411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Cross Edge, Yosumin!, Crimson Gem Saga, Zenonia, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past, Gyakuten Kenji, and Days of Memories 3.
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Gamer Limit writes "For quite some time, there has been talk of a new game in Japan. While it's set for a May release in the land of the rising sun, the rest of us haven't heard so much as a peep about an international release. That is, until today."
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Those who didn't take advantage of certain Nintendo Channel downloadable demos for the Nintendo DS, such as Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword and Cooking Mama 2 are now officially out of luck.
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Capcom will add a Miles Edgeworth game to its Ace Attorney series, marking the first time in the history of the property that players will be playing a prosecutor.

According to a translation of the latest issue of Famitsu, Perfect Prosecutor (working title) puts players in charge of the one-time nemesis of Phoenix Wright, one of the best prosecution lawyers in the world of Ace Attorney.

Alongside familiar favourite Dick Gumshoe, ...

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A number of Nintendo games score very well in EGM this month including Professor Layton and Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword. Full review scores and rumors below.

Wii:

Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed - C+ D+ C+
No More Heroes - B A- B-
Obscure: The Aftermath - D+ D D+ (Shame of the Month)

Multiplatform:

Sega Superstars Tennis - B- C+ C

DS:

Professor Layton - A- B+ A- (Silver)
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword - A- A- B (Silver)
Ace Attorney 4 - A- B+ A- (Silver)
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - A B- B-

Rumors

EA plans on making a mixed-martial arts game
Wii Fit delayed in the US because Nintendo is making a bigger Balance Board
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Minae Matsukawa, Ace Attorney series producer, has started a developer blog on the official Ace Attorney website. In the first entry, she discusses the early planning of the U.S. version (and therefore the DS port in general) of the first game, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

A link to the producer's blog is available via DS Fanboy.
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According to Capcom's official blog on January 24, this Apollo Justice keychain will be available from GameStop as a preorder gift, and from Capcom's online store as a gift with both preorders and post-release orders of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. People who have already placed their preorders will receive the keychain.

Notes: This is an offer in the US.
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DS Fanboy
Posted Jan 19th 2008 12:00PM by JC Fletcher

Court Records users spotted a Capcom Blog webcam shot that revealed the preorder gift for Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. (See the first image attached below.) It's a swanky keychain featuring a metal silhouette of Apollo, and, if it's completely identical to the Japanese version sold on e-Capcom, Phoenix Wright as well. Capcom hasn't made any official announcements yet, and their store doesn't reflect the offer.
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Capcom today sent word that Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, the latest installment in its popular courtroom drama series, will hit US retailers on February 12, 2008.

As the first entry in the series developed specifically for the Nintendo DS (previous three games were GBA ports), Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney features all new characters and stars new defense attorney Apollo Justice.
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Friday 3 August 2007 80s arcade smash Arkanoid is heading for DS (currently in Japan only) and it's going to support an optional knob peripheral. Yes, you read that right. A true arcade-faithful knob to keep in your pocket. Stop sniggering at the back. For those who've never experienced Arkanoid's simple charms, the game is a bat and ball game in the style of Breakout. You move the paddle (in this case a space ship named Vaus) from left to right, deflecting a ball into blocks which disappear ...
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