On Wednesday, Level-5's puzzle-adventure game Professor Layton and the New World of Steam received a 2026 release date following a full-year delay. Over the years, due to a lack of new information on the latest Professor Layton game, fans began to lose hope and expected the date to be pushed back yet again. In April, a new trailer confirmed that the 2026 release schedule remained unchanged. Now, months later, the game's official release date was at last announced during September's Nintendo Direct.