However, it's also worth noting that Hino can be quite vague and selective with his choice of words on the topic of AI. Combine that with potential translation errors, and the phrase "no AI was used on NWOS" might mean something different to Hino than it does to us

Yeah, I'm surprised that they've actually paid attention to this, and I'm glad that they're listening to some degree. Their response isn't perfect, but if they're telling the truth, then it's a big step in the right direction

There's probably more sources, but these are the ones I encountered

Here's Hino's statement (Which automatically translated via twitter's AI, because I think it's impossible to turn that off now. So the translation may not be accurate)

Plus a link to the Level 5 article. It's in Japanese, so it's subject to translation errors:

www.level5.co.jp/news/20260917/

Yeah, that's the big silver lining. At least we're not left isolated while everyone else praises it. The anti AI stance seems to be the general consensus

Yeah, I've only just now learned the full extent of it. I can't believe it's actually real

I'd written off Layton for the direct because I heard it's supposed to focus on Switch 2 exclusives, and any future Layton thing seems to be multi-platform. Very happy to be probably proven wrong

I'm so hyped, I thought it would never happen

Go watch the vid this is from, it reminds me of silly Layton plotlines

youtu.be/lg8hX8lQrlo?...