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Nintendo: Professor Layton 'Most Successful DS Launch Ever'

From the article:

"Following on from various reports from around the internets that stores are sold out and Amazon and eBay are seeing sizeable price inflations (£79.99 [$120]?!), we've just had word from Nintendo UK that Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Level 5's wonderfully charming puzzler adventure, has been the "most successful DS launch EVER""

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Lucreto5625d ago

It must be I can't find a copy anywhere.

UltimateIdiot9115625d ago

This game is reallly good. I love it, one of the main reason why I don't want to really see Level 5 become first party. It works on the DS.

Lucreto5625d ago

This was going to be a present for me for Christmas but no one seems to have it.

:(

xenogamer5625d ago

i keep up with the industry as far as most of us here, but i have never heard of this game before? Em i out of the loop or what?

UltimateIdiot9115625d ago

Do you own a DS or played on a DS? It's a very good game but sadly a sleeper title. Professor Layton is a puzzle game with a story. It's quite popular that there is an anime movie coming out in 2010 based on the game. In Japan, the entire trilogy is done. US will be receiving the second installment soon enough.
The game is developed by Level 5.

xenogamer5625d ago

i own a DS ( play the pokemon rpgs on it lol) havent heard of mr layton, and i dig lvl 5 and play jeanne d'arc on my psp and own (but never played ) rogue galaxy. I guess i never payed enough attention.

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AriesFury5625d ago

Maybe I'll try this game out

UltimateIdiot9115625d ago

You really should, some of the puzzles can be repetitive and frustrating but the story keeps pulling me back in.

bym051d5625d ago

Is this game just being released in Europe? It was released in America back in the spring. It's a great game.

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How Was I Supposed to Know THAT? ~ Obtuse Things in Games - Volume Four

Phil writes, "Today is National Puzzle Day, and it's a day for celebration of all things that twist, melt, bust, or otherwise perplex your brain puzzle-wise. It seems like a fantastic day to bring back an old favorite article series that hasn't seen much action recently. It's "How Was I Supposed to Know THAT!?", where we take a look at those frustratingly obtuse parts of games, whether for progression purposes or just plain ol' devious puzzles that one would have to be an absolute genius of a specialized field to solve. These following five games each have a particularly perplexing part or puzzle in them that possess some kind of masterful amount of outside information or knowledge to get past or solve them."

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Nacho_Z1554d ago

Never been a fan of the kind of game design where you need a guide to be able to do it, some might say it's quirky but I think it's dumb.

That's why The Witness is so good, the puzzles are often confusing and very difficult but there's always a logical solution if you think about it enough.

DarkZane1554d ago

It's actually easier for FF IX now, contrary to what the article says. The speed increase makes the game plays at x3 the speed, but it doesn't actually make the timer go faster, so it makes getting there in 12 hours a lot easier.

gold_drake1554d ago

sure sure, but it was neeear impossible to actually get the EC2 in-time on the ps1. especially if you had the European version.

Tross1809d ago

If Nintendo rolled out VC two years ago like they should have, there would probably be DS and 3DS games on the Switch by now. But yeah, I think DS and 3DS are something they should do.

pietro12121809d ago

It would be nice to see both Bravely titles on the Switch.

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Level-5 Professor Layton and The Snack World Finally Coming To The West

Level-5 is known for many beloved games like Fantasy Life, the Professor Layton series and the newest addition The Snack World. Level-5 latest game has only been released in Japan, but according to the website that handles the localization of the game, tells us it will finally come to the west.

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