According to a
Gamespot article Full Metal Alchemist will soon be coming to Nintendo DS! This is the coolest thing I've heard in a long time and for one reason: the ability to preform alchemy! I'm willing to bet that the bottom screen is used to draw transmutation circles, in a Black & White style where different symbols create different transmutation effects. For the finishing touch, I really hope that after you draw the circle, you then need to place your hand or fingers on it to activate it, that would be so awesome. Ooooh! And maybe the player can reach a certain level where all he needs to do is clap his hands together, using the DS' mic to pick the clapping up! There hasn't been any real details revealed on it yet, but news of a Full Metal Alchemist game makes me happy. News of a Full Metal Alchemist game on the DS makes me even happier!
*EDIT*
News about the FMA DS game. It now has a title: Full Metal Alchemist Duel Sympathy (Note the the abbreviated form of "Duel Sympathy" is DS

). From the looks of it, you'll play though the entire anime series, judging by screenshots that show scenes from the beginning, middle and end of the series. A rather ambitious idea if you ask me. Gameplay wise, it's looking like you'll be playing mini-games in the style of Project Rub A.K.A Feel the Magic A.K.A I Would Die for You. At one stage you'll be untiing Falman during the train sequence at the beginning of the series and later on, playing as Major Armstrong and chopping wood. And yes, the player will be drawing transmutation circles, in fact you can demo one of these games on Bandai's site, where you trace a triangle using a virtual stylus, in the style of the drawing games in WarioWare. I personally hope that it won't be a bunch of mini games like in Project Rub, games like that, although fun are way too short. But by looks of things, there'll be some action/adventure elements too, some of the screenshots show Ed and Al fighting enemies from a side scroller view. Take a looksee at Duel Sympathy's website:
http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/li ... index.html
Now some screenies:

You can find more screenies as well as movies on Bandai's site, as linked above.