Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
Nintendo Switch · 2024
About this game
Emio: The Smiling Man - Famicom Detective Club is a point-and-click mystery/adventure game.
As a budding detective at the Utsugi Detective Agency, the player assists the police with investigating the death of a young boy found with a paper bag over his head with a smiley face crudely drawn on it.
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In this latest installment of the Famicom Detective Club , the player looks for clues, interviews witnesses and possible suspects, to try to piece together what happened to the young boy.
His death is eerily similar to a string of unsolved murders of young girls 18 years prior, all of whom were also found with paper bags on their heads with smiley faces drawn on them.
The murders echo the local urban legend of Emio, who wears a similar paper bag while appearing to crying young girls with the promise to give them a "smile that will last forever".
About Nintendo Switch
Released in 2017, the Nintendo Switch became one of the best-selling consoles of all time thanks to its hybrid handheld/docked design. Its cartridge-based physical format (as opposed to discs) has made complete-in-box collecting popular again, with certain limited print runs and Nintendo-published exclusives already commanding a premium on the secondhand market just a few years after release.
Gamevaro tracks Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club for Nintendo Switch with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Price history
Market values by condition
PAL
NTSC-U
NTSC-J
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €13.11 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-J | €24.93 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | PAL | €76.02 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | PAL | €21.19 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €28.37 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €39.55 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €38.50 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | PAL | €69.11 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | PAL | €52.98 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €35.96 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €50.04 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €15.40 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €55.05 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | PAL | €46.07 |
| 2026-07-10 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €38.48 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | PAL | €69.08 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €36.02 |
| 2026-07-10 | Item only | NTSC-J | €25.19 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €55.02 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | PAL | €75.99 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €13.11 |
| 2026-07-10 | Item only | PAL | €46.05 |
| 2026-07-10 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €28.36 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €39.62 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €15.39 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €50.02 |
| 2026-07-10 | Complete in Box | PAL | €52.96 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | PAL | €21.18 |
| 2026-06-23 | Item only | NTSC-U | €39.45 |
| 2026-06-23 | Item only | NTSC-J | €39.41 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning enough copies circulate to establish a reliable market price.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club worth?
Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club for Nintendo Switch is currently worth €52.90 loose, €52.98 complete in box, and €69.11 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club rare?
Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, loose is €52.90 and CIB is €52.98 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.
Is Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club worth more in PAL or NTSC?
The PAL version of Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is currently worth €52.90 loose, versus €39.45 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.
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