We now know 3 of the 5 Nippon Ichi Software games that are being released for the Nintendo DS handheld console – and they all happen to be remakes…

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  • Disgaea DS: Prince of the Demon World and the Red Moon
  • Jigsaw World ~Dai gekitou! Jig-Battle Heroes~
  • The Puppet Princess of Marl Kingdom a.k.a “Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure”

The new SRPG Disgaea game is in fact a DS port of the first installment in the franchise, released originally for the PS2 (2003) and PSP (2006) — only making the experience a bit fresh with the use of the stylus pen and dual-screen. No word on voice-over yet. It’s expected to be released in the second quarter of 2008.

[UPDATE 03/19/08] – *Full voice-over support is now confirmed.

According to the 2ch scans from above, the puzzle game Jigsaw World (1995) is also being remade but as an adventure puzzle game entitled, “Jigsaw World ~Dai gekitou! Jig-Battle Heroes~,” for the DS console.

According to this post from Syobo Online, the musical RPG The Puppet Princess of Marl Kingdom a.k.a “Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure” (1998), will also be seeing a Nintendo DS port in the near future.