With ‘Emio – The Smiling Man,’ Nintendo Goes Full Serial Killer The new Famicom Detective Club entry sees the family-friendly company go retro in an eerie page-turner unlike anything since ...

Emio – The Smiling Man will be released Aug. 29 on Nintendo Switch. The game was reviewed on Switch using a pre-release download code provided by Nintendo. Vox Media has affiliate partnerships.

In practice, finding out The Smiling Man’s motivations, the nature of Eisuke Sasaki’s murder, and its supposed connection to a series of killings 18 years ago plays out surprisingly simply.

Emio - The Smiling Man Is Nintendos First M-Rated Game and Shows It's Still Willing to Take Risks . Despite its family-friendly reputation, Nintendo has published and co-produced a number of M ...

Eurogamer's review of Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, which tells a successfully mysterious story, despite its slightly repetitive nature.

Nintendo Nintendo freaked everyone out earlier this month when it released a mysterious teaser referring to “The Smiling Man.”We’ve now learned that this isn’t quite a horror game.

If you're looking for a little something spooky to play on your Nintendo Switch, look no further than Emio – The Smiling Man, the first new Famicom Detective Club game in 30 years.

Will purchasing Emio: The Smiling Man - Famicom Detective Club leave a smile on your face? We can't say for certain, but we can help you decide.

Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is far and away the darkest game I’ve ever played from Nintendo. It deals with some plot points that even the past two games didn’t come close ...

The Smiling Man pulls urban legend into real murders and players will have to sift the legends from the actual crime. It just so happens we got to play Emio’s prologue and opening chapter, ...

So while “Emio – The Smiling Man” has a strong opening and an even stronger conclusion, it’ll make you grimace far more often than it’ll make you grin. Here & Now: Editors' Picks.