Emio — The Smiling man release date revealed

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After a cryptic teaser video released earlier this week, Nintendo has fully revealed Emio —The Smiling Man. This horror detective title will come to Nintendo Switch on August 29, 2024.

There were a lot of speculation and rumors surrounding the brief teaser Nintendo released that simply asked "#WhoIsEmio?" earlier in July. Many suspected this was another project from Bloober Team, the known horror studio currently developing the Silent Hill 2 Remake. However, it has now been revealed that Emio is not only a Nintendo-developed game, with Metroid producer Yoshio Sakamoto producing, but also a sequel to the Famicom Detective Club series that launched on the NES.

A new Switch is on the way.

After the initial 15-second teaser, Nintendo only gave us another 9-second clip to confirm the name and release date for Emio — The Smiling Man. All we see is the mysterious figure wearing a paper bag on its head with a scribbled-on smiley face and art of three characters. The release date of August 29, 2024 is tucked in the bottom right corner.

A key detail that might go over some fans' heads is the subtitle of Famicom Detective Club. This places Emio — The Smiling Man within said series that hasn't seen a new entry in 30 years. However, Nintendo has released remakes of the two original titles, The Missing Heir and The Girl Who Stands Behind, in 2021 on the Switch.

According to the official website for the game, Emio — The Smiling Man will task players to take on the role of a detective attempting to solve the murder of a junior high student named Eisuke Sasaki found with a smiley face paper bag left on his head that calls back to older cases revolving around a disturbing urban legend. As part of the Utsugi Detective Agency, you must find clues, interview witnesses, and attempt to unravel the mystery before the killer strikes again.

Producer Yoshio Sakamoto released a short video explaining his approach to reviving this series that has laid dormant for decades you can view