The Ace Attorney series has spent 25 years turning courtroom battles, bizarre murder cases, and memorable characters into one of Capcom’s most recognizable adventure franchises, and now the publisher has shown off a new release for the franchise’s anniversary on October 12. What began with Phoenix Wright’s first case in 2001 eventually grew into multiple mainline games, spin-offs, crossovers, and adaptations across other forms of media.
Since then, Ace Attorney has introduced plenty of attorneys and assistants beyond Phoenix Wright and Maya Fey, with characters like Miles Edgeworth, Apollo Justice, Athena Cykes, and others becoming important parts of the franchise. The series has also expanded outside games through anime, manga, stage productions, and even a live-action film directed by Takashi Miike. Needless to say, Ace Attorney has made the most of its 25 years.
Special Ace Attorney 25th Anniversary Release
Now, Ace Attorney officially gets a new 25th Anniversary release in the form of a commemorative visual celebrating the franchise’s milestone. October 12 marks the official 25th anniversary of Ace Attorney, and Capcom has brought together a number of fan-favorite attorneys and assistants for the new artwork. It’s not as good as a new Ace Attorney game announcement, but hopefully that comes sooner rather than later thanks to the franchise’s success. For example, Capcom recently shared that the 2019 HD collection Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy has surpassed 5 million copies sold.
Find the odd one out before the timer hits zero.
Series artists Kazuya Nuri and Takuro Fuse collaborated on the Ace Attorney 25th Anniversary visual seen above, which features characters from across the franchise. The artwork gives the anniversary a broad look at the series rather than focusing exclusively on its original cast, reflecting how much Ace Attorney has expanded since the first game. Overall, while the anniversary visual gives fans something new to celebrate, the occasion also highlights just how far Ace Attorney has expanded and hopefully builds hype for more to come.
When and if Capcom makes a new Ace Attorney game remains in the air, but it clearly hasn’t forgotten about the IP. And right now, Capcom truly is one of the strongest developers/publishers on the market, so a new game would have to live up to that expectation. Practically since Resident Evil 6 flopped, Capcom as a whole has focused on making its games next level, and that can be said of pretty much every release since then.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword‘s recent release also proves that Capcom is dedicated to bringing in some of its legacy IP and developing those core ideas further. That’s not proof more Ace Attorney is coming, though it is a solid foundation for hope, but perhaps more will come on October 12, too.
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October 12, 2001
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Capcom Production Studio 4
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Unity