In this week's issue of Weekly Famitsu, it has been announced that Level-5 has a bunch of new titles in the works, with one of them being Ninokuni for the Nintendo DS. The game's genre is unknown as of right now.

Ninokuni, which will have a home console release later, will be one of the products celebrating developer/publisher Level-5's 10th year anniversary. The game's animation will be done by the famed Studio Ghibli, which was founded by the equally famous anime director Hayao Miyazaki. A book will be bundled with the game that will contain information to be used in-game; the player will need to use this book as a reference.

The game currently has a 2009 release date. Expect more on the title at the upcoming Level-5 Vision 2008. Magazine pictures courtesy of Wii @ Everyday.

Ninokuni (DS/Level5/2009)

- The animation in the game is all by Studio Ghibli
- Level 5's first 10th Anniversary product
- There will be a book bundled with the game filled with information on various magic crests and spell recipes. This "Magic Master" book is something that the main character in the game has, and the player will need to refer to from time to time while playing the game.
- There will be a console version of the game, but the hardware is not decided yet.
- They want the console version to offer something different for people that have already played the DS version, the selection of the hardware will be based on which is most suitable for this purpose.
- The exact same book will be packaged with the console version as well.

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