Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Announced

Nintendo has announced that Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club will be released on Nintendo Switch next month.

A student has been found dead, his head covered with a paper bag with an eerie smiling face drawn on it. It not only resembles a recurring clue in unsolved murders from 18 years ago, but a connection can be made to Emio, the “Smiling Man,” a killer of urban legend who is said to grant his victims “a smile that will last forever.”

Play the role of an assistant private investigator with Utsugi Detective Agency, where you are tasked with helping police solve this crime. Along the way, scrutinize the clues and testimonies you gather for potential connections to the gruesome events of the past.

Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is the first new Famicom Detective Club story in 35 years. This title follows the previously released first and second installments in the series, most recently remade for the Nintendo Switch system: Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind.

Has a serial killer returned, or is this the work of a copycat? Are these crimes inspired by the Smiling Man story, or the origin of it? These answers and more will be discovered as you investigate in Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club.

Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club will be released at retail and digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on 29 August 2024.