This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Real people play Professor Layton

Nintendo has made a bold move with Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. Instead of having plastic or cardboard (see: fake) people promote the game, Nintendo has put it into the hands of real flesh-and-blood individuals. Will it pay off for the company to promote the game via the everyman, or should it have stuck with its usual people who have too much money to play games?

Hit the jump for this week's content on the Nintendo Channel.
DS demo

• Shorts (expires 8/30/09)
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (expires 8/30/09)
• Ant Nation (expires 8/30/09)

Video content

• Real people play Professor Layton – video 1
• Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box info video
• Mario and Sonic: Olympic Winter Games video 3
• Madden NFL 10 – Road to the Super Bowl
• Super Empire Strikes Back
• FFIV: The After Years BTS spot
• The Beatles: Rock Band video 3
• Daisy Fuentes Pilates: Double leg circle
• Mr. Driller W. info video
• Guitar Hero 5 – BTS with Shirley Manson
• Scribblenauts info video
• Bakugen: Battle Brawlers info video
• Spore Hero – Create your own shark tank
• Mini Ninjas – Shun
• Imagine Teacher – Class trip info video
• Pop+ Solo: Focus Mode video