Wow... I really hope this doesn't end up like Suikoden 1/2 (PSP title that was never released outside of Japan)
Scans here at the top of the page:
http://wiieveryday.blogspot.com/2008...-20080822.html
And some info copied from 1Up's small article
When Square Enix announced in 2006 that Dragon Quest IX would be released exclusively on the Nintendo DS, the reaction from the Japanese gamer crowd was not exactly muted. It was the news of the year, in fact -- the de-facto national RPG of Japan getting released on a portable system, something that would have been nigh-unthinkable on anything besides the DS, which all but dominates the industry in Japan. Now, another storied RPG has made a similar leap -- Konami announced this week that Suikoden, a role-playing series mainly released on PlayStation consoles up 'til now, is hitting the Nintendo DS. Not a remake, either, but the next original game in the series. The new RPG, titled Genso Suikoden Tierkreis
Although details are still scant on Tierkreis, many of the details that define the Suikoden series are already confirmed to be in the game. Battles use a four-member party system, are fast-paced and easy to learn, and allow for attacks involving multiple characters at once. The story is filled with political intrigue pitting superpower against superpower -- in this case, a shadowy "Society" to the north, led by the persuasive and charismatic Belfrayd, against a kingdom that seems to be styled after ancient Persia. The graphic style is a call-back to Suikoden II on the original PlayStation, and like in any decent Suikoden game, there is a new goofy talking-animal race to provide comic relief -- this time the Porpoise, a species of sentient, land-dwelling dolphin-y things.
Suikoden Tierkreis, which Konami's Japanese PR team pins at approximately 50 percent complete, has no release date yet in the country. A US unveiling has yet to be confirmed, but seems very likely. in Japan, is similar in structure to the rest of the series. Set in a pseudo-medieval fantasy world, the game begins with your hero, a young boy (whose name you must provide) who's part of the town watch for the sheltered village of Citro, and a handful of his companions checking out some old ruins on the outskirts of the area. What they find leads to high adventure, of course, and by the time they're through they'll have recruited up to 108 characters ("Stars of Destiny" in Suikoden parlance) to join the effort. Tierkreis may start off on a dark note for our hero, though -- the opening movie depicts the Stars of Destiny trying, and failing, to defend their fortress against a massive army. By the end of the cutscene, only four members are left to save the day. Foreshadowing, or just a bad dream?