Recently, Nintendo started to tease something around a man with a paper bag over his head and that got many fans guessing what it could be. They have now confirmed that it is a new entry in the Famicom Detective Series, the first in 3 decades and is called Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club.

While there has not been any trailer like you might normally see, we did get a video where the series producer and writer of the game Yoshio Sakamoto, who talks about the game. Sakamoto was the scenario designer on the original games, as well as over seeing their remakes and if that was not enough, he has directed a number of Metroid games over the years as well.

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.”

Assume the role of an assistant private investigator at Utsugi Detective Agency, tasked with aiding the police in solving a crime. Examine the clues and testimonies collected, looking for possible links to the chilling events that occurred previously.

The game itself will release on August 29th, and for the first time ever, the series is getting a physical release here in Australia