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""The Professor Layton series is one that can appeal to any gender of any age. The game is filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve. Level-5 has announced that they have shipped 11.47 million copies worldwide of their 4 titles in the franchise combined.
This success warrants a celebration. So, to celebrate the sales and next week's launch of February 26 launch of the 3DS's Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle in Japan, Level-5 will host a live webcast on Ustream on February 24 (the..."
"Apparently Japanese studio Level-5 has been quite busy. You may know these standout developers from such games as Jeanne d'Arc (PSP), White Knight Chronicles (PS3), or the Professor Layton series(DS)"
"Last year, 2009, turned into a sensational twelve months for Activision as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ended the year as the best-selling videogame topping the coveted 2009 All Formats Chart, according to data released today by ELSPA/GfK Chart-Track. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has continued to set new records since its release in November last year, grossing more than £67 million in its first week of sales."
"Ant and Dec today announce a new relationship with Nintendo UK, in what is set to be Nintendo's biggest ever entertainment campaign. Nintendo's ongoing partnership with Ant and Dec will include everything from TV advertising to game development."
A new trailer for the upcoming movie "Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva" has been released. I really hope that they release it in america. Chances are that they won't, but a kid can dream can't he?
"The figures, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, show family-oriented and educational games have become the most popular with the UK public. With combined sales volumes of 1.65 million units, Nintendo's Wii Fit, Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii titles equate to 72% of the top five 'best sellers' chart. The period also saw total sales of Nintendo's Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training surpass the three million units mark to become the UK's most popular game ever."
Video game developer Level-5 with its Team Layton group has released the third commercial for the upcoming anime film based on the company's widely successful Professor Layton series: Layton Kyouju to Eien no Utahime, which translates to Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva.
We still don't know much of the plot, but the characters Flora, Don Paolo, and Inspector Chelmey, who were introduced in the series' first game, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, will be shown in the movie...
"Further pursuing this chain of though, Lowe was later questioned on the importance of each the Causal and Hardcore demographics, to which he stated that there’s significance in both: “For every Carnival Games there is a BioShock and for every Wii Fit there is a Resident Evil 5.""
"Its the eleventh day of Christmas today, and that means its time for the eleventh instalment in The Twelve Games of Christmas. A feature series running every day on the twelve days of Christmas here at Electronic Theatre, The Twelve Games of Christmas aims to highlight the top performers of 2008 month-by-month, and help you decide what you should be picking-up in those January sales!"
"Of course, we cant say otherwise about Activision or Nintendo, even though the companies could be a bit upset they did not manage to break some records with their titles. But maybe next year
until then, here are the bestselling titles in the UK:
1. FIFA 09
2. Call of Duty: World at War
3. Mario Kart Wii
4. Need For Speed Undercover
5. Dr Kawashimas Brain Training
6. Wii Play
7. Quantum of Solace
8. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
9. Tomb Raider Underworld
10. Wii Fit"
A nice quick and to the point write up from Primotech that includes all the winners from the show on top of some random news blips (such as Pearl Jam's full album Ten coming to Rock Band, Brutal Legend confirmed for 2009, GTAIV DLC trailer, Gears 2 maps coming, Fight Night Round 4 coming 2009). See quote for full list of winners, go to source to see some more news from the event.
Siliconera reports an animated film based on the Professor Layton games is coming to Japan January 2010.
As well, this is news to me, so perhaps it is to you too: Layton is actually a trilogy in that country (where it has succeeded terribly well); it seems highly unlikely the other two titles won't be released here, given its comparable popularity. As for the movie, who knows!
"Be puzzled by mind bending brain teasers as you aim to uncover the mystery of Professor Layton and the Curious Village at all NintendoDS locations, see live demonstrations of the highly anticipated Wii Music and take a trip to the city in the all new Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City , both at selected Wii locations..."
Tom East of officialnintendomagazine.co.uk has finally given in to festive temptations, making a blog of predictions as to what games will be number one sellers for the Wii and DS along with supporting reasons as to why.
His article brings up Call Of Duty: World At War, Guitar Hero, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Professor Layton And The Curious Village, Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City, Pokemon Ranger: Shadows Of Almia and Wii Music.
What are your predictions for number one Nintendo sellers t...
At Level-5 Vision 2008, the Japanese publisher/developer Level-5 showed off many of the company's upcoming games that they will be publishing. In this article, we get a batch of new screens and information on some of their upcoming DS titles.
Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel is the third and final game in the Professor Layton trilogy for the DS, the first of which already released in the West. In this installment, Layton receives a message from his sidekick Luke from the future;...
"Nintendo have today unveiled their fourth quarter release schedule for both NintendoDS and Wii, including all first- and third-party releases, for the UK and mainland Europe. Along with the highly-anticipated Animal Crossing: Lets Go to the City which was dated earlier today, highlights include Wii Music, Disaster: Day of Crisis and Professor Layton and the Curious Village. The full list is included below "
In the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, talented Japanese game developer Level-5 has announced that it will be holding a press conference: Level-5 Vision 2008 in Japan on September 26th. The advertisement in Famitsu read "A game revolution is beginning! Wait for shocking announcements from Level-5!"
Level-5 currently is working on PS3 epic RPG White Knight Chronicles, DS RPG Dragon Quest IX, and DS puzzle game Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel. The company has recently released I...
Earlier today, Nintendo unveiled the European box art for the adventure game titled Professor Layton and the Curious Village, a game that is exclusive to the Nintendo DS.
In the game, Professor Layton and Luke hear about the artifact called the Golden Apple, but can only be found if every single puzzle in the creepy village has been solved. Will you be able to figure out all of the puzzles and discover the legendary Golden Apple?
Professor Layton and the Curious Village is being develop...
From top-tier developer Level-5 comes new screenshots for a game on the Nintendo DS that is an interesting blend of two very distinct games. The name of the game is Inazuma Eleven, a soccer RPG brought to you by the people who developed Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy, Dragon Quest VIII, and Professor Layton.
In Inazuma you get to create your own soccer team, with almost 1000 playable characters to choose from to outfit your team for success. In your soccer battles, you will use the stylus to m...
"Real news from the virtual world:
_BEST OF 2008 (SO FAR): E3, the video-game industry's big trade show, is next week, and you'll be hearing a lot about all the new software coming between now and Christmas. But there's a bit of a lull until Aug. 12, when "Madden NFL 09" unofficially marks the beginning of the fall game season. July is a good time to catch up on some of the games you may have missed. Here are the best of the year so far:
1. "Grand Theft Auto IV" (Rockstar, for the Xbox 3..."
"GoNintendo discovered a supposedly complete list of the game's riddles to back up this claim. You can check out every single puzzle featured in the game, and even choose to sneak a peek at every solution as well -- an action we can't help but feel would be frowned upon by the eponymous scholar and his pint-sized associate."
Well, this was originally the week Super Smash Bros. Brawl was supposed to drop, at least until the delay happened. However, what that means is that the games released this week aren't sent to die, and that's a good thing, right?
The two games I'm looking most forward to this week are the two in the title: Lost Odyssey (360) and Professor Layton and the Curious Village (NDS). Lost Odyssey is another RPG designed by Mistwalker, headed by the man who created Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguc...
It's not a really interesting week this time around, with this week being the week before two big games come out in Japan. As such, there is also a healthy mix of games in this top fifty that is also reflected in the top ten.
The top selling game this go around is the crtically-acclaimed nongame Wii Fit, selling 89k copies. Coming in second is World Soccer Winning Eleven: Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 for the PSP, selling 77k copies. Rounding out the top five are Lucky Star: Misasagi Sakura...
After feeling the fierce drop of the post-holiday shopping season, the Japanese market had some life instilled in it due to a new release reaching up to #2 on the charts. Overall, however, it's just mediocre/standard non-holiday numbers that will dominate the next couple weeks until Super Smash Bros. Brawl hits.
Japan's top-seller once again is our favorite non-game, Wii Fit, selling 92k copies. Coming in second is the aforementioned new release, the NDS version of Mario and Sonic at the...
So, it's the week after the holiday season. You know what that means? Sales completely drop all around. Nothing really survived the post-holiday massacre other than this week's top selling game, by a clear long shot.
This week's top-selling game is Wii Fit, selling 90k copies. The #2 this week is every child's favorite game, Mario Party DS, selling 43k copies. Rounding out the top five are Wii Sports (WII - 33k), Final Fantasy IV (NDS - 32k), and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP - 26k...
Quickly after updating with the previous week's pre-New Year's sales, Media Create has updated their weekly rankings to reflect the sales for the week of one the biggest holiday shopping weeks in Japan, New Year's. Nintendo regains control of the top ten after Sony's penetration the previous week, and games on Nintendo consoles make for 41 out of the 50 games in the Top 50.
The top seller for this New Year's week is the child-favorite Mario Party DS, selling 196k copies. Next up is the n...
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