January 15th, 2008 Seth Killian
Using the magic of flash, the wizards at Capcom have brought you this amazing “Mock Trial” demo. Yes, the demo is so cool that it actually gets its own name. What does the demo do? It offers you a feature-complete recreation of the first part of case one in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. Yes, you’re playing the real game.
Better still, using the embed code found HERE, you can slap the demo on to any webpage yourself. Just c+p the code and you’re good. Show your Ace Attorney colors and let your friends and enemies experience the courtroom hijinx as Apollo Justice uses his chords of steel and learns his legal chops.
[note- if you aren’t hearing sound from the very start, just give it a second to finish loading]
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January 11th, 2008 Chris Tou
Test the Compelling Court Room Adventure Yourself with Free Online Demo
SAN MATEO, Calif. - January 9, 2008 - Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that the latest installment of its highly popular courtroom drama series, Apollo Justice™: Ace Attorney™ is scheduled for release in North America on February 19, 2008. The first Ace Attorney game developed specifically for Nintendo DS™, this is the fourth title in the series and will feature all new characters, including new defense attorney Apollo Justice. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney has been rated T for Teen by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB).
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December 19th, 2007 Chris Tou
For most, the end of the year usually is a time for too much eggnog, finally getting to touch a member of the opposite sex thanks to the magical Mistletoe, and making resolutions that you know you will never keep. However, the end of the year also signals the time for the reason you couldn’t keep those resolutions, videos games, to be given the proper recognition they deserve. 1up.com is getting the ball rolling, and among its nominees were several of our very own Capcom titles. The Best Adventure Game category looks really tough, especially as we’re competing with ourselves with 3 games our own games.
Best Action Game
Resident Evil 4 (Wii)
Best Adventure Game
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure (Wii)
Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (PSP)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations (DS)
Best Console Downloadable Game
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PS3, 360)
Game of the Year
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure (Wii)
Cast your vote now for your favorite Capcom games by heading on over to 2007 1up Awards page.
Posted in Wii, PS3, Nintendo DS, PSP, 1up, Xbox 360, Awards, Zack & Wiki, Ace Attorney™, Resident Evil®, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Monster Hunter | 1 Comment »
December 11th, 2007 Lindsay
Sub-zero temperatures and at least a 45-minute wait didn’t stop Devil May Cry fans to play Devil May Cry 4 on the PS3 and Xbox 360 at this year’s New York Anime Festival. Yes, actually play DMC4 before it hits stores on February 5th!
Thank you to all of you that came by our booth. And sorry for not letting in all the under-17 year olds to play—I know you understand even though you were hating on us.
P.S.: Ashley—we’ll see you at the next festival, and first in line to play Devil May Cry?
P.P.S.: Mom and Daughter team—we’re still waiting for you to post that video of Mom playing DMC4!
The line to play DMC4 stretches around the corner
If only you took life so serious, too
A visit from Nero himself
I Object! Go wait in line!
Hey, isn’t that Mario playing Zack & Wiki?
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December 3rd, 2007 Chris "Kramez" Kramer
1up.com just spilled the beans on their categories and nominees for Game of the Year 2007, and we’re pleased as punch to see that there are several Capcom games included on their list.
We’re both amazed and excited to see Zack and Wiki on the 1up list for Game of the Year. Of course, we’re also realistic, seeing as how it’s a very long list and contains games like Bioshock and… well, other games, but Bioshock is on there, so I’m pretty sure I know right where that particular award is going: Ken Levine’s desk. And you know what? I’m alright with that.
If you’re not too busy now, might we suggest you follow the jump to 1up and vote for some of our fine, fine products? Danke! Remember: Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, Mario, Bioshock, etc. are all selling just fine, but Z-Dub could use some serious love!
Here’s how the award season is looking for Capcom at 1up:
Best Action Game:
- Resident Evil 4 Wii edition
Best Adventure Game:
- Zack & Wiki
- Monster Hunter Freedom 2
- Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
Best Console Downloadable Game:
- Super Puzzle Fighter II HD Remix
Game of the Year:
Posted in News, Capcom News, Awards, Puzzle Fighter™, Resident Evil®, Zack & Wiki, Ace Attorney™, Monster Hunter | 2 Comments »
December 3rd, 2007 Chris "Kramez" Kramer
Tip of the hat to Kotaku to pointing us towards this Guardian blog on literacy concerns in the UK that gives the Ace Attorney series a major high-five.
Author Steven Poole responds to his own paper’s claims that “England has plummeted from third to 19th in an international league table of children’s literacy levels as pupils replace books with computer games.” Hm.
