Nintendo teases new mysterious horror game, Emio

Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger

Nintendo has a full plate ahead of itself full of intriguing first-party releases, as shown by the Nintendo Direct earlier this year, but it seems it has one more thing up its sleeve.

Across its social media and YouTube, Nintendo has teased a mysterious new game, which has naturally been brandished as a horror game. Rated M, this new game is associated to the hashtag #WhoisEmio.

The trailer showcases what appears to be a masked man donning a paper bag with a smile drawn across it. It gives us very little to go off of, but the text at the end (according to GamingBolt) translates to “smiling man.”

This yet-to-be-properly-announced game has an official page on Nintendo’s website, to boot. It’s not clear when more info will come out about it, but it definitely raises eyebrows as Nintendo isn’t often the one promoting games rated for a Mature audience, so this leads us to expect the game, which we’ll dub Emio, is some first-party game.

Whatever this game turns out to be, which we kind of assume it’ll be tied to the internet myth of Smiling Man, it’ll definitely be a breath of fresh air compared to Nintendo’s normal kid-friendly offerings.

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Gabe has been a gamer since he was young, playing games like Pajama Sam, Freddi Fish, Guitar Hero, and whatever looked cool on GameFly. Ever since 2018, he's been infatuated with the inner workings of the gaming and entertainment industries, covering a wide range of topics from video games to TV and film. Starting as a contributor for PSX Extreme, he's worked his way up to its Managing Editor. Using what's he learned over the years, he founded Smash Jump to remind everyone to smash jump.