In addition to the game rankings in this week's Famitsu, there were also interviews with a number of industry figures about the future of gaming, including one with Gyakuten Kenji producer Motohide Eshiro. Blogger hoso_boso provides a summary:





Bear in mind, this isn't any sort of a confirmation of a Gyakuten Kenji 3 - Keiji Inafune spent years saying he'd like to make a third Mega Man Legends, and we all know how that turned out - but it seems the door is open for one at some point.

In the meantime, though, we've still got Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney and Gyakuten Saiban 5 to look forward to.

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It wouldn't be a bad idea to complete the trilogy... even if nobody outside of Japan gets to play it =(

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Ohhh, I'd love that, no doubt it would be on the 3DS at this point. Inb4 "Gyakuten Kenji 3D". But seriously, seeing some sort of crime scene simulation little thief style in 3D would be neat. :3

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IF it comes to Western Shores, which would be baffling since they decided to just keep the middle one.

Though yeah totally using Little thief to create a virtual crime scene using the camera would be pretty amazing.

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You can tell from GK2 that they really have the whole Gyakuten thing down.

I'm super-excited about GS5, and after seeing what they did with GK2, I'd love to see exactly how Eshiro would end the trilogy.

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That's some nice optimism you've got there.

Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney isn't a question of if but when. Capcom USA's dropped a hint that localization is up to Level-5, consider that Professor Layton is Level-5's most profitable brand. There's no logical reason it won't come over. Not to mention the English pamphlets at TGS last year, it's the most open secret out there.

GS5, I'm admittedly more skeptical about. Ignore for a moment, AAI2's non-release, since that game was a race in Japan to get out while the DS was still relevant, remember AAI1? That game was only released in English in Europe, instead of the variety of languages it traditionally has. That suggests either A, Capcom was too busy translating a more profitable game, or B, Capcom did not have much faith in AAI1's reception. And mind, A and B are not mutually exclusive.

But we've a long way before GS5 comes out in Japan, and Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney could EASILY rekindle interest in the AA brand. I'd just sit back and enjoy the ride.

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Personally, I would like there to be less GK and more GS/AJ

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