Harvey Birdman grounded until 2008

Capcom holds on to legal eagle's first gaming flight for a few more months to avoid some competition.

Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law needs some room to soar. That's the basic reasoning Capcom gave this weekend for delaying the release of Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Wii until next year.

Capcom's senior director of strategic planning and research Christian Svensson responded to a message board post on Saturday asking why online retailers were listing the game with a 2008 launch date.

"The game is and has been finished, submitted and approved," Svensson wrote, "however we felt releasing the game on the same day 112 other SKUs released was not ideal for its chances. Retail buyers agreed."

"As such, we've opted to move the title out into a slightly cleaner release window. This will allow us to get on more shelves, do a bit more outreach to the media and hopefully get the fans in on the action a bit more."

Some of the competition Capcom hoped to get away from is actually going to be joining Harvey Birdman in 2008, as Electronic Arts today delayed Army of Two until next year as well. Both games had previously been scheduled for release on November 13.

[UPDATE] A Capcom representative has narrowed the new release window for Harvey Birdman, telling GameSpot that the title is now expected to ship in January.

31 Comments

  • lennygundam14

    Posted Nov 6, 2007 11:10 am PT

    good idea from capcom

  • Space-Q

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 2:38 pm PT

    I don't understand, half of the most anticipated games are being delayed until next year. so they are just going to face the same problem next year as well.

  • grendel_hayato

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 9:02 pm PT

    if capcom wants me to buy this game but wait sooooooo long for it, they better put in some extras to compensate. like say.... the first 2 seasons as unlockable bonuses? i'm sure fans will agree.

  • boobush

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 8:09 pm PT

    Harvey Birdman!? Come on. On the other hand, Capcom is the publisher, on the other hand I just grew, the developer is High Voltage Software, which I haven't heard of, on the other tiny plastic hand I use to scratch my back with, the have been several cases of small studios who have made great video games, like Bungie, who was published by Microsoft. So it's to take a lookat or hear feedback.

  • Shishio817

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 7:33 pm PT

    Good decision. I'll definitely check it out.

  • bernieberry

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 6:21 pm PT

    Great idea. Will have a better chance of higher sales.

  • Staryoshi87

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 4:14 pm PT

    Didn't know a harvey game was in production It's definitely worth checking out at least for me

  • SneakyB986

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 2:15 pm PT

    I wouldve bought it

  • jackanderson

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 10:50 am PT

    Good descision, although with it not being released in Europe |:-(

  • MasterAsh42

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 10:44 am PT

    Good call for Capcom. This a move often employed by the movie industry, yet seemingly not enough in the game industry.

  • kori911

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 9:34 am PT

    whooo hah!

    Avenger, get me my game!

  • nihuna

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 7:41 am PT

    HA-HA! De-LAID!.....

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 1:24 am PT

    I'd be more interested in a Wii version of Ace Attorney myself.

  • retrofraction12

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 7:31 pm PT

    booo!!!!!!! ps2 port boo!!!!!!!!

  • MasterChief725

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 6:40 pm PT

    Wow, that was a really funny show

  • Acid_Kitsune

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 6:16 pm PT

    Greatest show ever (followed by Venture Bros. and Robot Chicken) I'm really looking forward to this game.

  • finaleve

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 6:15 pm PT

    Looking forward to this game. I mean, Capcom brought us Phoenix Wright and that is a great series. And with the crew they have going, it might be a good game.

  • JonnyNemesis

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 5:16 pm PT

    Can't really say I'm interested in the game, but it's good to see publishers are getting smart about releasing games. I'm so sick of having 20,000 games being released at the end of the year, and then being stuck in the doldrums during the summer.

  • NikBZero posted Oct 22, 2007 4:53 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    NikBZero

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 4:53 pm PT (hide)

    Probbly moved it since they know it's a horrid game and I doubt it'll sell whatever time they bring it out Capcom = Sucks

  • n2Deepeth

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 4:52 pm PT

    Smart. It's hard to compete against established games coming out now like Phoenix Wright 3, and it's better to wait for a drought.

    I distinctly remember the circumstances surrounding the release of Tales of Symphonia: game drought on all consoles with the Gamecube having no RPGs plus a preorder bonus. It made ToS a resounding success.

  • nyoroism

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 4:50 pm PT

    Must...
    Replenish... My Strength...

    BIIIIIIIIIIIRD MAAAN

  • matt_dangelo posted Oct 22, 2007 4:20 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    matt_dangelo

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 4:20 pm PT (hide)

    ok do we care about htis game?

  • N8A

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 4:01 pm PT

    bundle the game with season one and two!

  • TalesofRaGnArOk

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 3:57 pm PT

    This show rocks...but Im still getting Pheonix wright before this.

  • Lord_Daemon

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 3:57 pm PT

    For a niche game it's probably just as well they make room for the big titles lest they be another good title that went by unnoticed in a flood of holiday games.

  • xboxFan101

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 3:54 pm PT

    i swear this game should be m- rated tho have y'all seen this show lmfao
    it's insane the tings that they say my gosh , no to mention they have sum gay talks in the show to. but whatever who im i to say anything right??

  • oliver_475

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 3:52 pm PT

    Scratch this, ill get Gykuten Saiban 4....

  • devilmaycry2020

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 3:50 pm PT

    deep voice:
    BIRRRRRRRRRRRD MAAN!

  • lilt0193

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 3:44 pm PT

    cause it's gonna get major sales in 2008....

  • radio10104

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 3:44 pm PT

    i thought thats a good idea.

  • lamprey263

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 3:39 pm PT

    I'd much rather have the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Ninja Pro-Am

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