Ace Attorney fans, your chances of getting a new game aren’t zero, as Capcom has promised that you can expect more from the series in the future.
As beloved as the Ace Attorney series is, there hasn’t actually been a completely new entry in the franchise since 2017’s The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve. In the years since, there have been several collections that bring titles like this to the the rest of the world, which was very welcome by many fans of the series, but there have still been many requests for a brand new game. And while the studio hasn’t announced a new game (trust me, you would have heard the screams of every Ace Attorney fan under the sun), Capcom’s Kenichi Hashimoto recently spoke with NetLab (translations via Nintendo Everything) about the future of the series.
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When asked if there is any truth to fans’ belief that purchasing merchandise for Ace Attorney encourages work on the next game, Hashimoto said, “That’s exactly right. After all, the support of passionate fans is something that’s not just about us as developers is recognized, but also by also for the company as a whole, including management, so it is very important. Of course, the sale of goods not only directly becomes the development budget for new games, it also leads to conversations about ‘what next to deal with this amount of ‘popularity’, so merchandise sales is an important indicator.”
As for whether fans can expect more from the series, Hashimoto further shared, “The Ace Attorney series will not stop producing content. We certainly have many directions we want to grow in, including mixed media. things we would like to talk about when the time comes that we can reveal something, but for now I can’t say much.”
Mixed media can mean many things, as there are both animated and live-action versions of the mystery adventure series. Obviously, what fans are looking for most is a brand new game (and that Japan-only Professor Layton crossover), but unfortunately, for now, you’ll probably just have to keep buying more merchandise to make that happen. Funny, that.