The Ace Attorney series has been well received by critics,[119][120][121][122][125][127] and has performed well commercially: in December 2009, it was Capcom's 9th-best-selling series of all time,[129] and in October 2010, they called it one of their "strongest intellectual properties", with more than 3.9 million units sold worldwide.[130] By December 2013, the series had sold over 5 million units.[131] In the United States, the first game became surprisingly successful, forcing Capcom to prepare at least three additional runs to meet the demand.[132] By June 2018, the series had sold over 6.7 million units.[133] As of December 2019[update], the series has sold 7.3 million units.[134]