The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Has Crossed 1 Million Sales

I finished The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles with a glowing review of the second game over two years ago, and I’ve been talking about it ever since.

Ace Attorney is my favorite series, and The Great Ace Attorney 2 rose up above the rest to become my favorite game. I love it.

So I’ve been thrilled to see The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles receive the praise and success that it deserves, especially since that should mean a bright future for the series overall.

Now it’s crossed another milestone that shows just how popular it is.

Capcom keeps track of what they refer to as “Platinum Titles,” releases that have sold at least 1 million copies. Well, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles just got onto the list.

While 1 million sales might not seem huge compared to Capcom’s bigger series, it’s incredible for a series like Ace Attorney. For reference, the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (the 2019 collection, specifically) is at 3.3 million sales. The series as a whole (which includes every Ace Attorney release, re-release, and collection) has seen a total of 11 million sales.

So for The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles to cross 1 million within 3 years, that means it’s really doing well.

As we discussed last year when I explained why I have high hopes for Ace Attorney’s future, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles was allegedly only projected to sell 300k copies by 2025. Now it’s crossed 1 million and we’re still only in 2024. It’s amazing (and well-deserved).

(Other claims say it was projected to hit 650k sales by 2025, but even if that’s true, it’s still beaten that by a wide margin.)

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – Ace Attorney is doing better than ever. I’ve got my fingers crossed for a new game announcement this year, but even if that doesn’t happen, I’m confident that it’s coming.

While I believe Ace Attorney 7 will be the next game in the series, and probably an Investigations duology bundle next after that, news like this makes me think our chances of getting another Great Ace Attorney game are rising as well. Capcom asked in a survey if fans would want another Great Ace Attorney game, and it’s clearly a success. Personally, I want a Great Ace Attorney Investigations more than anything, but I’d be delighted by any announcement!

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