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Professor Layton Hits DS One Last Time in October

by Neal Ronaghan - August 29, 2011, 9:40 am EDT
Total comments: 8 Source: (Press Release)

Professor Layton's London Life, a bonus RPG, will be unlocked from the start for the North American version.

Professor Layton and the Last Specter, the fourth in the series and last on DS, is coming out in North America on October 17.

The game, which came out in Japan in late 2009, is actually a prequel, kicking off a new trilogy of games that detail the origins of Layton and Luke's relationship.

In Japan, the game also featured Professor Layton's London Life, a 100-hour RPG created by Mother 3 developers Brownie Brown. This will be unlocked from the start in the North American version.

The game's story is followed up with Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, a film that is being brought over to North America in November.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Bundle Highlights a Golden Autumn for Nintendo Games

Dates and Details Revealed on Zelda Bundle with Gold Controller, New Tetris and Professor Layton Titles.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leaves won’t be the only things turning gold this fall as Nintendo prepares to launch an extraordinary lineup of games for its Wii™, Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ game systems. At a recent meeting of GameStop retail store managers from across the United States, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing Scott Moffitt revealed new details about upcoming releases for several fan-favorite franchises:

A special limited-edition The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword bundle containing the game and a gold* Wii Remote™ Plus controller will be available when the game launches on Nov. 20.

Also for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, every copy in the initial production of the game will come packaged with a special music CD featuring orchestral arrangements of select songs that will be performed at The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert.

Nintendo will launch the upcoming Tetris®: Axis game for Nintendo 3DS systems on Oct. 2.

The Professor Layton and the Last Specter™ game for the Nintendo DS family of systems will launch Oct. 17.

“Nintendo has something for you this fall, no matter what type of gamer you are, no matter what Nintendo system you’re playing,” said Moffitt. “Whether you’re looking for a world-spanning epic like The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the pick-up-and-play puzzle fun of Tetris: Axis or the mind-bending adventure of Professor Layton and the Last Specter, we’ve got you covered.”

The limited-edition gold controller bundle for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will be offered at a suggested retail price of $69.99. The game will also be sold separately at a suggested retail price of $49.99, though the gold controller will only be available as part of the special bundle. As an additional 25th anniversary treat for fans who purchase the game early, every copy in the initial production, whether sold by itself or as a part of the limited-edition bundle, will come with a free CD featuring select orchestral arrangements of iconic music spanning the history of the franchise which will be performed at The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert performances in October 2011. For more information about The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, visit http://www.zelda.com/skywardsword.

The original portable Tetris® game was a smash hit on the Game Boy™ system. The new Tetris: Axis game lets players use the magic of the Nintendo 3DS system to jump into the action in 3D without the need for special glasses. The game includes more than 20 different modes – some familiar, some new. Up to eight players can compete in wireless multiplayer battles, even if only one player has a game card**. Tetris: Axis also makes use of the augmented-reality and SpotPass™ features of Nintendo 3DS. Tetris: Axis is part of a stirring fall lineup for Nintendo 3DS that also includes Pokémon™ Rumble Blast (launching Oct. 24), Super Mario 3D Land™ (November) and Mario Kart™ 7 (December).

Professor Layton and the Last Specter for the Nintendo DS family of systems is the fourth installment in the Professor Layton puzzle adventure series. It begins a new trilogy that is a prequel to the original games, set three years before the events in Professor Layton and the Curious Village™. The game contains more puzzles than any in the series to date. As a North American exclusive to the overall Professor Layton and the Last Specter package, a bonus role-playing game called Professor Layton’s London Life™ containing more than 100 hours of additional content will be available to players from the start of the game.

Remember that Wii and Nintendo 3DS feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

* Note that the gold controller will simply be gold in color and will not contain any actual precious metals.

** Multiplayer mode requires multiple Nintendo 3DS systems, each sold separately.

Talkback

Killer_Man_JaroTom Malina, Associate Editor (Europe)August 29, 2011

It should be made clear that the 100 hour figure for Layton's London Life was given by Akihiro Hino, the president of Level-5, so it's best to take it with a grain of salt. Almost no RPG is that long.

Regardless, it's great that London Life is in there at all. I know some people were fearing that, for localisation reasons, it might be taken out of the Western versions. Now it's wait and see on whether Europe should be so lucky.

oksodaScott Thompson, Associate EditorAugust 29, 2011

Hmm anyone know anything else about London Life? Does it have any of the charm of Mother 3? Hell, what's it even like?

KDR_11kAugust 29, 2011

More importantly, when is this Layton episode hitting its primary market, i.e. Europe?

TJ SpykeAugust 29, 2011

It comes out in Europe sometime in November.

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorAugust 29, 2011

Curious - who's publishing it?

TJ SpykeAugust 29, 2011

The press release makes it sound like Nintendo is publishing it.

S-U-P-E-RTy Shughart, Staff AlumnusAugust 29, 2011

Get hype. Kinda cool that they're bringing over Eternal Diva as well.

Chocobo_RiderAugust 30, 2011

loooooove me some Layton! can't wait!

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