New Famicom Detective Club Game Announced by Nintendo
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Nintendo has surprised with the announcement of Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club for Switch. It is the first game in the series in 35 years, and the USK 16 (PEGI 18) rating is quite unusual for a Nintendo game.
The next instalment in the Famicom Detective Club series is on its way. Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club launches on Switch on 29 August for 49.99 Euros. The Nintendo game is a dark crime thriller. As an assistant private detective with the Utsugi Detective Agency, players are tasked with helping the police solve a crime.
"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. 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'," wrotes Nintendo.
This game is the first new Famicom Detective Club story in 35 years, and follows the previously released first and second instalments in the series, which were 2021 remastered for Nintendo Switch (Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind).
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