Earlier this week Square Enix announced another remake of The World Ends With You: a social game titled The World Ends With You -LIVE Remix-. There isn't really any information at this point, but apparently it'll be released in Japan this winter. I wish I could post this in the TWEWY topic, but it kinda died. D:

Thank God they announced it sensibly this time, rather than overdoing it with a one-week countdown like last time. Although the fact that this is a social game still throws some of us off...but, meh, they'd have to try pretty hard to mess up TWEWY. This will also appeal to a different group of players, continuing to broaden the fanbase...hm, I wonder what they could be doing that for? Heheheh...

If Square is trying to expand the appeal of TWEWY, they must be intending to do something with it. TWEWY -SOLO Remix- had the famous secret artwork of a never before seen character, dubbed "Hype-chan" by the fanbase. (No, seriously. Hype-chan. I love these people.) It sure seems like a hint at a sequel...

You can expect me to put news on this remake in my blog as it becoms available, what with my obsession and all. I'm not particularly excited because of the whole "social game" thing, but I'm hoping it will have a new piece of artwork (or maybe a Kingdom Hearts style secret movie!) further hinting at a new game. Hype-chan, I expect to see you at the end of this remake!

On a related note, it looks like the TWEWY concert this Novemeber is sold out. D: Not that I would have been able to get to Japan anyway, but...still. So, I'll just sit at home with my DS and have Neku stand in A-East while I peruse my collection of in-game soundtrack CDs. It's the next best thing, right?

EDIT: Somehow I didn't realize this before, but one of the images of TWEWY -LIVE Remix- has another new character! We can only see her face, but she appears to be a Reaper wearing a pink hoodie with animal ears. Her eyes look green/blue, and her hair is part blonde and part gray/silver. The fandom has named her "Live-chan." (Have I mentioned that I love these people?) No idea what kind of role she'll have, but at least we won't have to wait too long to find out. Winter isn't that far away...