The game is definitely a looker, and the gameplay looks fantastic. I’m still amazed that Shin’en is able to pull off such an effort on WiiWare.
North America and Europe are considerably behind on the Professor Layton titles. Japan’s already moved on to the 3DS, but there are still two DS games in the series that haven’t been localized. On the bright side, it looks like there may soon be a North American announcement for Professor Layton and the Specter’s Flute.
A trademark for the title has popped up on the USA database. You may remember that the Unwound Future trademark was also discovered right around this time last year, only to be revealed at E3 2010 just a month later. It’s very possible that the situation will be the same for Specter’s Flute.