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Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney trailer heralds Japanese launch

Sinan Kubba — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:15:00 EST

3DS crossover Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney is out today in Japan, but a Western release is yet to be announced. While every Layton game has made its way here, the same can't be said for the Ace Attorney series.

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Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney gameplay trailer is puzzling

Mike Suszek — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:30:00 EST

This trailer for Level-5's crossover game Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney shows off some of the courtroom drama and puzzle-solving players can look forward to. Well, that's the action most players can only hope for, since the game has yet to be announced for North America.

Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney is set to release November 29 in Japan for 3DS.

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Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, and more Layton trailers than you can handle

JC Fletcher — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:20:00 EST

Level-5 showed off its wide variety of Professor Layton material at TGS, releasing trailers for Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (above) along with Professor Layton and the Legacy of Super Civilization A, Layton Brothers Mystery Room, and Professor Layton and the Century of the Seven Phantom Thieves.

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Report: Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney out November 29 in Japan

JC Fletcher — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:00:00 EST

According to early info out of Famitsu magazine (reported by Siliconera), Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney will be out in Japan on November 29, allowing Japanese gamers - and those outside of Japan with sufficient language skills and Japanese 3DS systems - to spend the holiday season solving puzzles and finding contradictions, while the rest of us seethe in jealousy.

There has still been no announcement of a localized version for the West. Every Professor Layton game to be released on DS and 3DS has made it to the West so far (or is on the way), but the same has not been true for Ace Attorney.

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Level-5's TGS lineup includes playable Layton vs. Ace Attorney and two unannounced games

JC Fletcher — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:30:00 EST

Level-5 has two mystery games in its Tokyo Game Show lineup this year. Two "coming soon" blanks show up in the list of ten games on display at this September's event, alongside news that Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney will be playable! It exists!

Also playable: Layton Brothers Mystery Room, Inazuma Eleven Go 2, Fantasy Life, Danbooru Senki W, and Professor Layton and the Legacy of Advanced Civilization A. The updated 3DS versions of the first three Inazuma Eleven games, and the mobile Inazuma Eleven Atsumeyoze! will be video only.

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Level-5's 'Vision' event, in trailers

Ben Gilbert — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:00:00 EST

We'll forgive you if you weren't up late this past Friday evening watching the livestream of Level-5's "Vision" event with us -- it was kind of in the middle of the night. The Japanese publisher showed off several of its upcoming titles, and revealed a few neat surprises (Ghost Watch, anyone?). Luckily for you, Level-5 has now released all the trailers from Vision and we've compiled them below the break for your viewing pleasure.

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We don't object to this Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright trailer one bit

Ben Gilbert — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:40:00 EST

Sure, it's all in Japanese. And sure, we're not really sure what's going on as a result, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the latest trailer for Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright on Nintendo 3DS. No plans exist for a US release yet, but Level 5 gives us hope with its recent news about Ni no Kuni. Layton next, please!

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Take that! First Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright screens released

JC Fletcher — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:25:00 EST

Professor Layton Vs. Phoenix Wright is 3D, new screens reveal. And not just in the "stereoscopic visuals" meaning of the term -- of course, it is that kind of 3D, being a 3DS game. The character art is composed not of flat drawings, but of 3D models, much like Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle.

Famitsu details the premise of the game: both characters find themselves in "Labyrinth City," home of an unfortunate series of "witch trials" that Phoenix Wright works to put an end to. Naturally, this city has an unorthodox legal system, with "mob juries" overriding the rules of court.

It's due in Japan next year, but there's some faint hope for a western release -- GameStop UK has a placeholder pre-order page for the game.

[Thanks, Jeff.]

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Inafune: Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright a full collaboration

Ludwig Kietzmann — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:15:00 EST

If you were surprised by the announcement of a Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright crossover game (WHAT), you're not the only one. Even Capcom's global head of production, Keiji Inafune, exhibited some disbelief over the adventurous collaboration in a recent interview with Japanese mag Famitsu (translated by Eurogamer).

"I thought it would be impossible," he said, citing the careful handling of the Phoenix Wright character within Capcom, as well as creator Shu Takumi's insistence on trying new things (see: the upcoming Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective). "Nobody but Hino could have thought of it." Akihiro Hino, CEO of Level-5, was apparently instrumental in conceptualizing and then realizing this 3D battle of the brains. And there will be a bumping of heads between the two logic-minded protagonists, Inafune said, "before they join hands and take on a really big challenge."

Whether you're rooting for the spiky hair or the fabulous top hat, you'll be happy to know that neither Capcom nor Level-5 seem satisfied with a meet-and-greet cash-in between their cherished properties. "It wasn't a case of licensing out the Phoenix Wright characters and demanding our licence money. That isn't a collaboration, and users would see that," Inafune said. "For this standalone game, we wanted to create a great history, which would have been impossible if both parties were not fully involved."

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Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright ... in sales

JC Fletcher — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:30:00 EST

Though Phoenix Wright and Professor Layton's first in-game face-off was just announced for 3DS, Layton has already triumphed over the plucky defense attorney in another arena: game sales. Capcom and Level-5 noted life-to-date sales for both series in the announcement of the title, and Professor Layton trounces the Ace Attorney series with 9.5 million units sold worldwide, versus Ace Attorney's 3.9 million.

That 3.9 million includes a lot of versions of the same games. Since the first Phoenix Wright's release in Japan in 2001, the five games have been released on Game Boy Advance, PC, DS, mobile phones, iPhone, and WiiWare. The four Professor Layton games have only been released once each on DS, with a couple of original games on Japanese cell phones. However, Layton has Nintendo marketing behind it in the west, with Nintendo pushing the puzzle games to audiences beyond the core gamer set.

Even though this game announcement was beyond effective with fanboys (we know from, um, reading comments and not personal experience at all!), the two companies still have audience expansion in mind. "We feel that by drawing upon the strengths of both series, this collaboration will bring new, casual game players to the adventure game genre and into the world of gaming in general while strengthening the value of the two brands overall."

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Investigate the Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright trailer

JC Fletcher — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:30:00 EST

We saw a bit of off-screen footage of the spectacularly improbable Professor Layton vs. Gyakuten Saiban this morning, but now we can see the whole thing in luscious direct feed, thanks to the now-open website. In the trailer, it appears that Professor Layton accuses a girl of being a witch, to which her lawyer characteristically objects. After that, Hershel and Phoenix (and Maya and Luke) team up and explore Labyrinth City.

The website also features concept art, screens, and introduction trailers for both series. What it doesn't feature is a release date. Check out the trailer after the break.

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Professor Layton meets Phoenix Wright in crossover 3DS game

Ben Gilbert — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:45:00 EST

Professor Layton VS Gyakuten saiban -- the Japanese name for a new crossover 3DS game that features both Phoenix Wright and Professor Layton -- was revealed last night by Level-5 during a press conference in Tokyo. The game is being developed in collaboration with Capcom, though Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi will be heading up writing. It appears that this marks the beginning of Level-5 and Capcom's much teased collaboration, and one of the four surprise titles Level-5 said it would reveal during its Vision 2010 event currently taking place in Japan.

1UP's liveblog details the gameplay of Professor Layton VS Gyakuten saiban as a "combination of puzzles and crime mystery," while Level-5 president Akihiro Hino characterizes the collaboration by comparing it to "two TV shows getting together and making a movie." The game's official website is scheduled to open officially on October 20, but we've embedded a shaky cam video of the reveal trailer after the break, courtesy of 8-4's Mark MacDonald.

Gallery: Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright (3DS)

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