Five major companies in the 3D content industry — Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nvidia and Pixar — have come together to form the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD). The group that aims to promote the ...

As for Layton, like Ace Attorney, the 3D graphics started after the crossover title. Following this, Professor Layton's developer, Level-5, opted to use 3D animation on all of the Nintendo 3DS games.