{"id":136888,"date":"2026-04-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-200033"},"modified":"2026-04-19T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:00:00","slug":"poll-box-art-brawl-professor-layton-and-pandoras-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/19\/poll-box-art-brawl-professor-layton-and-pandoras-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Box Art Brawl: Professor Layton And Pandora&#8217;s Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24a4bfe5ee6fd\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24a4bfe5ee6fd\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"24a4bfe5ee6fd\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Professor Layton and Pandora's Box - BAB\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24a4bfe5ee6fd\/professor-layton-and-pandoras-box-bab.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24a4bfe5ee6fd\/professor-layton-and-pandoras-box-bab.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Professor Layton and Pandora's Box - BAB\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hmm, this week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/box-art-brawl\">Box Art Brawl<\/a> reminds me of a puzzle&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Before we get to the answer, however, let&#8217;s recap what went down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/poll-box-art-brawl-duel-mendel-palace\">last time<\/a>. It was a good old one-on-one for NSO newbie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nes\/mendel_palace\">Mendel Palace<\/a>, with North America facing off against Japan. While the contest was a close one, the Western design <em>just<\/em> cinched it, taking 53% of the vote and leaving Japan with 47%.<\/p>\n<p>After last week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/04\/new-professor-layton-trailer-is-our-best-look-yet-at-the-upcoming-adventure\">updated look at the latest Layton<\/a>, we thought it was about time to throw it back to the original DS trilogy, specifically, the second entry: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/professor_layton_and_pandoras_box\">Professor Layton and Pandora&#8217;s Box<\/a> (or <strong>Diabolical Box<\/strong>, for those outside Europe). There are three designs to pick between this week, so let&#8217;s meet &#8217;em!<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/ds\/related-articles:5983,199737 @ 1776619986 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2>Europe<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"e87a481160fb9\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Professor Layton and Pandora's Box - EU\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e87a481160fb9\/professor-layton-and-pandoras-box-eu.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e87a481160fb9\/professor-layton-and-pandoras-box-eu.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"807\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Professor Layton and Pandora's Box - EU\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gamesdb.launchbox-app.com\/games\/details\/10103-professor-layton-and-the-diabolical-box\">Nintendo \/ Launchbox<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is a lot going on in the European design. The game&#8217;s new key art is relegated to the titular box in the centre, with six of its puzzles highlighted around the outside. A bright red background keeps everything perfectly eye-catching, but it&#8217;s perhaps a little busy, no?<\/p>\n<h2>North America<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"a65bdba791688\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Professor Layton and Pandora's Box - NA\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a65bdba791688\/professor-layton-and-pandoras-box-na.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a65bdba791688\/professor-layton-and-pandoras-box-na.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"802\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Professor Layton and Pandora's Box - NA\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gamesdb.launchbox-app.com\/games\/details\/10103-professor-layton-and-the-diabolical-box\">Nintendo \/ Launchbox<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The North American design is somewhat more pared back. The new key art takes centre stage, showcasing Layton and Luke, the titular box, and the Molentary Express, while Anton&#8217;s giant floating head looms in the background. The puzzles still make a cameo, but they&#8217;re relegated to a blue bar at the bottom, which takes up <em>slightly<\/em> more cover space than we&#8217;re happy with.<\/p>\n<h2>Japan<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"6af77b7a4fc83\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Professor Layton and Pandora's Box - JP\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6af77b7a4fc83\/professor-layton-and-pandoras-box-jp.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6af77b7a4fc83\/professor-layton-and-pandoras-box-jp.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"801\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Professor Layton and Pandora's Box - JP\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gamesdb.launchbox-app.com\/games\/details\/10103-professor-layton-and-the-diabolical-box\">Level-5 \/ Launchbox<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Japanese design is much the same as its North American counterpart, though the puzzles are replaced by a written plot summary in the lower bar, weirdly. The title art is also shifted over to the right, giving a little more room for Anton&#8217;s aforementioned menacing head.<\/p>\n<section id=\"poll-11721\" data-block-type=\"poll\" class=\"poll\" data-uri=\"polls\/which_region_got_the_best_professor_layton_and_pandoras_box_box_art\" data-id=\"11721\" data-question=\"Which region got the best Professor Layton and Pandora's Box box art?\">\n<div class=\"results hidden\">\n<h3 data-toc=\"skip\">Which region got the best Professor Layton and Pandora&#8217;s Box box art? (1,049 votes)<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"poll-results many-results\">\n<li class=\"result with-image first\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4c1df52294512\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt=\"Europe\"><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">Europe<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"440 votes (41.9%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"42\"><span class=\"val\">42<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result with-image\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2bd69a3bf06c2\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt=\"North America\"><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">North America<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"288 votes (27.5%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"27\"><span class=\"val\">27<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result with-image last\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/44a23c00de81f\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt=\"Japan\"><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">Japan<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"321 votes (30.6%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"31\"><span class=\"val\">31<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><em>Thank you for voting! We&#8217;ll see you next week for another edition of Box Art Brawl!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life Hmm, this week&#8217;s Box Art Brawl reminds me of a puzzle&#8230; Before we get to the answer, however, let&#8217;s recap what went down last time. It was a good old one-on-one for NSO newbie Mendel Palace, with North America facing off against Japan. While the contest was a close one, the Western [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136888\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}