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Level-5 CEO Reveals The Inspiration For Professor Layton And The Risks Of Self-Publishing

“There was a lot of risk involved with the project”.

Since arriving in 2007, Professor Layton’s had quite a successful history. From humble beginnings in a Curious Village to Ace Attorney crossovers, it’s been a few years since a new entry in this puzzle-adventure series has appeared, but that hasn’t stopped Level-5 CEO and Professor Layton producer Akihiro Hino reminiscing about it.

Speaking recently with Yahoo Japan (translation credit to Nintendo Everything), Hino talked about Level-5’s early beginnings. When asked about comparisons to book series Atama no Taisou, he shed some light on his initial inspirations for Professor Layton.

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