The cult classic adventure game may be returning soon, as indicated by a new trademark filing from Nintendo. With the upcoming release of the Switch 2, it’s possible that Nintendo has big plans for Hotel Dusk: Room 215 in the future.

The story of Hotel Dusk follows protagonist Kyle Hyde as he interrogates patrons of a mysterious hotel. It is an unusual title in the DS library because it requires the console to be held sideways, like a pamphlet. In addition to its emphasis on strong dialogue, Room 215 is well-known as a game with a unique artstyle, depicting characters as sketchy rotoscopes.

As spotted by GameSpark, Nintendo filed a trademark for the Hotel Dusk: Room 215 name and logo on May 9. It was then approved ten days later on May 19. Notably, the trademark was issued in Japan, not the United States. Previously, the game was known as Wish Room in Japan, making this the first time that the Hotel Dusk branding has been used in that country.

Room 215 was originally developed by the independent studio Cing, which has since gone out of business. It was followed up by a sequel titled Last Window: The Secret of Cape West, which was released in Europe and Japan but not North America. Back when Cing was still in operation, many of its titles were published by Nintendo itself, and it seems that Nintendo has maintained an interest in the company’s IPs to this day. This is only natural, as Cing helped fill a vital niche in the DS era with its classic point-and-click adventure games.

During the seventh generation of consoles, Nintendo targeted demographics that hadn’t previously been interested in video games. The ability to interest casual gamers with broadly accessible titles and intuitive controls was one of the distinctive strengths of the DS and the Wii, and Cing was one of the studios that were able to best capitalize on this strategy.

Recently, another one of Cing’s titles was thrust back into the spotlight after a long hibernation. Another Code, formerly known as Trace Memory in North America, was remade by Arc System Works for the Switch in January 2024. Like Hotel Dusk, it was initially a visual novel for the Nintendo DS in which the player unravels a mystery in a small, self-contained setting. Arc System Works’ remake also included the sequel Another Code: R, which had never been released in North America. Given Nintendo’s new trademark and the blatant similarities between the Another Code and Hotel Dusk franchises, it’s not unlikely that we may see another two-game remake-slash-collection announced in the near future.