Japanese developer Level-5 is big news at the moment. The Professor Layton developer is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and now it’s self-publishing, it’s announcing titles left, right and centre. There are a few on other consoles, of course, but it hasn’t abandoned the console on which its breakout hit appeared, with the DS getting a new Inazuma Eleven RPG, and - perhaps more interestingly - forthcoming adventure Ninokuni.
It will be the first 10th Anniversary product from the studio, and Level-5 has big plans. Not only will a book be bundled with the game - named “The Magic Master” and containing magical crests and spell recipes to assist players - but all the animated story sequences will be produced by the legendary Studio Ghibli, world renowned Japanese animators.
The prospect of this anime giant working with such a talented developer is a mouthwatering one, to say the least. And Level-5 has hinted that a console version is planned too - what better companion to the DS game than a Wii version?
Exciting stuff. It’ll be a while before this hits Japan, so don’t expect word on a western release any time soon.
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