Here’s a clip from the piece:
“News headlines don’t tell you, for example, about the wonderfully batty series of games for the Nintendo DS starring Phoenix Wright… At a rough estimate, one Phoenix Wright game contains at least as much text as your average children’s novel… In my opinion, Phoenix Wright is funnier and cleverer than most TV made for adults.”
I once read an editorial piece in which the author posited an alternate universe where radio was invented before the written word, and how nanny-state types would react to children spending all their time ruining their eyes squinting at black ink rather than improving their knowledge of the world listening to radio dramas. Poole also imagines a similar situation in his posting.
Beyond the Ace Attorney series, imagine trying to succeed in a Final Fantasy title, undertake a quest in World of Warcraft, escort survivors in Dead Rising, or sing along with a song in Rock Band without varying degrees of literacy. Poole’s conclusion, I personally feel, is right on the money. For more along these lines, I highly recommend picking up Everything Bad is Good For You by Steven Johnson. And the latest Ace Attorney title, too 
Here’s a fun quote from the Guardian’s original piece on the findings:
“Unless children get a buzz out of reading, the computer will remain much more interesting to them.” — Mick Brooks, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers. Maybe that’s the problem; if you could catch a buzz from reading, perhaps more teens would be getting together on the weekends and binging on Oprah’s latest recommendation.
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November 30th, 2007 Colin
I love seeing the different things that our fans send in to us to prove their love for our games. I’ve always considered myself a gamer, but there are levels of fandom far beyond my own. The above papercraft is, in a word, excellent. Congrats to the creator. You are much better at art than I will ever be. Can’t wait to see what gets sent our way when Apollo Justice steps into the courtroom.
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November 14th, 2007 Chris Tou
It took us awhile, because it was too hard to pick ourselves up off the floor after all of our ROFLing, but I can finally announce the winners to our Ace Attorney LOLCats Contest. I better do it quick though, before I regress back into fits of laughter again!
We’ll start off with our two runner ups, who will be receiving a Phoenix Wright plush toy along with an Ace Attorney poster signed by the producer of the series, Minae Matsukawa.
“Invisible Barbell” by Amanda Morrow
“I haz a parrit” by Michael Teague
And finally we have our grand prize winner, who, along with the signed poster and plush-toy, will also be receiving a free copy of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations.
“Invisible Yo-Yo Convention” by Kimberly Powell
This was by far one of the most enjoyable contests we have ever ran, and we rofled throughout, which you can do as well by checking out all the entries in our Flickr archive. Thanks to everyone who entered and all the laughter it brought us. As a show of thanks, everyone who entered will be receiving a 10% off coupon from the Capcom store as well!
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November 9th, 2007 Seth Killian
You don’t have to be surprised, but you’ve still gotta be excited: Apollo Justice is coming to America! Check out the photo gallery. Full fact sheet and press release are here.
CAPCOM® BRINGS APOLLO JUSTICE™: ACE ATTORNEY™ TO NORTH AMERICA
A Fresh Member of the Bar is Sworn In for the Popular Nintendo DS™ Legal Adventure Series
SAN MATEO, Calif. — November 9, 2007 Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that the latest installment of its highly popular courtroom drama series, Apollo Justice™: Ace Attorney™ is scheduled for release in North America in early 2008.
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November 1st, 2007 Chris Tou
While we’re pretty sure no one is going to pass the bar exam just by playing Ace Attorney, curiosity still often begs the question of just where Ace Attorney’s legal system and inspirations come from. MTV finally put this, and other questions in front of Minae Matsukawa, the producer of Ace Attorney, so that we can obtain some inner peace.
MTV: The “Phoenix Wright” games are very funny, but as far as I know are not at all accurate to the way the legal system works. How did you decide upon the legal system in “Phoenix Wright”? Is it based on any real-world legal system? Or is it just designed to be one that simply works well as a game?
Matsukawa: Well, going back to how the game system was conceived, the team didn’t think of the court idea first, and instead was focused on the idea of uncovering lies and contradictions. Actually, what’s funny is when the Japanese press asks us about this same issue, they usually think we based the game’s system off of the American judicial system! But if we really had based the game off of a real court system, it might not be quite as interesting as a game, simply because court proceedings usually aren’t interesting, right? I think that more than the setting, the game itself has to be interesting. The system in the game is really, at its core, about chasing down witnesses and trying to catch them in the act of lying, so keeping this as the most important aspect of the game and gameplay in mind, we didn’t base the judicial system in “Ace Attorney” off of any real systems, but instead created something unique to the “Ace Attorney” world.
You can read the whole interview on MTV Multiplayer.
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