 Planning and early development of "Innocence" began between March and April 2006, with full development beginning in late 2006 to early 2007.Total development time came to roughly a year and a half.It was being developed at the same time as "Tales of the Tempest", another "Tales" title for the DS, as the next main entry in the "Tales" series, as opposed to "Tempest" which would become a spin-off title.