Nintendo has confirmed a brand new Professor Layton sport might be coming to the Swap, six years after the discharge of Layton’s Thriller Journey: Katrielle And The Millionaires’ Conspiracy.
Revealed throughout yesterday’s (February 8) Direct livestream, Nintendo confirmed the existence of Professor Layton And The New World Of Steam alongside a 20-second teaser trailer.
The title doesn’t have a launch date. Not a lot has been shared about New World Of Steam however the trailer does say “a brand new thriller will start” whereas the Nintendo Of America Twitter account confirmed that “Professor Layton is again to face new puzzles”.
It’s not but identified whether or not Layton’s devoted apprentice Luke Triton will return to the sport, or if his kids (who have been launched in earlier titles) might be concerned.
The announcement was one thing of a shock to Professor Layton followers. After the success of the primary sport, Degree-5 launched eight additional titles in ten years, all targeted on fixing puzzles in new environments. Nonetheless, the final instalment of the collection was Layton’s Thriller Journey: Katrielle And The Millionaires’ Conspiracy, which was launched in 2017 for the Nintendo 3DS.
The primary Professor Layton sport, And The Curious Village, was launched in 2007 for the Nintendo DS, with a sequel coming the identical 12 months. The primary trilogy was accomplished by Professor Layton And The Misplaced Future in 2008, earlier than a prequel trilogy was launched between 2009 and 2013.
Spin-off cell sport Layton Brothers: Thriller Room was launched in 2012, the identical 12 months a crossover with Phoenix Wright: Ace Legal professional got here to the 3DS. In complete, Degree-5 has shipped over 17million Professor Layton video games.
Elsewhere throughout yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, the corporate surprise-released a remastered model of Metroid Prime, shared a brand new gameplay trailer for The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom and gave Superior Wars 1+2 a brand new launch date.
Nintendo additionally confirmed numerous Sport Boy and Sport Boy Advance titles can be out there on the Swap, through its growth pack subscription service.