{"id":37822,"date":"2024-10-02T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T04:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=37822"},"modified":"2024-10-02T13:00:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T04:00:05","slug":"level-5-was-hesitant-about-a-new-professor-layton-game-but-received-a-strong-push-from-within-the-industry-says-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/level-5-was-hesitant-about-a-new-professor-layton-game-but-received-a-strong-push-from-within-the-industry-says-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Level-5 was hesitant about a new Professor Layton game, but received a strong push from within the industry, says CEO\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the recently held \u201cLevel-5 Vision 2024\u201d showcase, Level-5 unveiled a trailer for <strong>Professor Layton and the New World of Steam.<\/strong> Initially announced in a Nintendo Direct broadcast in 2023, the upcoming title is scheduled to launch in 2025 \u2013 eight years after the Professor Layton series last saw a new entry. However, it seems the developer initially considered the series to be completed, and was not planning for it to make a comeback. According to Level-5&#8217;s CEO Akihiro Hino, fans may have Nintendo to thank for the long-awaited sequel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Professor Layton and the New World of Steam \u2013 Trailer (LEVEL5 VISION 2024 Ver.)\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKwpKw2v6RE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During Tokyo Game Show 2024, Hino participated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/FvdqTo3V6no?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dialogue with Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii<\/a>. During the conversation, Hino addressed the new Layton game (which was showcased at the convention), commenting, \u201cThere hasn\u2019t been [a new title] in almost 10 years. The series concluded briefly.\u201d He goes on to explain that he had qualms about making a new Professor Layton game, as the series had previously reached a \u201cbeautiful\u201d conclusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Level-5 leader apparently changed his mind thanks to encouragement from within the industry. \u201cCertain individual(s) from the industry really wanted us to release a new game&#8230;we had a strong push coming from company \u201cN.\u201d By \u201cN,\u201d Hino is most likely referring to Nintendo. Professor Layton is one of the Nintendo DS\u2019s most successful exclusive series, and Nintendo has been the overseas publisher for a number of Layton titles to date \u2013 so it would come as no surprise that someone from Nintendo pushed for the franchise\u2019s comeback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1556\" height=\"879\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1556px) 100vw, 1556px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241022-37822-001.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Layton and the New World of Steam\" class=\"wp-image-37826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241022-37822-001.jpg 1556w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241022-37822-001-380x215.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241022-37822-001-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241022-37822-001-1536x868.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I heard these opinions, I started to think it would be good to make a new game so that fans could enjoy the series at the level of quality provided by the latest console,\u201d Hino concluded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.layton.jp\/jouki\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professor Layton and the New World of Steam<\/a> is scheduled to launch in 2025 for the Nintendo Switch.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Level-5&#8217;s CEO hints at Nintendo giving strong encouragement for the development of Professor Layton and the New World of Steam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":37825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-37822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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