Phoenix Wright heads WiiWare update

By Robert Purchese Published 15 January, 2010

Plus: Electroplankton! Sudoku! That's it.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney heads today's WiiWare update, and brings Capcom's brilliant DS court-room adventure onto Wii for the first time.

The idea is to build a case by searching crime scenes and questioning key characters. Once satisfied, Phoenix Wright can step into the wooden room of law and and present his case to judge and jury, cross-examining witnesses and revealing holes in testimonies.

How Wiimote waggling will compare to DS stylus swiping remains to be seen. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney costs 1000 Wii Points (£7/€8).

Over on DSiWare are three bite-sized offerings. Remember Electroplankton? Nintendo's pulled the Beatnes and Hanenbow creatures out for their own musical spin-off applications. In them you tap the creature's body parts to make different sounds, and you can layer in rhythms on top. The applications cost 200 DSi Points (£1.80/€2) a pop.

Sudoku Sensei's the other DSiWare game, and this packs-in 150 intermediate to advanced Sudoku puzzles. The cost: 500 DSi Points (£4.50/€5).

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (8) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • superdelphinus #1 2 years ago

    oh right

  • Slipstream #2 2 years ago

    If you haven't played it already, get Phoenix Wright without hesitation!
    ...That is all.

  • KDR_11k #3 2 years ago

    Phoenix Wright would be a good pick if I didn't already have it on the DS. Electroplankton can be had cheaper from the used game rack at GameStop since we're not like those Americans who pay 60$ for it.

    But in conclusion, fuck you NoE, again.

  • paul_haine #4 2 years ago

    "Electroplankton can be had cheaper from the used game rack at GameStop since we're not like those Americans who pay 60$ for it."

    But on DSiWare you can have it available on your console all the time. It's exactly the sort of game you'd dip into every now and then between games rather than have it take up the entire SD slot.

  • Golgo #5 2 years ago

    i luv this game on my ds. but wasnt wiiware meant to be new stuff? did i misunderstand?

  • IronCladChicken #6 2 years ago

    @Golgo
    Dunno - But it works for me :)

  • Toadie48 #7 2 years ago

    Im not really lookin to download this as I have it for the DS already and I think it works better on a portable system, u know solve part x anytime I have a spark of imagination rather then having to hold that thought in for like 5 hours or whenever till I reach my wii console.
    I know Im gonna get negatived to the max and beyond! becoz I always do, the eurogamer community hates me. Im putting my money on this comment getting negative 114.
    Edited by 1 at 16/01/10 @ 13:00

  • alcides #8 2 years ago

    Great news, if you never owned a DS. 1000 Wii points is 10€ though, isn't it? Still worth every cent.