Nintendo's latest in the Touch Generation series is a calligraphy trainer! Details and screenshot inside...

Tentatively known as Calligraphy Training DS, the game was shown off for the first time at the DS Lite Conference in Japan today. Beginners or experts can learn or polish their calligraphy skils in this simulation, which utlises the DS being held on it's side.

By closely copying a correctly drawn Japanese character, the DS can judge how accurate and neat your version was. Tracing the figure is also available for beginners. It'll be a while before this is released apparently (and for us to see it in the West is rather unlikely) but we'll keep you posted of any more information on this title.