A Flash demo will be available through the game's official site later this month. A downloadable demo of the game will be released soon via the Nintendo DS Download Stations that are scattered about retailers.

Apollo Justice marks the first entry in the courtroom investigation series to be wholly developed around the Nintendo DS. Though they later arrived on the DS sporting touch-screen controls and voice recognition, the three previous Ace Attorney titles were initially created for the Game Boy Advance, with only the first remake, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, delivering any sort new content.