Nintendo’s teaser leads to new Famicom Detective Club game reveal

Nintendo has announced the next instalment in the Famicom Detective Club series, Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club.

Teased last week via a cryptic trailer, The Smiling Man will be released for Nintendo Switch on August 29 and is the first new Famicom Detective Club story in 35 years.

“In Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, a student has been found dead in a chilling fashion, his head covered with a paper bag with an eerie smiling face drawn on it,” a synopsis reads.

“This unsettling visage bears a striking resemblance to a recurring clue in a string of unsolved murders from 18 years ago, as well as Emio (the Smiling Man), a killer of urban legend who is said to grant his victims ‘a smile that will last forever.’”

Players take on the role of an assistant private investigator with Utsugi Detective Agency, where they’re 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,” Nintendo says,

Famicom Detective Club is a pair of murder mystery games that were originally released for the Famicom Disk System in Japan in the late ’80s.

The Smiling Man follows the previously released first and second instalments in the series, which were remade for Nintendo Switch.

Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club screenshots