Professor Layton and the Million-Selling Sequel
by JC Fletcher 
{ Oct 30th 2009 at 1:15PM } 
The other new additions to the million-seller club on DS: Tomodachi Collection, the Mii communication game, and Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, which mysteriously managed to rack up 10,000 overseas sales despite not having been released outside of Japan. Is Nintendo tracking import retailers differently somehow?
On Wii, Wii Sports Resort has reached 6.97 million units worldwide, and Wii Fit Plus has already sold 2.13 million, a nice complement to the 4.28 million that the first Wii Fit sold in the last quarter.
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Giroro @ Oct 30th 2009 1:19PM
Seeing as how the US + Europe is a much larger market than Japan, I can't figure out why they make localizing the Layton franchise such a low priority.
Maybe this will change their minds.
NitroMikeo @ Oct 30th 2009 1:25PM
They always do this with games...
I think its all that sushi..
Bananarama @ Oct 30th 2009 1:19PM
Wow, that is awesome! I hope they can get the third and forth games out here quicker now.
Rob S. @ Oct 30th 2009 2:58PM
I think the creator said the Third and Forth games would come soon after, like six months between each, so within the next year they should be out.
Elranzer @ Oct 30th 2009 3:48PM
The third game is already out in Japan, and the forth game is coming very soon over there.
Paviel @ Oct 31st 2009 8:32PM
Spelling error, and three of them in a row: It's "fourth" or "4th," not "forth."
Other than that error, I agree. Hopefully they'll localize the third and fourth games faster.
Rhamsey @ Oct 30th 2009 1:24PM
I'm only in the first half of the diabolical box and I'm really enjoying it, can't wait for more.
Special Agent Steve @ Oct 30th 2009 8:37PM
Layton saves Dumbledore..... x2.
litrock @ Oct 30th 2009 1:26PM
Good! I'm glad it's selling, because I keep loving it.
Now hurry up with that third game! And announce the movie!
ballistic3188 @ Oct 30th 2009 1:27PM
played it liked it but i thought the twist wasn't as good as the first one but the pacing got much better in the sequel. and they also better fit with what is going on and had less of this reminds me of a puzzle...
TheKingInYellow @ Oct 30th 2009 1:55PM
Totally agree. I had my own theory about the twist, and when I hit the big reveal it was, frankly, pretty stupid.
Having said that, both were great games, and I will buy anything else they release in the series. My wife is completely hooked on them as well!
bm @ Oct 30th 2009 2:24PM
It's not stupid. It makes good sense (for a fantasy story anyway), it's just a little too complicated for its own good.
cybexx13 @ Oct 30th 2009 1:52PM
Alright, guaranteed we are getting the sequel localized then, hopefully much faster then before. This pretty much also guarantees we are getting the prequel trilogy too.
RanHakubi @ Oct 30th 2009 1:42PM
To me, this begs the question, when is Nintendo going to start dropping the price on titles like Sony and Microsoft did?
McBrick @ Oct 30th 2009 2:04PM
The answer is "when people stop buying them at full price", which is another way of saying "never". Nintendo has a number of "evergreen" titles which appear on the NPDs month after month selling for full price. There is literally no incentive for Nintendo to drop prices.
Sony and MS don't have this same magic on their sides, however; lowering prices almost always results in a bump in a given title's sales and they know this.
Mr Mobius - the wandering artist @ Oct 30th 2009 6:26PM
Mario Kart DS and NSMB are still full price because they are still selling well at that. PL & Curious Village may be a tiny bit cheaper, but only since the sequel was released, and even then it's still showing in the charts sometimes in the UK if I recall right.
Zinger314 @ Oct 30th 2009 3:05PM
Diabolical Box had the best plot twist in the history of video games.
*SPOILERS*
You were actually on drugs the entire time.
BPMOmega [XBL, PSN, Steam] @ Oct 30th 2009 10:36PM
Am I.... am I.... am I on drugs right now?
Mr Mobius - the wandering artist @ Oct 30th 2009 6:27PM
Still only halfway through Curious Village so I'll be a while before I get this (after February probably when I'll be out on placement in a hospital with very limited internet, so I'll need some distractions.
ManekiNeko @ Nov 1st 2009 3:49AM
Glad to hear it! My mother LOVED this game. She started referring to Layton and Luke as her "family," which was amusing but a little worrisome at the same time. Hey Mom, what about me?