DS Style, Square-Enix’s Non-Game Series for the DS Announced

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The first three titles for Square-Enix's new "DS Style" series will be...

Chikyuu no Arukikata DS, "How to Walk Around the Globe DS"
DS de Classic Kiite Mimasen ka?, "Lets Listen to Classical Music on the DS"
Hana Saku DS Gardening Life, "Growing Flowers with the DS, Gardening Life"

In coordination with Diamond Big Co. a holiday guide book company, "How to Walk Around the Globe DS" will let you know where all the tourist spots are, good places to eat and hotels to stay at etc. There will be several versions of this title in future with this first one covering Italy, France and Thailand. Second title will cover Taiwan, New York and Hawaii.

"Lets Listen to Classical Music on the DS" will feature 100 songs from record company Toshiba Emi's "Best Classics". You will be able to listen to 15 seconds of each and if you happen to like a song, you can tap the touch screen to hear the full version and watch a slide show of related images.

Teaming up with NHK's gardening TV programme "Shumi no Engei", "Growing Flowers with the DS, Gardening Life" features a database of everything you need to know about over 260 different plants.

Staff from famous Square-Enix titles will be working with this DS Style series and you can expect them this first set to appear sometime in summer.

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