Capcom has announced that its popular Ace Attorney series will be debuting on WiiWare next year.

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney will be the first game to be released, sometime in January 2010, followed by Justice for All and Trials and Tribulations. Each game will cost 1000 Wii Points or $10.

The series, first released in Japan, has now sold over 3.7 million units worldwide. Wii owners will now be able to enjoy the courtroom drama in their living rooms, stepping into the shoes of Phoenix Wright, as they collect evidence, sift out inconsistent testimonies and strive for justice. Simply wave the Wii Remote to present evidence, or press witnesses by wiggling it.

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Anyone who has ever played the Phoenix Wright series will know about the games’ witty humour, well-crafted characters and challenging storyline. You will recognise Phoenix’s characteristic hairdo, either love or hate prosecutor Miles Edgeworth and get to know other key characters from the popular series including Mia, Maya and of course, Detective Gumshoe.

Well, although many gamers from around the world have enjoyed stepping into the famous attorney’s shoes, shouting ‘Objection!’ at every possible opportunity, no one seems to love Phoenix quite as much as the Japanese do.

To prove it, here is some footage from the Ace Attorney Opera, performed by an all musical female troupe. Yes, you read that right, an Opera based on Phoenix Wright…classic! The opera is obviously all in Japanese so you probably won’t be able to understand it, but you will recognise the characters, music and cases from the game.

Enjoy!

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The third instalment in this popular DS series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations, has finally been given a release date for the UK, almost a full year after its release in the US.

October 3rd is when the UK gets to play out the courtroom battles that only a Phoenix Wright game can provide. The official reasons behind the massive delay aren’t known, but rumours point to a suicide scene in the game that the ratings board didn’t quite appreciate. As a result, the fourth game in the series, Apollo Justice, has already seen a release, beating the debut of it successor by a few months.

Trials and Tribulations includes characters Maya Fey, Wright’s aid and possessor of psychic powers, Mia Fey, an ace attorney herself who taught Wright everything he knows about the courtroom, Godot, a mysterious, hard-boiled prosecutor and obviously Phoenix Wright himself. Players take on the roles of both Mia, reliving her rookie days in the past, and Phoenix Wright, dealing with his court cases in the present.