MOTD Famitsu Vol 483 (Mar 20, 1998)

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Mascot appears somewhat scholarly on today's MOTD.

   Notable features and items in the magazine
p8-14  Famitsu news introduces the world to the Pocketstation and prompts a few luminaries (Hideo Kojima, for one) for their take on Sony's invention. The black NeGcon pad is also photographed and a market share pie chart for consoles is shown with Playstation leading the pack.

p29-34  The Review Crew offers their opinions on 21 new releases such as Kitty on Your Lap (7/6/6/6/), Dead or Alive (8/8/7/8), Gundam the Battle Master (6/6/6/6), and Eve the Lost One (8/7/8/8). 

There's a good run of ads towards the middle of the magazine - some eye catchers include the one for Mawatte Mucho and Winning Post 3.

p93-103  A public service article which teaches gamers the proper way to handle CD-Roms and how to care for precious consoles and accessories. Lens cleaners and dust-away products are recommended.  

p165-167  Famitsu takes a tour of ramen restaurants in Japan and shows off the different styles of preparation and presentation in Sapporo, Tokyo, and Fukuoka. Many seem to have slices of roast beef in them although there is one with a dollop of hamburger in the middle.
 
Summary of the Week
Monday TOYS  Transformers Collection 13 + 14, Binaltech BT-05, Dragon Quest V Trading Figures, Super Mario Bros clocks, Super Mario Bros Mascot Figures in Cassette Case  NEWS Import outlook
Tuesday TOY  Famicom Keychains v3.0, Pikmin 2 Cellphone Straps, Transformers Superlink Unicron - Black Repaint  NEWS  Preorders open for To Heart 2 (three versions), Samurai Spirits Zero Special recall instructions
Wednesday GBA Densetsu no Stafi 3, SD Gundam Force  PS2 The Baseball 2004, Beatmania IIDX controller, Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 1, Suku Suku Inufuku, Winning Eleven 8
Thursday GBA Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation (Regular and Deluxe versions)  PS2 Air Land Force, Meiwaku Seijin Panic Maker, Prince of Tennis Smash Hit! 1 and 2, Rockman Power Battles, Winning Eleven 8 Memory Card
Friday NEWS Preorders open for PC version of Chains of Promathia (regular expansion disk and All in One pack).
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