Nintendo's remakes of Famicom Detective Club has been known for some time. Previously announced back in 2019, Wednesday's Nintendo Direct confirmed The Missing Heir and The Girl Who Stands Behind are launching on May 14th release date, bringing Western localisations for the first time.
In preparation for this, Nintendo has just revealed a new collector's edition for Japan. Containing both games on a single cartridge, that comes with a 174-page artbook, showcasing the remake's character and concept art. It also features design documents from the original releases, which date back to 1988 and 1989.
Reprints of the original game's promotional flyers are present, alongside a 75-song soundtrack, containing tracks from the Famicom/NES version. There's no word on a Western release for this collector's edition yet, but we'll keep you updated if that changes.
Would you buy this collector's edition? Let us know in the comments.
[source nintendoeverything.com]
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This collection looks yummy. Hopefully it also has English in the cartridge. If it does, it is an absolute YES from me.
Australia gets slugged $90 AUD for a digital copy
@ferroreo JP version on eshop has no english so it'll be the same for physical
Not usually my type of game but these two caught my eye during the Direct as they looked very highly polished.
May pick them up.
These are probably the games that I'm looking forward to the most at the moment. I'd love a physical release but sadly the Japanese version won't have English support and there's no sign of a physical release anywhere else so I guess I might be stuck getting it digitally. Will be a day one buy regardless though.
@TechaNinja If I'm stuck getting it digitally then I'll use an NSO voucher on it. Dunno what I'd use the second one on yet but it's a lot better value than just buying it outright.
@TechaNinja I was hoping you were exaggerating but... no, $90 it is. I'd consider paying that for the collector's edition but certainly not just the digital download, what were they thinking?
@Mario_maniac I think $45 each is pretty reasonable. The Japanese and NA eShops have them as individual releases rather than one package whereas we're forced to buy them together but can use an NSO voucher as a result.
I'm guessing this series is decently big in Japan? Would of been really neat to get the Famicom versions localized like they did with first Fire Emblem just recently.
This was one of my highlights from the direct. Really hope we get this too 🤞😁🤞
I honestly don't remember Nintendo doing a collector's edition this elaborate for any other game. It would be nice if we at least got a regular physical edition in the west.
@Slowdive Hope they don't do a Fire Emblem and just offer a code in a (albeit lovely) box.
And I only want a good looking icon
75 songs is lengthy as it is but it's too bad it doesn't have the SFC music which is incredible.
These were the best surprises of the Direct in my opinion, but these are 35 dollars a piece... are these that good/long?
@BenAV Looking into that further, yeah, you're not wrong. Thanks for getting me to rethink that. I thought I read elsewhere it'd be cheaper for NA audiences but it works out about the same for us — better, when we consider our tax is always included in the final price.
Overall I just want a physical release over download — hopefully we hear news sooner or later.
@TechaNinja Well, it's €60 in Europe, which is slightly even more.
@Mario_maniac I'd really like a physical release too but not really fancying our chances considering all the other first party retail titles from the Direct seem to be widely available to pre-order. They might think it's too niche outside of Japan to bother with one.
Looked really interesting in the trailer.
Just checked, these sadly only include Japanese, simplified chinese and traditional chinese text. Bummer.
This set is tailored for me. Would hope we get it in the west, but I wouldn’t count on it.
I neeeeeeeed this! Mainly the physical game and the retro flyers though.
I need an English physical release! I ain’t spending £49.99 on the eShop.
@TechaNinja ugh, there goes my will to live. Lol my Japanese is not remotely close to decent enough to be able to enjoy this in full Japanese...
That's just wonderful!!!!!!
I just want these games localized in their original form
This looks pretty but considering this series has never even been on my radar I would skip over a collectors edition. I would, however, be in for a standard physical copy with both games on cart. If only NOA would get it together to make that happen, because I’m always excited to experience obscure Nintendo series that are new to me.
Figures JPN gets the goodies and the rest gets junk.
The pre order is already up on Play-Asia: https://www.play-asia.com/famicom-detective-club-the-missing-heir-the-girl-who-stands-behi/13/70e6pl?tagid=482395
Apparently there is an English language version on cartridge coming out. You can get it on Playasia soon: https://www.play-asia.com/famicom-detective-club-the-missing-heir-the-girl-who-stands-behi/13/70e6pn
@RetroNarf they often get rereleases on stuff like Virtual Console in Japan so I guess Nintendo wants to try and get us Westerners into the series.
Not surprised Japan gets a physical and really not surprised the western version isn’t even announced
Depending on price, I will likely get this. The OST is the selling point for me.
@TechaNinja That’s incredibly sad. What a high cost for a visual novel, of all things.
NINJA DOES NOT APPROVE
@popey1980 Look at my post a few above yours. Playasia has a physical version in English coming!
This is a real kick in the nuts.
No physical release in Australia... which is implied by the eShop rating being an IARC generated one as opposed to a peer-reviewed one required for physical releases (it's subtle, but I can tell the difference), and Japanese/Chinese only on the Japanese release, otherwise I would most likely have sprung for the Japanese edition for the soundtrack.
Would it kill Nintendo to at least sell soundtracks and other goodies via My Nintendo?
In any case, I hope there is at least some kind of Western physical release so that I can import. I'm not paying AU$90 or even half that amount for a freaking download.
If the physical japanese release really has English, I'll probably buy it!
I see the Japan release but does anyone know if that has english option.
I'm really sad that there is no english physical version of this game. I really want physical english version of this game.
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