Could there be a better crossover adventure mash-up than Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney? I don’t think so.

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 at 6:54pm by Eugene
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There may not be any English in the trailer, or much of anything that makes sense to me because I don’t speak the Japanese language, but that isn’t stopping me from getting excited about he upcoming  Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney trailer that has popped up from last weeks TGS. Developer Level-5 has yet to let me down yet, and I don’t expect them to do so with this 3DS title either.

The game will be a crossover between the Professor Layton and Ace Attorney universes, and seeing as how they are two of my favorite franchises on the Nintendo DS, I don’t see how it could go wrong. Well I can think of one way: so far there is no confirmed North American release which means that unless I become fluent in the Japanese language between now and the time game releases next year, I may be out of luck. Hopefully more info about the title will emerge soon, allowing all the English speakers among us in on the fun.

So far all that is know about the game is that it will feature elements from both series, and instead of courtroom trials, the game will have what is known as “Witch Trials.” The game will not take place in either the Professor Layton or Ace Attorney universe, but instead take players to a medieval town known as Labyrinth City that is home to witches and and evil villain know as the Story Teller.

Stay with Infendo as more details about the game emerge, and tell us if a game of this caliber has peeked your puzzle/courtroom interests.

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Studio Ghibli is making a DS game

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 at 4:37pm by Jake Barber

Many are familiar with Studio Ghibli Academy Award-winning Spirted Away, and other inspiring works such as Kiki’s Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Howls Moving Castle, and so forth. The studio has now begun work on a game for the DS and PS3.

Ninokuni stars a child character named Oliver, illustrated in the dreamy, quasi-historical style of Ghibli animation films.
The game comes with a 352-page book of magic spells that players use to help Oliver cast against enemies on a mission to bring his dead mother back to life.

“Ninokuni” will debut on the Nintendo DS in Japan in December, and on the PS3 in the following year. The studio is working on the project with Level-5, the creators of Professor Layton. The project is predicted to have great success in Japan, however it will need a strong distributor if they wish to have success in the US. According to 1up.com’s Ryan Winterhalter, sales of Japanese titles have slumped in recent years in America in favor of American rivals like EA.

The game including the magic spell book will sell for $75 in Japan.

via The New York Times

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Professor Layton Unwound Future E3 Trailer

Sunday, June 20th, 2010 at 5:23pm by Will Thompson
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In the latest Professor Layton game… a future version of Luke Triton writes Professor Hershel Layton a letter from 10 years in the future asking him for help. “How is that possible!?” Is a question a lot of people were asking, well the answer is a time machine! The story of Unwound Future, revolves around the creation of a Time Machine and the effects it has had on London. While not much is known about the actual story of the game… You can expect more amazing puzzles than you can throw a matchstick at!

First day buy for anyone?

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