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December 4th, 2009 at 04:00pm
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Japan’s infatuation with quaint, puzzle-filled villages has yet to wane. The second Professor Layton trilogy has started off on a positive note, with Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute topping the Media Create sales charts. The latest in Level-5’s adventure series sold 306,000 copies in its first week at retail.
The rest of the weekly bestsellers list is almost entirely dominated by Wii and DS games, like Tomodachi Collection, Wii Fit Plus and another debut, Momotaro Dentetsu 2010!, the latest Wii release of Hudson’s Japan-only, train-themed board game series. The sole exception: Winning Eleven 2010, charting at number 7 with 20,000 copies sold. (The soccer sim’s life-to-date sales of 312,000 isn’t that far off from Layton’s first week!) Additionally, Cave’s region-free Xbox 360 shmup Mushihime-sama Futari just missed the top ten.
[Via Kotaku]
Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute plays successfully in Japan originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 25th, 2009 at 12:30pm
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Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute is out in Japan tomorrow, so Level-5 decided it was an appropriate time to go ahead and announce the next DS game in the second Layton trilogy. At a Devil’s Flute launch event, Level-5 president Akihiro Hino revealed the above artwork for Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask.
This fifth game has Layton and Luke investigating the mystery of the title artifact in Casino City, which seems to have been created by the wish-granting mask. According to a Famitsu report that leaked before the official reveal, there could be major changes to the familiar gameplay system.
Miracle Mask will be out in fall 2010, and may be followed by a second movie, Hino said. The company first has to solve the puzzle of how much money it will receive from the first one.
[Via Famitsu, Andriasang]
Level-5 reveals Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, coming to Japan next fall originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 19th, 2009 at 02:50pm
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Gamers certainly aren’t strangers to memorabilia, doubly so for figurines, but this Professor Layton statue from NCSX has one thing going for it those others don’t: you can actually afford it. We’re used to seeing those high-dollar Samus statues and Capcom’s ridiculously-priced (and ridiculously nice!) Street Fighter series, so when we caught wind of this $30 Professor Layton companion, we knew we had to post it up. So … yeah, that’s what this is.
What? You were expecting more? OK, here’s a riddle: What’s 120 words, loves you and thinks you’re the sexiest person on the planet? Head past the break for the answer!
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Professor Layton and the Figurine of Want originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 18th, 2009 at 05:45pm
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Nintendo must’ve had some luck with its Great Lakes and Wii Sports Resort tours recently, as the company has announced the Nintendo Mall Experience tour. Starting next week through December 20, The Big N will be stopping at shopping centers across the country to get some of its Wii and DS titles in the faces of holiday shoppers.
On the Wii side, Nintendo will show off its top three games for the holiday season: Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Fit Plus. For the handheld crowd, Nintendo will be pushing the new Style Savvy, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Head past the break for the full list of stops on Nintendo’s Mall Experience tour.
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Nintendo Mall Experience tour heads cross-country next week originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 16th, 2009 at 03:15pm
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We were going to comment on the creepy “sign of the witch” that Professor Layton, Remi and young Luke encounter in this screenshot of Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute — and how it seems that this Layton game is going in an unusually spooky and dark direction — but then we remembered that both of the Layton games out in North America contain some fairly scary supernatural-seeming content: mysterious murders, monsters, curses, and the like.
We tend to think of the Layton games as so pleasant and so light-hearted, but, really, there’s often something a bit sinister in many of the puzzles Layton must solve. Grab a cup of tea and head to Famitsu for more totally spooky screens.
Professor Layton and the sinister graffiti originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 30th, 2009 at 02:15pm
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It would appear that Nintendo made the right decision in finally getting around to releasing Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box worldwide, as the company was able to trade that box for one filled with cash money. The company released a supplement to its earnings report, listing the million-selling first-party Wii and DS games of its Q3 (April-September), and Diabolical Box made the list with 1.26 million units sold. The entirety of that 1.26 million comes from outside of Japan, since it wasn’t a first-party game in Japan, and it was released in 2007.
The other new additions to the million-seller club on DS: Tomodachi Collection, the Mii communication game, and Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, which mysteriously managed to rack up 10,000 overseas sales despite not having been released outside of Japan. Is Nintendo tracking import retailers differently somehow?
On Wii, Wii Sports Resort has reached 6.97 million units worldwide, and Wii Fit Plus has already sold 2.13 million, a nice complement to the 4.28 million that the first Wii Fit sold in the last quarter.
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Professor Layton and the Million-Selling Sequel originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 8th, 2009 at 06:40pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Everything is improved with waggle. It’s a fact. Scientifically proven. And yet, Level 5 CEO Akihiro Hino has still seen fit to crush everyone’s hopes of a waggle-infused Professor Layton. Hino told Official Nintendo Magazine that the upcoming Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel will conclude the trilogy, though it will soon be followed by the first episode of a new trilogy, entitled Professor Layton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny. That’s wonderful, and we’re sure handheld puzzle enthusiasts will be thrilled, but Hino notes — probably followed by a cruel, derisive laugh — that there are currently “no plans for a Wii release.”
Frankly, we’re shocked at the revelation, as a Wii release of Professor Layton seems like the mannerly, logical thing to do. We’re sure the world-famous Hershel Layton would agree.
Puzzling: No plans for Wii Professor Layton originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 5th, 2009 at 10:25am
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FIFA 10 — the Madden of Europa — had the most successful “all formats” launch since Grand Theft Auto IV in the UK, according to Chart Track. First week sales of the footie fiesta grew by nearly 48 percent over its predecessor’s opening week a year ago. This was the highest-selling launch of a FIFA game ever, with the Xbox 360 generating 48 percent of sales, PS3 46 percent, and the remaining formats making up six percent.
Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (the Diabolical Box in the States) held onto the number two spot from the week prior, while Halo 3: ODST sales dropped 75 percent to the third spot, after holding last week’s crown.
Source — FIFA 10 scores BIG (Chart Track)
Source — All formats chart (Chart Track)
FIFA 10 debuts with record UK sales lead, Layton maintains second originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 29th, 2009 at 12:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
It appears that Professor Layton is in Boston today, working the streets to promote his latest adventure, The Diabolical Box. Those who track down the professor will receive a “fun Nintendo gift,” as well as entry into a draw for five Nintendo DSi systems. Check out the official rules for all the details.
The latest clue at 11AM EST states: “Professor Layton is wandering on a cobblestone promenade similar to the one in Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box and watching a street performer.” That means the professor is very likely right outside of Quincy Market. If you get a lock on Layton, holla back. Also, send us pics! The professor will hop on a flight and be in Seattle tomorrow.
Professor Layton is in Boston today … somewhere originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 17th, 2009 at 09:30am
Under Wii / Nintendo
Warner Bros. says it’s counting on Scribblenauts to start a new puzzle franchise, getting a taste of the same success that a certain top-hatted DS puzzler has enjoyed. “What Scribblenauts offers is something akin to Nintendo’s Professor Layton – an addictive and challenging game that has real mass-market appeal all wrapped up in a uniquely stylised package,” said WB marketing manager Phil Lamb.
He seems to be making a logical argument until dropping this bon mot: “Many forum users are saying the game is the biggest incentive they’ve had to revisit their dormant DS in a long time.” So … umm … did they not know Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box was out or what?
WB thinks Scribblenauts will have ‘Layton appeal’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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