PLEASE READ: The NEW SHOP is separate and distinct from the OLD SHOP. If you place an order on the OLD SHOP, you will not be able to use the NEW SHOP to check on your order and vice versa. Unfortunately, we were not able to resolve the two shop databases in order to transfer customer histories and accounts. Both shops are fully operational and capable of taking orders.
 

BT-09 Featuring Mini Cooper

  TOYS Transformers Binaltech BT-09 - Shipping Nov 2004
   Takara has started preorders for the Binaltech BT-09 toy which will feature the Mini Cooper. As part of a promotional campaign, fans may visit the Mini Cooper website (Flash required, IE recommended) and customize their own Transformers inspired Mini Cooper or Mini Cooper S robot in different colors. Vehicle accoutrements may also be bolted on (cupholders, rails, etc) and the shield may be painted with the US flag, the Union Jack, etc.
Pricing for the BT-09 is set at Y4980 in Japan and NCS expect to list at US$53.
 
 

Clamp Chess Pieces Set 2

  MAGS Clamp no Kiseki Official File Vol. 2- Shipping Oct 2004

   The Clamp no Kiseki ("The Miracle of Clamp") twelve-issue mini-series of magazines celebrate 15 years of Clamp comics. Each issue features a new cover by Clamp, in-depth analyses of various Clamp productions, new comics, interviews, and Clamp related essays. Additionally, each issue features three bonus chess pieces featuring Clamp characters. Collect the whole set!
   The theme for Volume 2 is "Card Captor Sakura," "CLOVER," and "Watashi no Suki na Hito," and the chess piece figures consist of a Queen, a Bishop, and another Mokona Pawn. View the details and chess pieces for volume 1.

 
 

Famitsu Vol. 445
199 pages, NM condition
Price: US$7.50/copy

  MOTD Famitsu Vol. 445 (June 27, 1997)

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   Mascot plumbs the depths of the ocean in today's MOTD.
   Notable features and items in the magazine
p8-14  News of the week - playing Densha de Go! on the street, Cool Pad for the Saturn, Formula One promotions and booth gals, N64 color variant controllers, Rockman X 4 Limited Edition robot photos.
p21-23  Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari game details and screencaps.
p24-29  Final Fantasy Tactics "FBI File" which checks out certain levels and offers details on the background of each scenario.
p31-35  Review section - a total of 19 games are inspected this week including Salamander Deluxe Pack 8/6/6/6, Sonic Jam 8/6/8/8, Magical Drop III 7/6/7/5, Final Fantasy Tactics 9/9/8/8, Gundam the Battle Master 7/4/5/5, etc. 
p68-69  Final Fantasy VII products such as Cloud and Aerith figures, clocks, keychains, Zippo lights, and fat as well as skinny Chocobo plushes.
p102-108  Mother 3 article which interviews the creators and offers up a number of screenshots, character profiles, and the background for the game. Mother 3 was never released but perhaps the project will be revived...
p152-153  New products - PDAs, a Polaroid camera, and boots. 
p172-173  The Lost World Jurassic Park coin-op preview.
 
 
Summary of the Week
Monday NEWS  Gradius V DVD The Perfect and Gradius V Limited Edition preorders, Import outlook
Tuesday NEWS September and October 2004 preorder schedule for upcoming games
Wednesday PS2 Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tune in stock and shipping [ASN] - Japanese version expected tomorrow
Thursday GC Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball XI  PC  Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst  PS2 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball XI, Memories Off Sorekara, UO Nanatsu no Mizu Densetsu no Nushi
Friday NEW Takara announces Binaltech BT-09 featuring Mini Cooper, Clamp no Kiseki Vol. 2 preorders open
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