When you think of game studios known for horror games, you might consider Bloober Team, Supermassive, or Remedy Entertainment. One thing’s for sure: Nintendo is probably nowhere to be found on the ...

"Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club" offers plenty of creepy images in-between its wholesome gameplay. (Courtesy of Nintendo) A middle school boy strangled to death. An urban legend of a ...

There is a degree to which every detective story hinges on its ending. Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicon Detective Club has me wrestling with just how important that degree is. The first eight or so ...

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The new visual novel expands the Switch’s growing lineup of interactive mysteries. The new visual novel expands the Switch’s growing lineup of interactive mysteries. is an entertainment editor ...

Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is a successful homage to the venerable series, which tells an enticing story despite its repetitive nature. Let's lay out the facts of the case: Eisuke ...

Just one week after teasing an urban legend horror game that it deemed “inappropriate for some users,” Nintendo revealed what its mystery project “Emio” is all about: It’s a new entry in the ...

Nintendo teased "#WhoIsEmio?" with a cryptic video in July, revealing Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club on Nintendo eShop. This marks the series' return after 30 years, developed ...

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The Famicom Detective Club duology of remakes on Nintendo Switch instantly gripped me, as a fan of visual novels and mystery titles. When Nintendo revealed a third, original title in the series for ...

When the “Who Is Emio?” trailer hit a while back, people were fascinated by it and wanted to know more about what Nintendo had planned. That plan led to the reveal of Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom ...

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