Making a non-appearance at E3, but showing up in the recently released list of upcoming Nintendo DS software was Professor Layton and the Curious Village, a localization of the already released in Japan, already sold a fuckton of copies Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village. The puzzle-solving adventure game was developed by Level 5 whose previous work includes Dragon Quest VIII, Rogue Galaxy and the Dark Cloud series.

The game has been a certified hit overseas, regularly appearing in the top 30 Media Create software sales charts. Similar to other stealth Nintendo DS release, Nintendo Magic, the game is due to ship before the end of the year on December 3rd the same day as Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii.

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