Capcom has announced a sequel to the successful musical Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Again in collaboration with Takarazuka Revue, they will make Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 which will be held at Takarazuka Revue’s Akasaka ACT Theatre in Tokyo and at the Takarazuka Bow Hall.
The Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney game is filled with courtroom drama while trying to free an innocent person who is wrongly indicted. Since October 2001, when the first installment of the series arrived, more than 3.2 million units of the series have been sold worldwide as of December 31, 2008. There have also been various cell phone games, novels, comic books and other products related to the series. The music and sounds from the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney games were performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Takarazuka Revue is one of the most famous theater groups in Japan and has a history of putting up artistic plays spanning various genres. The sequel’s lead role will again be donned by Tomu Ranju. The play will be written and directed by Kei Suzuki.
As usual, Capcom revives its “One Property with Multiple Uses” policy, in which a certain property is developed for other media such as animation, movies, cell phone games, different types of publication as well as merchandise. This kind of strategy increases the profit levels by providing customers with more stuff to buy.
The Phoenix Wright videogame series comprises courtroom battle games and is for the Nintendo DS. The Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 play will be held at the Takarazuka Bow Hall from August 20 to August 31, 2009 and at Akasaka ACT Theatre from September 5 to September 15, 2009.