Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney/Trivia


 * Marth Debuted in "Smash Bros.": An inverted example. The Blue Badger officially appeared in this game during "Rise From the Ashes" before going on to appear elsewhere (such as Wocky's "Bad Badger" shirt or as the mascot for Gatewater Land in Ace Attorney Investigations). However, in Japan, the fifth case was only added after the third game had been released when the original game was ported to the DS, meaning that "Taiho-kun" (the Japanese name for the Blue Badger) had already appeared on Maggey's shirt in the first case of the second game. To western players, it looked like the Blue Badger went on to become a sensation after Case 5 (which led to the production of t-shirts by the time Case 2-1 rolled around), but for keen-eyed Japanese players, it was evident that the developers were expanding on the design they had put on Maggey's shirt. Of course, this is if we assume that no one found the badger doll next to the chief of detectives in 1-4.
 * No Export for You: Despite EVERY other game being released and despite even getting a few prerelease reviews in gaming magazines, Trials and Tribulations was never released in Australia. No reason was ever given (although it may be related to the fact that its release was delayed in Europe over ratings complications, causing Apollo Justice to come out before it).
 * The Wii Ware version of Trials and Tribulations was released in Australia, at least.
 * What Could Have Been: The early character designs were very, very different:
 * Phoenix had bright green hair and Franziska's sense of fashion.
 * Edgeworth looked like a young Manfred von Karma and had a pointy Beard of Evil.
 * Mia was a big, hulking man.
 * Maya looked more like Ema.
 * Gumshoe was HOT woman.
 * In-universe example: At the end of 1-4, Phoenix thinks he would've been a prosecutor  and Edgeworth thinks he would've been a defense attorney  . There's a fan fic based on this premise.