According to series translator Janet Hsu, the games that make up the "Apollo Justice Trilogy" were grouped together as such because Apollo Justice had a more prominent ongoing character arc compared to Phoenix Wright, despite Apollo Justice's name being in the title of only one game outside of Japan. Hsu felt that this would have been less confusing to some if the games were instead released internationally with sequential numbers like the game's Japanese title, Gyakuten Saiban. Apollo Justice Ace Attorney Trilogy producer Kenichi Hashimoto believed that Apollo could still be the focus of future games, but acknowledged this was yet to be determined.