Capcom may be neglecting one of its blue-suited icons, Mega Man, but it’s throwing its full support behind another, Phoenix Wright. The Ace Attorney series, known as Gyakuten Saiban in Japan, is doing better than ever. With three games coming soon as well as a feature film based on the events of the first game, more »

Level-5 has made a shocking announcement – it’s working with Capcom on a video game. And not just any game, a 3DS game starring Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright! Yes, it is for real. No, it isn’t a joke. At Level-5′s Vision 2010 press conference it broke the news that Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney is in development…

Comic-Con kicks off this week and Capcom will be there showing off is wares. For those of us who won’t be visiting San Diego this weekend, we can still partake in some discounted Capcom games. There are several titles that have been put on sale this week on the PlayStation Network and the App Store. Most of these prices are only available for a limited time.

Artist Katie Hampton has created some amusing images that feature classic video game characters aging in real-life situations. Most of her drawings focused on classic Nintendo characters.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was released as a WiiWare download all the way back at the beginning of January, 2010, so I’m sure many early buyers have long since finished and grown weary of the game. Well, you’ve got a good reason to go back to it now. Capcom has just released a 100 Nintendo Point ($1) piece of downloadable content for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. DS owners should recognize it, as it is the port of the DS exclusive fifth case.

“Episode 5: Rise from the Ashes” was an original case created specifically for the DS port of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney that made special use of the DS’ capabilities (like the touch screen). It wasn’t included in the original WiiWare release, but now Wii owners can pick it up for a pittance…

If you’re an iPhone or iPod Touch owner, then next week you have to pick up Capcom’s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. That’s right, the Game Boy Advance game is being ported once again! Odds are you’ve heard of it, since the series has received critical acclaim. If you haven’t, then all you need to know is it’s a courtroom adventure game, where you help novice lawyer Phoenix Wright defend innocent clients in five cases. You first search for evidence and the truth in the Investigation Phase, then head to court to confront the witnesses and save your client in the Court Phase.

The iPhone and iPod Touch adaptations of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney are most similar to the DS incarnation due to both versions offering touch screen controls. You perform all actions by tapping and flicking your fingers across the screen.

There’s another reason why iPhone and iPod Touch owners can’t pass up Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – the price…

Bad news for people who like to relive the past – there are no Virtual Console releases this week. Again.

However, there are WiiWare and DSiWare games that may satisfy if you’re looking for a nostalgic experience to brighten up your day. The DS to Wii port of Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations is now available, as is the Earthworm Jim DSiWare port. So not all is lost!

There are a few other games as well, one more WiiWare and three more DSiWare to be exact. So I’m sure you’ll find something good to keep you busy this week.

Gamertell’s Nintendo Download picks for the week are Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations (WiiWare) and Earthworm Jim (DSiWare)…

Good news for Wii owners who’ve become enamored with the WiiWare rereleases of the Phoenix Wright games, Capcom isn’t going to keep you waiting for the next installment! Capcom just announced today that Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All will be released on the Wii Shop Channel on February 15, 2010. Originally, Justice for All had a March, 2010 release window.

Like the recent WiiWare release Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Justice for All will cost 1,000 Wii Points ($10). It will also have Wii remote motion control support which will let you wave or wiggle your remote to present and object.

Justice for All is a port of the January, 2007 DS game Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All. It features four new cases, with Phoenix returning as the prosecutor, Maya returning as his assistant

It’s time to stand up and defend the unjustly accused! Well, almost time, anyways. Capcom has just announced that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney will be debuting on the Wii Shop Channel in North America on January 11, 2010. So if you’ve never played the game before, make sure you have a spare 1,000 Nintendo Points ($10) ready to purchase it.

The Wii port of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is nearly identical to the DS game. You star as Phoenix Wright, a defense attorney who must defend people who have been accused of commiting horrible crimes. Of course, all the people you’re defending are being framed, and you have to collect and present the evidence and grill witnesses on the stand to reveal the truth. It’s filled with a cast of colorful characters and the Wii version allows you to present evidence by swinging the remote and press the statements of people appearing on the stand by wiggling it.

You may want to just pick up a 2,000 Nintendo Point card though. The Wii port of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is initially missing the last case from the original DS game…

Capcom’s kind of lost it. I mean, the company has seriously gone overboard. It’s now porting its popular Phoenix Wright series to pretty much every possible platform. First it was a GBA game, then a DS and PC game, after that came the announcement for the WiiWare port of the first three games and now it’s heading to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

The game is going to be a port of the first Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Looks like they’re doing an almost direct port of the DS version, based on the screenshots. Supposedly there will be some special iPhone/iPod Touch only features, but for the most part it’s the same game all over again.

No international release has been announced, but let’s just assume that it’s on the way. After all, all the previous Ace Attorney games have received international releases…