Gettin’ Ghibli Wit It: New Ni no Kuni DS trailer. While the PS3 is receiving its own big screen, high definition version of this Level-5/Studio Ghibli collaboration, the DS release will have a significant advantage over the home console edition: Tiny Cartridge posts.

Oh, and it also will release sooner, promising a December 9th, 2010 date for the DS, and a vague 2011 estimate for the PS3. Both of those dates are for Japan, though, and we haven’t heard anything yet about anyone bringing it to the U.S., so that schedule shouldn’t matter too much to anyone not planning to import the beautifully animated RPG.

And importing this will be more expensive than your standard game, as you’ll have to pay for the weight of the hardcover, 352-page Magic Master book bundled with each copy — a necessary reference (filled with Japanese text, naturally) for drawing runes and other elements.

You can read some impressions of the latest Ni no Kuni build demonstrated for the press, as well as see new screenshots and photos of the book  at Andriasang.

See also: Trailer for Ni no Kuni, Moose Monster battle

[Via Yoboman]

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