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Nintendo News: Experience Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Early with Free Episodic Demo for Nintendo Switch Starting on Aug. 19

original Starting the evening of Aug. 19, players can download the episodic demo to play through the Prologue and Chapter 1 of the Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club game. (Graphic: Business Wire)

Starting the evening of Aug. 19, players can download the episodic demo to play through the Prologue and Chapter 1 of the Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club game. (Graphic: Business Wire)

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ahead of its launch on Aug. 29, start an early investigation into a heinous crime with a free 3-part episodic demo of the Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club game that will be available on the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo Switch system.

Starting the evening of Aug. 19, players can download the episodic demo to play through the Prologue and Chapter 1. Two further chapters will be automatically added to the demo: Chapter 2 on the evening of Aug. 22 and Chapter 3 on the evening of Aug. 27.* Players can carry their progress forward to the full version of the game if purchased. For a sneak peek of what players can expect, check out this new video: https://youtu.be/1rEqrJrcAy0

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—much like the victims of Emio, the Smiling man—a killer of urban legend. Playing as an assistant private investigator, you are tasked with helping police solve this crime, which is reminiscent of a series of unsolved murders from 18 years ago. Has a serial killer returned, or is this the work of a copycat? Are these crimes inspired by the Smiling Man urban legend, or the origin of it?

As part of the continuing adventures of the Utsugi Detective Agency, for the first time in the Famicom Detective Club series, play as familiar character Ayumi Tachibana during select portions of the story. As an investigative duo, you’ll dive deeper into this intense story of suspicion, isolation and fragility.

For more information on the Nintendo eShop demo launching on Aug. 19, visit Nintendo.com or Nintendo eShop. Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club launches on Aug. 29 on Nintendo Switch.

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