Capcom says the Ace Attorney series is doing ‘exceptionally well’ worldwide

There was a time when Capcom would never even consider releasing the Ace Attorney series outside of Japan. The game’s genre and focus on dialog would have been a death sentence for it in North America, and it would have had nearly just as difficult a time in Europe. Thankfully, when the Nintendo DS launched, it brought in a massive wave of expanded audience gamers with unique and varied tastes. The DS’ success was the perfect platform to usher in the Ace Attorney series’ worldwide debut, and it’s been gaining in popularity ever since.

Famitsu Magazine recently spoke to Capcom COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto about a number of topics, including the Ace Attorney series. Tsujimoto took a moment to share some insight on how things are going for the franchise, and apparently it’s “doing exceptionally well across the globe.” Specific sales data wasn’t shared, but if Capcom’s happy, it seems the future is bright for the Ace Attorney series!

Tsujimoto also revealed that Capcom is going to channel the success of the Ace Attorney franchise to help sell the upcoming revamp of Ghost Trick. Shu Takumi is the man behind both Ace Attorney and Ghost Trick, and Capcom has been making sure to let gamers know that fact. They’re hoping that by telling Ace Attorney fans that Ghost Trick comes from the same creator, more people will be interested in giving the game a go. Let’s hope that approach works out!