This is literally the exact same post I made on the GGD thread talking about this game.  I'm lazy.  Or, am I economical?  You decide.  Anyway, the best part of this whole entry is the gameplay footage, so click the link and watch it.  F'reals. Ninja Gaiden on DS is going to Pwn with a capital "P".

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"Check out what GameSpot had to say about the touch-based controls of Spiderman 3 on the DS:

"...It also makes you feel like you're in total control of Spider-Man. Apart from the fact that Spidey can now have more moves than the system has buttons to map them all to, it just feels more intuitive to unleash a flurry of attacks and webs by quickly making slashing and circular motions on the touch screen than it would by pressing buttons. That's especially true when reeling in enemies with webbing, which requires you to slide the stylus across the touch screen as if you were actually yanking a snared thug back toward you. The game isn't always perfect at translating your swipes into the intended actions, but the end result tends to be splattered thugs anyway."

I know S3 is different from what NGDS appears to be going for, but this is really encouraging.  The touch screen lets you do more moves than could be mapped to the buttons, and it feels... better?  Wow!  How can anyone not be excited about that?  Between this little tidbit and the NGDS gameplay video, I'm officially, shamelessly, incredibly stoked for this game.  Hype rules.

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EDIT: I decided to stop being so laz-o-nomical and post a proper article in the 100% Nintendo DS Union.  Come on, guys, humor me.