This news is too big to let go. There will still be a BIG update (along with my supra-secret contest idea) this weekend, but you folks needed to know this. As soon as humanly possible.


The official press release [link]

Yes, that's right ladies and gentlemen. Capcom is releasing GS2 in a DS version to be entitled Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All. (Think they picked a long enough title?)

The good news: No longer just the crappy cell phone games for Phoenix! This looks to be a full port of GS2, a la Ace Attorney being a port of GS1. There do not appear to be any new cases, though. Not that I'm complaining!

The bad news: The game is said to be released in North America sometime in the first quarter of 2007. So at least a year wait for those of us in NA and lord only knows how long for European or Australian releases. Ah, well.

The weird news: Two characters who are known within the fandom as Harumi and Mei will be known as Pearl and Franziska respectively. Pearl I can see, but Franziska? *laughs* Now all of us folks can act like old elitist fans and insist on calling the girls by their Japanese names! (This is a joke, folks. ) Seriously, if you can deal with Phoenix, Gumshoe, and Butz, you can deal with Pearl and Franziska.

So... !