Eager Nintendo DS players try their hand at Professor Layton and the Curious Village at Nintendo World in New York’s Rockefeller Plaza on Feb. 10, 2008

On February 10, 2007 Nintendo released Professor Layton and the Curious Villageâ„¢ in America. This puzzle game takes place in the curious village of St. Mystere, where a wealthy baron has passed away. Upon reading his will it is discovered that the baron hid a great treasure somewhere in town with a list of clues in his will. With the family unable to decipher these clues Professor Layton is called in. While investigating the clues another member of the baron's family dies. This leaves the Professor with two puzzles to solve.

The game play features brain twisting puzzles and a weekly puzzle update via Nintendo WFC. No word yet on how long Nintendo will support the bonus download puzzles or how many you can save on your cart. There is also no word on whether or not you can download older puzzles.

No Nintendo event is complete without a selection of photographs from the Nintendo World Store in New York city where the launch event was held.

I would not be surprised if those cool looking hats end up on eBay.

Lauren Carrion, 18, left, and her brother Nicasio Guzman, 8, both from New York City, try their hand at Professor Layton and the Curious Village for Nintendo DS at the Nintendo World store in New York on Feb. 10, 2008.