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Square Enix appears to be searching for a vocalist who will work on a song related to The World Ends with You. A one page ad in the latest Audition Monthly states that this person will be involved in a new project that features music produced by Takeharu Ishimoto.

According to the ad, Japanese residents can submit three chorus samples based on songs included on the The World Ends With You -crossover- Album site. Square Enix will review the entries following the September 24 deadline.

Is this yet another hint at a sequel to The World Ends with You?

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The World Ends with You: Solo Remix came out a few days ago, and some players have already managed to locate a new hidden ending. Take a look at a captured image from the ending above – it seems to hint at a new title in the series.

And so there may be a sequel to The Worlds Ends with You after all. If it does happen though, which platform(s) will it land on?

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Nintendo is gearing up to set a new Guinness World Record for simultaneous bubble gum blowing. The company released a handy infographic, featuring Kirby, that shows how to blow a bubble. View it above.

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Right now, GameStop’s stock of titles only dates back to the GameCube/PS2/Xbox generation or so. That could be changing in the future.

GameStop CEO Paul Raines revealed to The Verge that the retailer is currently mulling over the possibility of adding classic game cartridges and discs to its online website for purchase.

“We’ve got them. We think there’s a vintage sales opportunity, so we’re accumulating some inventory. It’s a big idea, and there’s a few problems with it. The first one is sourcing the product, the condition, the refurbishment, all that stuff. But there’s a customer for it. And we’re working on some stuff we haven’t announced yet. If you go to eBay and look at all of the gaming stuff that’s on there, it’s unbelievable. Collector’s stuff. We’ve got to be in that business. We will be.”

Raines explained the thinking behind bringing vintage games to its website:

“Our website is becoming unbelievably rich. We can’t just be trying to go head-to-head with Amazon, beating each other to death on delivery dates. We do plenty of that. But we’ve got to be a destination for gamers where, for cool stuff for gaming, you’ve got to go to Gamestop.”

So nothing is set in stone… but it sure sounds like it could happen. It would be pretty neat seeing NES classics and other games on GameStop’s site.

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Nintendo Power has released a public preview of this month’s magazine. Titles featured include Pokemon Black/White 2, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, and Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward.

The issue arrives on newsstands on September 4 and has already started to reach subscribers.

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For 180 coins, these Yoshi cleaning cloths can be yours… that is if you live in Japan and have a Japanese Club Nintendo account.

The cloths measure 16cm x 16cm. Nintendo suggests using the cloths to clean the 3DS/DS screens, or maybe even to wipe a pair of glasses.

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– 207 companies are set to exhibit at TGS 2012 compared to 193 last year.
– 712 games are set to be shown off, but that number is expected to grow.
– 736 games were showcased last year, and 2012 is predicted to top that.
– Smartphones/Tablets have most of the games, with 134 between the duo.
– PS2 (I imagine this is a typo and it meant to say PS3) has the most console support, followed by 3DS and Xbox 360
– No DS games are being shown.
– No Wii/Wii U games yet.
– 6 Vita games, 5 PSP
– 10 360 games
– 8 “other” games.

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Earthworm Jim designer David Perry feels that a return to the IP is possible. The character’s creator, though? He doesn’t think it’ll happen.

Doug TenNapel, discussing Perry’s comments, said that he “doesn’t see how it’s going to happen, and if it does, it will likely be done without me”.

Speaking about his involvement with Earthworm Jim, TenNapel said:

“EWJ is not under my character control. I once shook DP’s [David Perry’s] hand in his office, in front of Mike Dietz and he promised me that I would maintain creative control (I don’t), that would always get my royalty (I don’t), and that I would always get credit as the creator of the character (I don’t. Read the back of the Majesco Jim packaging.). D.P. is entitled to his opinion of what would make Jim a great character, all of us would disagree on certain things, and all of us would agree on certain things. But he’s not entitled to his own history. For the record, I would never work on a Jim game if someone else was in charge of expressing the character in the game. I think EWJ has largely been ruined over the last 20 years, and I’ll fix him, but not if I don’t get to make the character and game correctly.”

TenNapel went on to say that he doesn’t think that a new Earthworm Jim is in the cards. If a new game does happen though, it’ll likely be done without his involvement:

“I’d still be honoured to work on the EWJ game, graphic novel, movie and toy line. I’d be happy to work with the original team, D.P., Interplay and if it was up to me there would be 10 high quality, funny, creative, versions of each of these out by now. I don’t have the control, and it hasn’t happened. Unless something changes, I don’t see how it’s going to happen, and if it does, it will likely be done without me. If the fans think EWJ is just a name, then they’ll want those titles. So is a Jim game likely? DP thinks it’s likely, I think it’s unlikely.”

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Happy anniversary to Street Fighter! The series made its debut 25 years ago on arcades – August 30, 1987. Street Fighter has since appeared on a wide array of platforms, and has spawned numerous entries.

Here’s to another 25 years!

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It’s another dark day for Nintendo magazines.

Nintendo Gamer, a long-running magazine in the UK, has sent out its last issue. As was the case with Nintendo Power, Future Publishing has terminated the publication. Its writers will be shifted to other areas of Future, and the companion website will remain online, according to the company.

Nintendo Gamer publisher Lee Nutter said the following about the situation:

“After careful consideration we’ve taken the decision to close Nintendo Gamer magazine. However, with Future’s ongoing strategy to drive digital growth across its international, digitally-focussed brand business, the website, Nintendo-Gamer.net will continue as excitement builds ahead of Nintendo’s Wii U launch.”

Super Play artist Wil Overton made a special edition commemorative cover for the final issue.

Editor Nick Ellis said:

“We’ve tried to give Nintendo Gamer a fitting send-off and this issue is dedicated to all of our loyal readers from over the years. We hope they enjoy it.”

Along with the special cover, the latest Nintendo Gamer features a 22-page write-up on the magazine’s cover history and comments from past editors.

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