From the recent Wired.com interview…

Wired.com: Oh, and someone’s asking about Professor Layton 2. Now, you’re in the Professor Layton club with me, so why is this not announced yet?

Dunaway: I am in the Professor Layton club. Hopefully, we’ll see that one.

Wired.com: I certainly hope so.

Now if only Dunaway’s answer was more like… The next Layton game is ready for release in the U.S. But the shipping crates are stuck in a very full warehouse. Get the shipping crates out by sliding the other boxes around! It can be done in as little as 14 moves. Then that would of been really awesome.

[Q&A with Dunaway]

Here’s the time-traveling Japanese trailer for Professor Layton 3. Shared with you for no other reasons than the series rocks, the music is awesome, and I know there are a few Professor diehards out there in the audience. Feast away.

Many of you probably haven’t finished the first Professor Layton game yet. However, in Japan the third game is prepping for launch. Layton Kyouju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokou, which translates into something along the lines of “mysterious time machine” or “Final Time-Travel.” The game is set to be the third and final game in the series. If you want a sneak peak at some of the art and in game screens, head on inside. (more…)

Will/Alucard from the Infendo Forums (and co-author of the Smash-O-Meter articles) gets his fifteen minutes of fame in the new issue of Nintendo Power. On page 94 of the April issue, there’s a story about the Professor Layton event we told you about. Congrats again, Will!

Alucard/Will from the Infendo Forums is having a fun little contest. If you’re lucky, you could win a hat and some pins. Hop on in and see if you have the answers to his riddles!

[UPDATE]  The winners have been announced:

Grand Prize Winner: pnut78 from the forums
Runner Up 1: Steve Greiger
Runner Up 2: Ben Kaiser

[UPDATE] It seems like they fixed it. Nintendo posted what amounts more to an announcement of the new puzzle, rather than an explanation for why it didn’t work for everyone:

Hey everyone, we wanted to let you know that the first Professor Layton puzzle is now available for download. Every Sunday at 4 a.m. PST, a new puzzle will go live and be available for download. The next puzzle will be posted on Feb. 24!

Some of you may now be wondering, “why isn’t the next one on the 17th?”

The reason is because we decided to make the first puzzle available for you now! Huzzah!

Is it working for you yet?

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As a kid, I had a book of brainteasers that I thoroughly enjoyed. MindTrap, Choose Your Own Adventure, and classic LucasArts adventure games were all consumed with great gusto. The announcement of a game like Professor Layton and the Curious Village piqued my interest to a staggering level. Sure, Mario Galaxy was coming soon, but what I really wanted was Layton. I was afraid I might be setting myself up for disappointment; I have a history of getting too excited for a game or movie and then being underwhelmed by the actual product. Despite my fear, this game delivers to each of my hopes and then surpasses them.

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Since it’s Professor Layton Day in Infendonia, here’s more tidbits about the guy with a PhD in self-promotion:

• Game|Life is reporting that the instruction manual practically confirms the sequel coming to the US.
• Nintendo’s official site is up, including a playable demo!

Now if only another web site would give me some information about the Professor … UPS!

Will (aka Alucard from the Infendo Forums) headed to Rockefeller Center in NYC yesterday and attended the Professor Layton launch event. Not only did he cover the event for us, but he won the top prize. In the picture above, you can see his brand new Cobalt/Onyx DS which is engraved with the Professor Layton logo. Congrats, Will, and thanks for making us all very proud!

Will also witnessed some Wii buying shenanigans. Read all about it as his full coverage and pictures of the event can be found after the break.
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