Capcom’s handling of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies has been somewhat odd. Overseas, it will only be available as a digital download – at least for now. And in Japan, we’re hearing that Capcom is only planning a physical release – no download version is planned.

It doesn’t make much sense to me! Maybe a downloadable release will come to Japan in the future?

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There’s a lot of Zelda on the horizon. Zelda: Wind Waker HD is hitting Wii U in October, followed by Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for the 3DS in November.

Of course, fans are also looking forward to Zelda’s first original Wii U outing. Series producer Eiji Aonuma won’t say much about it, but he did discuss with Kotaku how Wind Waker HD is preparing Nintendo for the big project, and how it’s a” kind of testing ground”:

“Wind Waker HD is kind of a testing ground for us. With Wind Waker we were able to accomplish, for the first time, to create a seamless experience. You traveled a great sea… also [we are adding] the Miiverse communication of playing with others virtually. So we’re going to take things like this and add to those so the Wii U [new Zelda] experience should be one that is satisfying to players.”

Aonuma also confirmed that the Wind Waker HD will merge with the new Zelda Wii U team once the project is done. It will be a “super-team!”

Mushibugyo will be hitting Japan on September 19 for 5,980 yen. A demo will be coming to the World Hobby Fair on June 29 and June 30.

In Japan, Square Enix picked up a new trademark for “Occult Maiden”. Potentially more exciting is Star Ocean, which has been renewed by the company. Siliconera points out that Square Enix usually re-registers a trademark right before using it, so maybe some sort of Star Ocean announcement is on the way.

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A few details on Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva have been translated from this week’s Famitsu. You can find a summary of information below.

– Made by most of the main team from the original Metal Max
– Main character is Hinata
– Hinata is a child who lives with his dad and sister in a land that was nuked to pieces 50 years ago
– Hinata is a “Hot Speed”, though he doesn’t know this
– A Hot Seed is a special type of human being kept in cryogenic suspension since before the apocalypse
– Hinata finds out quick once some evil folk kidnap his father, and he and his sister Sasha (who can transform into a motorbike) set off to fix this
– Now in fully 3D
– Characters have in-game voiced dialogue
– Studio 4°C making an anime intro
– Travel around the world, track down wanted bounties, or build your own Mad Max-style battle buggy

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Another round of Hero Bank details have emerged. Perhaps most interesting of all is that Toshihiro Nagoshi is producing. He’s mainly known for his work on the Yakuza series, where he has directed or produced each entry.

Below is the latest on Nagoshi’s new 3DS game Hero Bank:

– Features middle-school-aged kids who raise virtual heroes
– Battles are done for fame and prestige
– Hero is Kaito Gosho
– Kaito’s virtual warriors fight “Hero Battles”
– Hero Battles are extremely popular popular government-sanctioned sport
– Winners can potentially earn tons of cash for future upgrades
– The audience and your sponsors want you to win in flashy, exciting fashion
– The way you fight and emerge victorious can greatly affect the purse you earn at the end of it all
– Do well, and you can upgrade your heroes and even purchase new, more powerful ones which require more money to keep in one piece

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This week’s GameStop ad is now live. The main highlight this week is Assassin’s Creed III for $20.