It has been revealed that Professor Layton and the Curious Village - the very first title released in the series around a decade ago - will be receiving a mobile HD remake.
The news comes from the latest issue of the weekly Famitsu magazine, which states that Level-5 intends to release the remake on mobile platforms under the name 'Professor Layton and the Curious Village EXHD' with some additional elements. The page has no mention of the title coming to west, nor any suggestion that we could also see the remake appearing on Switch.
We've already heard that Level-5 has been thinking of ways to use the Switch for upcoming games in the series, with the docked mode of the console bringing up particular concerns thanks to the touchscreen-based nature of the games, but a remake of the original game could be a nice test for the studio. We've seen other titles launch on Switch as handheld-only games (such as VOEZ), so it hopefully wouldn't be too much of a stretch for Layton to follow suit.
Either way, we're definitely hoping to see some more of good ol' Hershel and his sidekick Luke in the west in the near future. Would you like to see this mobile port arrive on western shores, or perhaps you'd prefer an entirely new Switch entry to the series? Let us know your thoughts down below.
[source famitsu.com]
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This will definitely come to the West they’ve already got the translations sorted.
Is anyone else loving this 'Nintendo Life Funky Green' as much as me, by the way?
@ryancraddock
I'm usually more of a "dark green" person, but I dig this look ^_^
ha! just a couple of days ago I wondered in a comment on here why they haven't ported any of the layton games to mobile yet.
I'm still hoping they make some sort of 3ds collection
I want a new one, especially since in the anime intro layton and old luke are shown...
@manu0 There has already been a few spinoff games of the series on mobile.
I always assumed that the animation was all future-proofed, so this comes as no surprise.
A retail collection on Switch would be preferable though.
@ZukutoBen i know. but those aren't ports.
Maybe Nintendo could make a mouse peripheral for the docked switch.
I'd love a Layton anthology on Nintendo Switch. Loved these games on DS.
I just got a copy of Curious Village recently, however I don't really have a lot of time right now to be playing anything more than a few rounds of Smash Wii U every now and then because school is starting to wrap up. But once I'm out of school I'll be diving headfirst into this game!
YES! I need this. I want the original 4 games on Switch really. Keep Katrielle's Journey and give me Diabolical Box and Last Spector. Such good games.
Nintendo owns the distribution rights in the West for the professor, which is why the silly Katrelle game was made.
I love these games, other than the latest one, but Level-5s attempts to become a major force in the West aren't working. They really should just return making good games and have Nintendo publish them.
Btw, Fantasy Life and The Snack World is another example of the issue of level 5 trying to become it's own publisher instead of making sequels that Nintendo can publish.
I'd still like two compilations, one for each trilogy. I haven't gotten around to playing the prequels yet, and the Switch wouldn't be a bad platform for that!
Hd Remake of Laytons serie on Switch. I'm waiting for that.
An HD Collection on Switch please.
I love the Prof. Layton games, glad it’s coming to mobile. I hope there isn’t loads of transactions, true to the original game please
I don’t want it on mobile. I want the collection for Switch.
I rather have a new one.
Nintendo Life on green is awesome.
It’s now released in English on mobile now
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