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Capcom has confirmed that the upcomingAce Attorney Investigations Collectiongame will be getting a physical release, but it will only be limited to the Nintendo Switch, and no other platforms in North America. TheAce Attorney Investigations Collectionwas first revealed during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct, much to the surprise of many fans. TheInvestigationsduology is a spin-off of the mainlineAce Attorneyfranchise, where instead of a defense attorney like Phoenix Wright, the player is put in the shoes of his rival, Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth.
In these two games, Miles Edgeworth investigates a series of crimes that end up tying into a larger conspiracy, meeting familiar characters like Franziska Von Karma, Ema Skye, and Detective Gumshoe, while also encountering new friends and foes, like Kay Faraday, Inspector Shi-Long Lang, and Eustace Winner. For the longest time,theInvestigationsduology were some of the series' rarest games, with the second game only being playable through fan translations as it was never officially localized. However, following the success of the re-release collections likeThe Great Ace Attorney Chroniclesand theApollo Justice Trilogy, theInvestigationsduology got the same treatment. Much like the aforementioned games, theInvestigations Collectionis getting a physical release in North America, but only on Nintendo Switch.
Capcom has officially opened pre-orders for theInvestigations Collectionacross all platforms digitally, and recently added an option to pre-order physically on its website. It notes that the physical version will be exclusive to Nintendo Switch in North America, and is currently available for pre-order at distributors like Best Buy, GameStop, and Amazon for $39.99. This isn’t likely to be too surprising, astheApollo Justice TrilogyandGreat Ace Attorney Chroniclesalso had their physical releases limited to the Nintendo Switch when the game launched in North America.
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Physical Release Exclusive to Nintendo Switch in North America
While the physical version will be exclusive to Nintendo Switch in North America, theInvestigations Collectionsis available digitally on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. If fans are looking for an alternative physical version,Ace Attorney Investigations Collectionis getting a physical PS4 version in Japan. This version of the game supports multiple languages, so fans can import this version of the game through retailers like PNP Games or VGP. Pre-orders of the game will come with a code to get five in-game arranged tracks forAce Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Path.
TheAce Attorneyfranchise is seemingly back on the rise, andtheAce Attorney Investigations Collectionis one of the most anticipated releasesfor Capcom fans. Not only isInvestigations 2finally getting an official localized release, this collection brings the entireAce Attorneyfranchise onto modern platforms. This collection should be a good way to pass the time until Capcom provides more information on the franchise’s next entry.
