With Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club being Nintendo’s big August release for this year, Nintendo has opted to make Emio – The Smiling Man their next covered game, as part of their “Ask the Developer” interview series. Across three chapters, many questions were asked of Producer, Yoshio Sakamoto and Assistant Producer, Kaori Miyachi.
When talking about their involvement with the Famicom Detective Club series, they had the following to say:
Emio Devs on Their Involvement with the Series:
Yoshio Sakamoto: I’ve been involved in the development of various software since the Game & Watch era. From Family Computer and Family Computer Disk System to Nintendo Switch, I’ve led the development on a variety of games, including the Famicom Detective Club series and Metroid series. On the other side of the spectrum, I’ve also worked on two titles from the Tomodachi Life series.
I personally like to get hands-on, so I worked together with Miyachi-san on this title, on everything from creating the plot to scriptwriting, considering and selecting background music to support the composers, as well as cutscenes and direction. That said, I’m credited as the game’s producer again for this title. (Laughs)
Kaori Miyachi: I’ve been working mainly as a co-ordinator on games in a variety of genres, including Donkey Kong Country Returns for Wii, Art Academy for Nintendo DS, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch. I also worked as a co-ordinator on various adjustments to the remakes of Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind on Nintendo Switch.
For the full interview, why not click here to check out Ask the Developer Vol. 12, Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club – Chapter 1.
Ask the Developer | Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club (Participating Developers)
- Yoshio Sakamoto | Producer
- Kaori Miyachi | Assistant Producer
