Capcom talks Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies sales, Ace Attorney Investigations 2 in limbo
The following info comes from Capcom USA’s Senior VP, Christian Svensson...
On aggressive sales forecasts
“Am I worried? I don’t think so. If fans really love the series and want to play the game in English, we’re expecting them to be there. If they’re not, well, that tells us something too. I’m betting on you guys.”
On this digital release guaranteeing future Ace Attorney titles will be localized
“The reality is, there are no assurances I can make. It isn’t up to me or anyone else at Capcom USA on whether or not something ultimately comes to us. I get to put up forecasts for what I think we can plausibly sell and the producer has to see if there’s localization and dev resources available, costs need to be evaluated and we have to see if it makes sense.
In this case, after the [Ace Attorney Investigations 2] miss, I’m hoping/anticipating/counting on fans to be extra motivated to show support given the fact they didn’t have the opportunity to do so the last time around.”
On Ace Attorney Investigations 2
“I understand the desire and I continue to make requests for AAI2 to Eschiro-san and Ichii-san (my boss). As it is, all dev and localization focus has been on AA5 and the last data point we have to work from was [Ace Attorney Investigations], which as I’ve shared in the past, was poor at best. If AA5 hits its forecast, we’ll have a different data point to show from a different distribution mechanism. At minimum, there will be info to evaluate, one way or the other after AA5.”
...by bringing AA5 to the West (which is a sizable commitment between localization, PD and marketing), I would say, Capcom is also showing a lot of faith in you.”
On aggressive sales forecasts
“Am I worried? I don’t think so. If fans really love the series and want to play the game in English, we’re expecting them to be there. If they’re not, well, that tells us something too. I’m betting on you guys.”
On this digital release guaranteeing future Ace Attorney titles will be localized
“The reality is, there are no assurances I can make. It isn’t up to me or anyone else at Capcom USA on whether or not something ultimately comes to us. I get to put up forecasts for what I think we can plausibly sell and the producer has to see if there’s localization and dev resources available, costs need to be evaluated and we have to see if it makes sense.
In this case, after the [Ace Attorney Investigations 2] miss, I’m hoping/anticipating/counting on fans to be extra motivated to show support given the fact they didn’t have the opportunity to do so the last time around.”
On Ace Attorney Investigations 2
“I understand the desire and I continue to make requests for AAI2 to Eschiro-san and Ichii-san (my boss). As it is, all dev and localization focus has been on AA5 and the last data point we have to work from was [Ace Attorney Investigations], which as I’ve shared in the past, was poor at best. If AA5 hits its forecast, we’ll have a different data point to show from a different distribution mechanism. At minimum, there will be info to evaluate, one way or the other after AA5.”
...by bringing AA5 to the West (which is a sizable commitment between localization, PD and marketing), I would say, Capcom is also showing a lot of faith in you.”
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