Court Records has translated a bunch of details about The Great Ace Attorney from this week’s issue of Famitsu. You can find them rounded up below.
– Baroque/Barock: legendary English prosecutor said to never let a defendant escape
– He’s returning to court after 5 years
– Known as “The Death God of the Old Bailey”
– Took about a year to come up with the name of the prosecutor
– It was originally “Prosecutor Rival”
– There is a proper name origin for the name, but Takumi finds it embarrassing to talk about; he has a different font for “objection” to convey the “English”-ness of him
– Jury Battle: Each of the jury members have their own ideas about the case and you can get the not guilty verdict by finding the contradictions in, and between their ideas
– Ryuunosuke can walk around during the trial as he’s thinking
– The last argument is where you have your last chance to convince the jury of your client’s innocence
– If all jury members decide on guilty, then it’s over
– If there is a majority votes not guilty after the closing argument, you win
– Takumi had considered a multiple-ending game at first, but in the end, settled on this
– During trials, you can question multiple witnesses at once and yell “HANG ON!” if one is acting up, much like PLvsPW
– Special attention has been paid to camerawork, a sense of space and eye movements of the characters
– Case 1: “The Adventure of the Grand Travelers”
– The prosecutor in this case is Taketsuchi Auchi, Payne’s ancestor
– Case one’s waiter witness is named Satoru Hosonaga
– A mysterious, elaborately-dressed woman is also shown without a name
– DLC featuring Ryuunosuke and Asougi will be available 7/9 to 7/19 for free
– The episode is called “Randst Magazine Special Edition”
– It’s called out as a ‘game’, but it’s not clear if it’ll be a full case
– Randst Magazine comes from Strand Magazine, where the original Holmes stories were published
– The game’s limited edition will include a 48-page artbook and 10-track CD
Update 3: Added Splatoon and Chromolume.
Update 2: Added several more April Fools’ Day-related stuff, including fake Runbow character reveals, Mutant Mudds for Virtual Boy, and more!
Update (4/1): Added Xenoblade Chronicles X’s Tatsu website takeover, and fake games from Inti Creates/WayForward.
April Fools’ Day 2015 has already started. Google Maps kicked things off with a special game of Pac-Man, and we’re starting to see a few things coming out of Japan as well.
Interested in staying informed about what is/isn’t real during April Fools’ Day? Then check out our roundup below! We’ll keep it updated over the next couple of days or so with anything notable that comes in. First up: an Ace Attorney joke from Capcom.
The BoxBoy! reviews embargo has now lifted, and a few verdicts have come in. Below are a few notable reviews we’ve come across thus far:
Shacknews – 8 / 10
Nintendo Life – 6 / 10
NintendoWorldReport – 9 / 10
It’ll be interesting to see if BoxBoy! comes out after today’s Nintendo Direct!
Capcom showed off The Great Ace Attorney during a new web show earlier today. There wasn’t too much that was new, but we do get another look at the game!
We now have additional information about the Xenoblade Chronicles X soundtrack, which is due out on May 20.
A total of 55 tracks are included in the soundtrack. It was previously thought that there would be five CDs, but it’s now been made clear that there will actually be four.
Continue on below for a full track listing.
An update for Xenoblade Chronicles 3D is now live in the European 3DS eShop. Version 1.1 addresses various bugs “in order to provide a smoother gaming experience.”
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D launches this Friday in Europe. North America will be getting it one week later.
Rodea: The Sky Soldier has finally launched in Japan. For those who are curious, the downloadable version for Wii U is about 2,715MB. We’re not too sure how large the 3DS edition is, but it’s probably a tiny bit smaller.
Atlus has uploaded two additional videos for Etrian Mystery Dungeon. Watch them above.
This week’s Famitsu has now been released, and we have several images from the magazine.
Highlights include The Great Ace Attorney, Rodea: The Sky Soldier, Splatoon, and Xenoblade 3D. We also have a look at PoPoLoCrois Farm Story and a few other titles, plus another ad for Level-5’s upcoming “Vision” event.
You can find the full set of scans in the gallery above.
Those who have reached Elite Status on Club Nintendo can now order their rewards. Fans can choose from several titles across Wii U and 3DS.
The lineup for Platinum includes Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Mario Kart 7, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and more. Gold members have access to Pushmo and Crashmo, Freakyforms, and several Virtual Console titles.
You can order your Elite Status reward here. Be sure to claim yours before April 30 ends!
