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Siliconera recently chatted with Ace Attorney series producer Motohide Eshiro and Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies scenario director Takeshi Yamazaki. You can find the full thing here, but there are a couple of points that stand out.

First, there’s a vague hint from Yamazaki that Dual Destinies could be the start of its own series. The first three Phoenix Wright games kind of stand together as their own trilogy, and Capcom could be thinking of doing something similar starting with Dual Destinies.

“It takes place a year after the previous game [Apollo Justice], so it’s a continuation of that story, so in a way you can think of it as a direct link to that one, as part of a new series, so to speak.”

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News popped up yesterday that Nintendo is not yet accepting indie developers from Japan. Nintendo has since officially confirmed that this is true, but hasn’t truly explained why the policy is in place.

An official statement from the company reads:

“The policy in question is the decision of Nintendo’s department responsible for licensing activities in each region, and the licensing department of Nintendo is currently not accepting subject applications from individuals in Japan.”

With Nintendo using words like “currently” and “at this time”, that gives the impression that Japanese indie will eventually be allowed on board. The situation stinks for the time being, but there isn’t much that can be done!

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Both of Nintendo’s latest systems are region-locked. The Wii U and 3DS are not capable of playing games outside of the country that the original hardware was purchased in. Want to play a Japanese-exclusive game on your US 3DS? Sorry, but you’re out of luck.

Nintendo’s region-locking policy has been in the news as of late, culminating with official comments from CEO Satoru Iwata. Iwata most-recently hinted that the company’s restriction isn’t going anywhere any time soon.

Now, how do developers feel about the situation? NotEnoughShaders caught up with thirteen different teams – including Renegade Kid, Shin’en, and Broken Rules – to find out what they think. You can find a few excerpts below, and even more right here.

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Nintendo is accepting all kinds of indie developers to bring games to Wii U. There is one big exception, however.

A questionnaire coming from GDC flat out states that Nintendo is not accepting submissions from Japanese-based developers. GDC did take place several months ago, but it’s very possible that Nintendo’s policy is still in place.

There are a number of developers in Japan (not to mention Japanese gamers as well) who are understandably upset by Nintendo’s non-acceptance of Japanese indies. Why the policy is in place is currently unclear. Hopefully we’ll get an official comment out of Nintendo soon.

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Nintendo stock experienced its highest level in close to two years, according to a Bloomberg report. The publication writes that Nintendo rose 4 percent to 14,050, the company’s highest figure since July 2011.

Bloomberg cited increased revenue and strong sales of 3DS games overseas – including Animal Crossing: New Leaf – as possible reasons for Nintendo’s boost. Additionally, rumors of China potentially removing its ban on consoles are said to be contributing in the rise of shares.

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