Last week, gamers dropped their styluses, played Frisbee with barely-used UMDs, and side-talked with their N-Gages for the last time when they heard about the impending launch of Nintendo's 3D portable. Knowing that they wouldn't have to take off their Versace shades to slip on goofy 3D glasses, gamers who purchased DSi XLs literally threw their weight onto their new, oversized portables and curb-stomped them into oblivion.

But, that was only the beginning of the good news. At 12:01am PST time, Square Enix announced that a new Final Fantasy would be coming to the 3DS. Unlike previous Final Fantasys on Nintendo systems, it wouldn't be a goofy Crystal Chronicles game featuring anorexic Selkies. Instead, Square Enix decided to release the next entry in the Final Fantasy series proper on a new version of a system that is famous for training brains.

Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada announced that Final Fantasy 15 would be the nostalgic entry series fans have been waiting for with super-deformed characters, four-character battles, and traditional turn-based gameplay. He added that Yoshitaka Amano would return as the lead character designer, so fans of classic Final Fantasy can rest assured knowing there won't be an overabundance of zippers and man-cleavage.

Fans expecting an entirely traditional installment may be disappointed, however. Final Fantasy 15 will feature no airships and it's rumored that chocobos may not even make an appearance due to the game's space station setting and human reliance on teleportation. This futuristic setting is expected to take full advantage of the 3DS hardware, so Final Fantasy fans looking for an immersive, three-dimensional experience are in for a treat. Just imagine a mechanistic moogle getting up in your grill and saying, "kupo."

Unfortunately for Final Fantasy fans, no release date has been announced, and Square-Enix has yet to reveal its Amano-designed Final Fantasy 15 logo. Perhaps a video preview and concept art will be available at the Tokyo Game Show, but until then, you'll have to fantasize about Quina's potential gender-ambiguous successor.