New First Party DS game and Survey

IGN hits the spot stating that Nintendo is developing a new first party game for the Nintendo DS. Completely original at that, it looks like they are keeping their word so far with branching new frachises.

"A new, original DS action game is set to debut in the upcoming issue of Famitsu. Developed by Nintendo, the tentatively titled Ouendan makes you into a member of a support squadron. Your goal is to help out people who are in a pinch, thereby bringing peace to the world.

Ouendan's gameplay is based around a simple concept that combines the background storytelling of Feel the Magic with rhythmic gameplay. You interact with the game by touching numbered markers, called Hit Markers, that appear on the screen and slowly begin to shrink. The timing of your touches is important, as you have to strike the Hit Markers in time with the movement of a Timer Cycle, displayed at the top on the screen. Connect successful strikes together, and you build up a combo which adds to your score."

IGN's coverage of Ouendan can be viewed here.

Also, IGN has informed that Nintendo of America is presenting a survey featuring online gaming. Some common franchises have come into the survey, with Pokemon and Super Smash Bros being mentioned (among Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, etc). Whether they are DS or Revolution bound, we do not know. However, we do know that they are being considered.

The Survey can be taken here.

Source: IGN

-VideoGamerJ