Amidst all the hype about the 3DS, we should not forget that the regular 'ol Nintendo DS is still alive and kicking. And lest we forget this fact, Nintendo has provided two new gameplay videos of Golden Sun Dark Dawn to remind us of this! One is in Japanese and one in English.
And of the Japanese version, which contains some different gameplay and new characters (spoiler tagged for space savings, not for actual spoilers)-
Golden Sun Dark Dawn takes place 30 years after the events of the original two Golden Sun games on GBA. You play as several of the children of the some of the original heroes. You may spot Isaac and Garet in the trailer, they apparently join your party for at least part of the game (apparently during the early stages of the story). You'll also see that Kraden the alchemist sage makes a return as well (though for some reason, he doesn't seem to have aged any despite already being a very old man in the original games, though maybe there's an explanation for this).
Golden Sun DS will be releasing October 28 in Japan as Ougon no Taiyou: Shikkokunaru Yoake. Then keep an eye on its US counterpart hitting next month on November 29. It's nice to see the game being released in both regions fairly close to one another. I wonder if the Japanese version even holds an English translation inside its data waiting to be unlocked? This is becoming more common lately, so perhaps, we'll see...
Oh one more thing, another villain has appeared via silhouette form. Wonder who it could be. *locks mouth shut*




