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In a recent post, we discussed the possibility of seeing the oh-so-awaited Earthbound 3 to DS. An article found in the latest Famitsu issue reveals that Marvelous Interactive was indeed involved in a DS game project, but not the Earthbound 3 that many were expecting. The little professor sprite gives it all away. :P

DS-X2 has posted some details and scans on the upcomming title.

Developped by Grasshopper, known for their work on Killer7, Contact will be making its appearance on the DS in February 2006, and will feature WiFi support. A close look at the scans shows a very unique 2-screen display; one being 2D pixel-styled environments/lab and the other displaying some of the best looking graphics for upcomming RPG of the likes. There also seem to be some sort of jobs and/or skills involved.

There might be more details reveiled on the game itself very soon, as Marvelous website shows up a nice little countdown ending in less than 24 hours.

On a completely unrelated sidenote, Famitsu also reveals more details on the upcomming Harvest Moon title for DS, bound to be released on December 8th.

UPDATE: IGN posted a small article about Contact, adding a bit more details about the game mechanisms and the general plot of the story.

source: DS-X2