As an avid horror fan, so am I. Like so many others, I’m also genuinely intrigued by a trailer drop that is very much out of character for Nintendo, which is typically focused on family friendly content. Sure, there have been exceptions via third-party developers and studios, and Nintendo itself has dabbled into the realm of horror with its Luigi’s Mansion lineup, but not like this. Not anything like this.
Have a look at the age-restricted trailer…
The short trailer simply shows a person dressed in a trench coat and a paper bag with a smiling face over the top of their head. Some notes from a toy piano play in the background while the old-style film footage flickers and jumps. At the 9-second mark, it quickly zooms into a shot of the person’s hand, which appears to show a missing finger. Overall, it gives off American Horror Story vibes.
To be clear, this doesn’t necessarily indicate that it’s going to be a first-party title by Nintendo. However, that’s also a very real possibility, given the ‘Nintendo Switch’ intro. It’s also not a fake-out in terms of the content, as the beginning of the trailer makes clearly visible an ESRB M (Mature 17+) rating badge.
Whatever this is, I and many others can hardly wait to find out.