After months of uncertainty and upon completion of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (I've had my copy since October 2006 because I imported it), my brain can finally be at ease. Capcom has made it offical that Gyakuten Saiban 3 will be ported to the DS, complete with an English translation.

For those that don't know me, I'm a BIG Phoenix Wright fan. There's just something about the incredibly twisty stories that keep me begging for more. Just this week, Gyakuten Saiban 4's release in Japan caught my attention and in the same week, the 3rd game is announced for the DS. This has definitely been a good week for me as a gamer.

My friend bought me the first game as a gift and I'm glad he did. Without his input, I would have never considered the series in the first place. Really, it is a game about courtroom battles; not exactly an inspiring subject on paper. But once I got into it, I couldn't stop. I was playing the game until 3 AM, just to see the next plot twist (particularly with the first game's bonus case; truly that was a work of art).

When I heard the second game was announced, I was looking forward to it with much enthusiasm. However, once I had it in hand and had completed it; my speculation if the 3rd game would ever be announced was hanging in the air. Capcom had never spoke about it, instead saying the sales numbers of Gyakuten Saiban 2 would decide if the 3rd game would see a DS release. By this point, the fourth game was well into its devleopment cycle and Capcom was talking more about it than the 3rd game's potential for a port. So I patiently waited, avoiding spoilers and wondering if it would ever come out. And then Capcom announced their Ace Attorney 3 contest and my hopes were renewed and one month later...well, you can see where we are now.

So, come this September, I'll be a happy gamer. I can only hope that Capcom takes more care in their localization this time (the last game had some glaring grammatical errors) and I look forward to their announcement that the fourth game will eventually make its way to our shores.