Bloober Team's Nintendo Game May Not Be What You Think

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Bloober Team working on Project M with Nintendo, but it may not be the Emio project that many have speculated it is.
Project M is said to have a smaller budget than other Bloober Team games and is aiming to release on “Nintendo platforms.”
Emio seems to be a separate horror project from Nintendo.

Horror game developer Bloober Team is said to be working on a project with Nintendo currently known as Project M, but it is apparently not related to the mysterious “Emio” game that Nintendo teased recently. Bloober Team has established itself as one of the premiere horror game developers in the industry, producing popular games like the Layers of Fear series and The Medium.

Bloober Team’s horror ventures have been so successful, in fact, that the studio has been entrusted by Konami to handle the Silent Hill 2 remake. The Silent Hill 2 remake is easily Bloober Team’s biggest and highest-profile project to date, so it will be exciting to see how it stacks up to the original release. Horror fans will find out when the Silent Hill 2 remake launches on October 8, but that’s not the only game that Bloober Team has in the works.

Bloober Team Working on New Game With Take-Two Interactive

Silent Hill 2 remake developer Bloober Team teases a mysterious new game that saw it partner up with GTA publisher Take-Two Interactive.

It’s been confirmed that Bloober Team is working on something mysterious called “Project M,” which is aiming for release on Nintendo “platforms.” This has led to speculation that the game may also be in the works for both the existing Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch successor console, but that has yet to be confirmed. What we do know about the game is that Project M has a smaller budget than most Bloober Team titles and that it will be announced later this year. Project M was mentioned within days of Nintendo releasing a bizarre horror game teaser, which led some to assume that Project M and Nintendo’s horror game are the same thing.

Project M and Emio Seem to Be Separate Projects

While this could very well be the case, IGN has cited sources that claim Project M and Emio are actually two separate projects. Since next to nothing is known about either game in any official capacity, though, all we can do is speculate for now. Hopefully, more information is shared sooner rather than later, so horror fans on Switch know exactly what to expect.

As far as Emio goes, Nintendo released a brief teaser trailer showing a man wearing a paper bag with a smiley face drawn on it. The creepy trailer didn’t reveal anything substantial about the project, though age rating boards have since revealed that the game will be tackling some heavy subject matter, including suicide and domestic abuse. It’s rare for Nintendo to dip its toes in the horror genre, and so it will be very interesting to see what shape these projects take.