Director Tatsuya Kando has expressed interest in developing a sequel to the cult DS game 'The World Ends With You' as well as the possibility of a sequel being developed for the Wii.
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2 Square Enix games are already available and 3 more set for release in North America during early 2009.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope (Xbox 360) is available 3rd March 2009.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Nintendo DS) is available 17th February 2009.

Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PlayStation Portable) is available 20th January 2009.

The World Ends With You (Nintendo DS) is available now.

Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories (PlayStation 2) is available now.
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The latest issue of Gamasutra sister publication Game Developer magazine includes a creator-written postmortem on the making of Square Enix and Jupiter's The World Ends With You, the unusual 2D Nintendo DS RPG set in modern-day Japan.

These extracts reveal how the two studios behind the project faced the obstacles of early, perhaps overambitious, design goals, but succeeded in creating a new intellectual property -- a fairly uncommon occurrence at Square Enix.

Artist Takeshi Arakawa, graphic designer Tomohiro Hasegawa, and animator Tatsuya Kando -- leads on the project -- crafted the postmortem, which was introduced in Game Developer as follows...
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Both fabled producer Yoshinori Kitase and respected musician Masashi Hamauzu were brought on to the staff, but even these two high profile names have failed to inspire the Japanese public to go out and purchase the game.
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Can't find Square Enix's The World Ends With You Nintendo DS game? Looks like there's been more demand for the game than initial supplies would allow. You may not be able to find it at retailers and online stores, but you can get it directly from the source itself: Square Enix.
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The World Ends With You really does seem to be carefully designed, well-balanced game DS Fanboy's review makes it out to be.

Basically, the game uses a "bravery" stat to determine which clothing characters can wear. Bravery can be raised over time, to the point where Neku can wear clothing that isn't necessarily designed for him -- like girls' dresses. This is brilliant because not only does it keep Neku from equipment that would give him another character's abilities and thus overpower him, the stat cleverly mirrors the real world -- as in, only exceptional bravery would allow a teenage boy to slip on a dress for its combat effectiveness.
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See what to watch for in this week's new videogame releases for the Nintendo DS (The World Ends With You), PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Sony PSP.
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The World Ends with You official website has been updated with newly available Characters and Story sections. See details and illustrations from Neku, Beat, Shiki, Rhyme and Joshua. The Story section shows some gameplay footage and clips of the story mode on the Nintendo DS. Gameplay and Multimedia sections should be live soon.
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From the ingenious team that brought you Kingdom Hearts comes a new action RPG for the Nintendo DS system called The World Ends with You.

Set in Tokyo's trendy Shibuya district, the story begins with Neku, just another ordinary kid, waking up to find a text message that states that he must complete a series of missions or face "erasure". Now immersed in the "Reaper's Game" Neku must find badges that allow him to harness his natural abilities and powers to discover the truth behind the "Reaper's Game" before he is erased!
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This month's issue of Nintendo Power has a feature on The World Ends With You, which includes new information and an interview with the game's director, Tatsuya Kando. Some of the information that surfaced the web is as follows:

· Control Neku on bottom screen with stylus - tap, slash, circle.
· Control partner on upper screen with control pad or buttons (lefty-friendly) - up/down to evade, left/right to attack.
· Card games on the top screen (i.e. Concentration and War) played by selecting the right combos when Neku's partner attacks.
· Mechanics start out simple, but build up complexity as you continue.
· You can make enemies stronger, or lower your level to add varying degrees of difficulty.
· "Over a dozen singers were hired to perform vocals for nearly every track in the game, and the end result is a high-energy melange of dance, trance and hip-hop with English, Engrish, and Japanese vocals"

- The interview with Tatsuya Kando...
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