Ace Attorney 4 coming criminally early

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Ace Attorney 4 coming criminally early

Posted Nov 9th 2007 3:40PM by JC Fletcher
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According to a Capcom press release, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney will be released in the U.S. in early 2008. This fourth entry in the Ace Attorney series features a new protagonist, new characters, and more touch-screen integration than the previous three, since it's the first one to be made from the ground up with the DS in mind. But, of course, if you've read DS Fanboy for any number of seconds, you have no doubt absorbed all kinds of information about the Ace Attorney series.

The timing seems a little strange. The previous three Ace Attorneys were released ~~in the fall~~, about one year apart. Why would they move it up to whatever unspecified period they're referring to as "early 2008?" With Harvey Birdman on the Wii out in January, that's a lot of rapid-fire lawyer-game releases. We guess they just couldn't HOLD IT any longer oh man, we're sorry.

Tags: ace-attorney, adventure, apollo-justice, capcom, lawyer

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11-09-2007 @ 3:59PM

Ethan said...

I OBJECT to this write-up.

11-09-2007 @ 4:02PM

WhatIsThatThing said...

TAKE THAT, wallet! Goodbye, precious moneys.

11-09-2007 @ 4:10PM

Sarah said...

There's a CONTRADICTION in your testimony, according to the evidence, there can never be an Ace Attorney game released TOO soon. ;)

11-09-2007 @ 4:14PM

Banana Kid said...

OBJECTION! You say the previous Ace Attorneys were all in the fall--but Justice For All was, in fact, released in January!

We suggest you spend a little more time reading your court briefings (Wikipedia)!

11-09-2007 @ 4:34PM

JC Fletcher said...

Totally right, Banana Kid. I screwed up the details. I played the Japanese version, which came out in October.

11-09-2007 @ 4:56PM

Tremada said...

Yeah, who says it's too early. I just finished Trials and Tribulations, I would start it now if I could. Can't get enough of those games.

11-09-2007 @ 6:03PM

Archibold said...

It saddens me to say I haven't even started Trials and Tribulations yet. That said, this is too early for me. Unless they offer another preorder bonus, I probably won't be getting this for a while.

11-09-2007 @ 7:51PM

L said...

As far as I'm concerned it's not too soon. I applaud that they want to get the west caught up with the Japanese releases. Besides, I want it before mid 2008.

11-09-2007 @ 10:20PM

Fullmetal Salchemist said...

That picture is blasphemous.

11-09-2007 @ 11:15PM

MAX FORCE said...

When do I get to play a prosecutor and send suckers to the gas chamber?

11-10-2007 @ 8:52AM

Pizza Pasta said...

This is good news! Not so much for my wallet but much for my DS game buying habit.

Can I borrow a few dollars? I'm late on rent.

11-10-2007 @ 5:54PM

Nycteris said...

But... I will miss Phoenix so!

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