A chilling modern mystery from Nintendo’s Famicom Detective Club series.
Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is a rare beast: a brand-new, story-driven mystery published by Nintendo. Part of the long-running Famicom Detective Club series, it's a gripping, atmospheric tale for players who love a good whodunit on their Switch.
As a young detective, you investigate an unsettling case tied to a local urban legend — the figure known as the Smiling Man. You'll travel between locations, interview a cast of characters, gather clues, and slowly untangle a story full of twists. It's deliberate, tense, and genuinely hard to put down once it has you hooked.
This is a narrative adventure rather than an action game, so the focus is on reading, deduction, and atmosphere. It leans into darker, mature themes, which gives it a distinctly different tone from Nintendo's family-friendly lineup — a welcome change of pace if you love mysteries.
Emio – The Smiling Man is available digitally on the Nintendo eShop. The easiest way to download it is with a Nintendo eShop card — your code is emailed in minutes. New to redeeming? See how to redeem an eShop card on Switch.