Mon, Aug 15, 2011 | 06:45 BST

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Monday Shorts – Vita accessories, Wii U trademarks, Carmack hearts this hardware gen

Some things just can’t be spun out past a couple of sentences and the exhortation to go, look, and learn more.

• Sony’s asked Japanese gamers what accessories they’d like for the Vita. A UMD drive is the clear favourite so far.
• North Korea has denied allegations it’s using gold farming in harvest foreign currencies.
• Nintendo has filed its Wii U trademarks but doesn’t own WiiU.com or NintendoWiiU.com – oh oh.
• Id Software’s John Carmack has said the PlayStation 3 is the second-best console ever made. And the Xbox 360 is the first. Hurh hurh.
• Gamepron has a lovely quote about dwarfs as they pertain to Lord of the Rings: War in the North.
• EA has told Reuters it’s optimistic about holiday sales. Good-o.
• Facebook spin-off Maple Story Adventures has attracted 1 million players so far.

Today’s unrelated street art.

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