The return of the Golden Sun is definitely a thing to celebrate. Don't let that Wii Vitality Sensor dampen your enthusiasm for this very core-focused Nintendo DS role-playing game.

Golden Sun DS, according to Nintendo of America, follows the story of previous Golden Sun heroes' descendants and "immerses players into the magic of its adventure by pushing the boundaries of intuitive touch-screen controls." Visually, it looks like the transition from 2D to 3D was actually a relatively unbumpy one, not the easiest thing in the world to do. Then again, I wasn't completely in love with the visual treatment for the Game Boy Advance entries, so maybe we'll just consider it a wash.

Anyway! There's a new Golden Sun coming to the Nintendo DS in 2010 and that's our silver lining. Or golden lining. Whatever! Watch the debut trailer again.

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