February 2^nd, 2005 (11:56pm) - The newest issue of Famitsu magazine has revealed the existence of two new games for the Nintendo DS, a simulation RPG from the creator of the Final Fantasy series and a remake of a classic Sega Genesis arcade game called Devilish.

In an interview with Famitsu, Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi revealed that the first game his newly founded development studio, Mistwalker, would be working on is a simulation RPG for the Nintendo DS. While details regarding the game are scarce, Sakaguchi has mentioned that this Mistwalker RPG will utilize the touch-screen for gameplay. Also, he hinted that multiplayer may be a focus, possibly allowing up to five players to join an individual party. Sakaguchi has recruited Hideo Minaba for the game’s art direction; Minaba’s is also known for his work on Square Enix’s Final Fantasy series.

As for Devilish, it’s a remake of the classic Sega Genesis game for the Nintendo DS. From the images of the game included in the issue, the game’s visuals have seemingly been re-tooled to take advantage of the Nintendo DS’ 2D graphical abilities. Devilish’s gameplay is reminiscent of classic arcade game’s like Arkanoid and should lend itself well to touch-screen gameplay.