Nov 082024
Let’s talk about the Famicom Detective Club series again.
Back when we discussed The Missing Heir, I mentioned that I gave in and bought the digital version since the Famicom Detective Club remakes never got a physical English release.
But is there still hope?
While the Switch 2’s backward compatibility that we discussed yesterday was the biggest news out of that announcement, a lot of other information was also included in the presentation. Among other interesting details, one page showed games that have been released for the Switch since it came out.
This included the Famicom Detective Club remakes… and fans noticed something strange.
English box art is shown for them. It’s not the Japanese box art and it’s not the art alone; it’s what looks like a physical case for the English version of the Famicom Detective Club remake collection.
So… does it mean anything? Maybe not. It might just be that they wanted to include it on the list so they made a mock-up of physical box art so it wouldn’t look out of place with the other games. On the other hand, Emio did get a physical release. If that sold well, maybe they’re going to follow-up with a physical collection of the remakes.
I’d buy them again if that happens. I enjoyed them enough that I’d love to have a copy for my collection. So here’s hoping this is more than just a nice image for the infographic!
Do you think we’ll get a physical release of the Famicom Detective Club remakes?
I did buy a physical copy of Emio, though I haven’t gotten around to it yet. Still have it set up as my next Switch game, when I get back to Switch games. But only so much time to balance and I’ve been busy with other things lately.
Yeah, understandable. I certainly know the struggles of trying to balance too many different games, too.