That launch games for a console are pretty mediocre isn't really news. It's always like that.
Also, I see Professor Layton didn't make the English launch. I was surprised to see it as a 3D game at all (since all the art was previously 2D) but the game plays nice enough... They throw in a puzzle that has 3D (but doesn't -really- use it) once in a while, too. And all the conversations use 3D characters. It's actually pretty what you'd expect from a word-puzzle game being made 3D. lol
Also, I see Professor Layton didn't make the English launch. I was surprised to see it as a 3D game at all (since all the art was previously 2D) but the game plays nice enough... They throw in a puzzle that has 3D (but doesn't -really- use it) once in a while, too. And all the conversations use 3D characters. It's actually pretty what you'd expect from a word-puzzle game being made 3D. lol