The newest Ridge Racer game won’t see release on a console. Instead it’s ‎coming to the Nintendo DS. Nintendo and Namco are becoming very close friends these ‎days, so it’s no surprise to see Ridge Racer DS being developed by an internal ‎Nintendo studio. Nintendo Software Technologies (NST) will be developing the title, ‎and have the touch screen covering a controversial area: the steering wheel.

That’s right, instead of using the trusty D-pad, you’ll be able to control your car with the ‎stylus. Word on the street, however, says this control style isn’t implemented well. Hopefully, NST will add a second option for those who like a more traditional racing game. ‎It would be a shame if they didn’t because the game looks awesome running at 30 frames ‎per second, boasting 20 courses for the players to race across a smooth wireless connection that ‎supports 6 players.

The 20 courses will be located in three familiar places: the Ridge Racer city, the ‎Northwest course from Ridge Racer Revolution, and a sweltering desert area. ‎‎Ridge Racer DS appears to have all of the pieces in place except for one: the ‎controls. If NST can fix this scheme, or at least implement an optional, more traditional ‎one, they may have a winner on their hands.‎