In 1988 and 1989, Nintendo released two murder mystery visual novels in the form of the Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and The Girl Who Stands Behind. A very notable deviation from the usual ...

Visual novels aren’t exactly the most popular game genre here in the United States, which is why it was such a surprise when Nintendo announced that the two Famicom Detective Club games were coming to ...

Thank you for being you. When you look at the video game industry right now, you can’t possibly see it “going out of business,” barring something explosive or implosive happening. After all, AAA ...

Finn is a GameRant writer with his finger on the pulse of industry trends. A lifelong gamer, he has a particular interest in immersive-sims, character action games, and experimental indies. His ...

It may have taken 33 years, but North American visual novel fans can finally get their hands on the first two Famicom Detective Club games, The Missing Heir and The Girl Who Stands Behind, via the ...

Marcus Estrada is a Contributor from USA writing for the Digital Publication Hardcore Gamer. His favorite genres include horror, visual novel, rhythm and platformer. Remakes and remasters are an ...

40 years ago the videogame industry started to undergo a seismic shift, but it would take over two years for almost anybody in North America to realize it. On July 15, 1983, while the games industry ...

The Famicom Detective Club series made its debut on the Japanese Famicom system, and did not make its way to North America until a Switch remaster in 2021. Emio – The Smiling Man represents the first ...

The Famicom Detective Club is a popular set of adventure games in Japan going back to the early days of Nintendo gaming and for the first time ever, the series will be coming stateside with the Switch ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Famicom Detective Club's long-overdue localization hopefully paves ...