-new series entry since 1989.

While the Switch remakes received mixed reviews due to carrying over outdated game design aspects, the fact that this is an all-new entry should excite fans thanks to all the new possibilities in store.

Readers can watch the full insight video of Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club on YouTube to know what kind of game it will be, how the idea came to be, and more.