In the recent IGN DS mailbag, Craig made mention of the possibility of Contra 4 coming to the dual-screen handheld.  Apparently a game store clerk received some information about Contra 4 for DS and wanted to confirm with IGN.  Here’s what Craig had to say:

Retailers seem to get the scoop before we do…love the sales teams at game publishers breaking the news before the marketing can. Konami hasn’t officially announced any update to Contra on the Nintendo DS…but we’ve certainly heard rumblings that a dual-screen rendition (and not the arcade emulation version in Konami Arcade Hits) is being considered. When we know more, we’ll let you know.

I’m sure we’ll hear more at E3 in July.

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