Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

i didnt check NL for a little bit, and now ive come to uhm a possible first party horror game called emio??? on a random wednesday after the direct? you alright, nintendo? you okay cause you seem slightly unwell !! did miyamoto get sick? im genuinely concerned here

Without having seen gameplay footage, I assume Emio will be Nintendo's spin on the Little Nightmares series.

Seeing them drop a random ominous teaser for a potential new game is surprising to me. Horror isn't my thing and I prefer more colorful and cheery stuff, but seeing Nintendo potentially delve into a new genre and territory is interesting to see! Everyone has been mentioning that the Emio game could potentially be a first-party M-rated title, which would be super shocking, given Nintendo has published M-rated games before (e.g. Bayonetta 2 and 3) or has allowed closely affiliated companies to release M-rated games on their consoles and have been lenient towards it despite some small controversies (e.g. Rare with Perfect Dark and Conker's Bad Fur Day on the N64) but Nintendo themselves have not made any games with the M-rating and have strayed far away from it. If Emio is not some small video they randomly dropped out of nowhere and is an actual game with an M-rating on its box, I wouldn't be surprised if some people caused a fuss about it, given that the first-party games they make only get Everyone to Teen ratings.

More than a few Nintendo published, third-party developed, M-rated games. True.

Probably no different for Emio. Some contracted worked from outside of the Big N.

@Magician That could be it. I am curious to see what the Emio thing is about a little later on, hopefully sometime later this year! Maybe around Halloween or something since it seems horror-themed? I wonder who is working on that potential Emio game if it is instead being worked on by a second party or third party and not by Nintendo themselves. Short videos with little info like that just always make me curious and start wondering more and more.

It's not Nintendo's first foray into horror, with Geist and Eternal Darkness under their belts way back when, but it's certainly been a long time.

But it's definitely a game, it got rated M. Just now a matter of what the hell it is

@Haruki_NLI As someone who adore's Geist for what it is, I have to ask. What about that game has people mentioning it as an example of Nintendo doing horror? I don't recall anything scary really happening outside of maybe some of the demon-thing designs later on.

@link3710 Well, thats more of an example for an M rated title than anything. Granted, the game is so damn obscure that the name Geist kinda implies....ya know....ghosts.

It's arguable how to count franchises, but Peach: Showtime and Game Builder Garage sort of were although they also sort of weren't.

You are forgetting Pokemon Arceus 😝 Being suddenly chased by an enormous monster with dramatic music and then getting murdered is legitimately scary in that game.

@FishyS Fair on both counts. Legends Arceus was generally one of the scariest video game experiences I've had. At least in a way that didn't rely on cheap jumpscares. (Not to say I was never jumpscared but it was always my own fault at least)

I can’t get excited for this teaser at all. I only hope it’s switch 2 related. Until more details drop it’s a nothing burger for me.

Double Dragon Revive

No Switch version? Emotional damage...

@Magician I'm hoping they're just holding out for Switch Successor