Thanks for your posts in here, takoyaki! They've made for some great reads, it's much appreciated.
New MCVUK interview with Level-5's director of games marketing Lucy Pozniak. some excerpts courtesy of GoNintendo below:
On the game's size
We have a new hero, [Laytons daughter] Katrielle, whos opening up her detective agency. In addition, whereas previous titles have had bigger, more overarching story puzzles or a main mystery to solve, this one is broken into 12 chapters and its about solving different mysteries within those chapters.
On supporting 3DS
Whether you play it on Android, iOS or 3DS, it doesnt matter, youre going to have the same experience. What weve done is that weve made sure theres absolutely no disparity between the players, so everyone is getting the same content and the same story. Even with pricing and everything else, were very confident about how the fans will perceive it.
Were not just going to go with mobile like everyone else has gone with mobile and leave the 3DS or the console player behind. The key for us is to make sure we have the same integrity, the same kind of fan experience across all platforms. Mobile just gives us an opportunity now to really reach out to a bigger mass audience, because [before] we were limited to a very [particular kind of ] DS or 3DS title. So now we have the opportunity to talk to more people and find out what really works best for each platform.
On considering bringing the game to Switch
Weve looked at [Switch]. There are some challenges that we fully understand at this time. One of the things we understand is that the Switch has a portability factor, which is really good for this title. However, the challenge for us is the fact that once you dock your system its no longer a handheld, so its just understanding that [particular issue].
In addition, we know there are so many 3DS owners who have played Layton previously, so we want to make sure those people who already have devices in their hands have something to play. So specifically the design at this time is for 3DS, so those players can play some more, and for new players who dont have a 3DS system, thats why weve co-developed for smartphones, so they can jump on this time. But in the future, were definitely looking into adapting for the Switch. We love the Switch and were trying to put as much on there as we can, but right now, this title is for 3DS and smart devices only.
There's two other points in the interview worth noting. So far, the Layton series has managed to move 16 million units worldwide. On top of that, Layton's Mystery Journey will have certain in-app purchases .for mobile users and a fuller package for 3DS
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/leve...elle-and-the-millionaire-s-conspiracy/0184178