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.
 

NDS DS Dengeki Bunko... JPN

Price : US$33 + shipping

 NDS DS Dengeki Bunko Inukami! feat. Animation - New Import
«©NCSX» Rotate the NDS counterclockwise by 90 degrees and watch, read, and listen to the three non-interactive stories collected in the Inukami! Digital Sound Novel by Mamizu Arisawa. You're relegated to the role of a passive viewer but you can fetter out 70 special TIPS cards after reading special sentences during the tale telling. When certain cards are found, the reader may engage in mini-games, a card battle, or answer questions in quiz format. The first story consists of 242 pages which you flip through by tapping on the PLAY arrow on the touch screen. Each story features at least 50 backgrounds, 30 illustrations, 20 BGM, and 10 characters from the Inukami! series. The voice actors from the animated series also provide the screeching intonations of the characters in each story. «NCS Game Notes»
 
 

NDS Mahjong Kakutou Club JPN

Price : US$45.90 + shipping

 NDS Mahjong Kakutou Club DS - New Import, In Stock
«©NCSX» Konami couples the clacking sound effects of a normal mahjong game with melodic music for somewhat soothing gaming experience. Upon starting the game, three opponents' mahjong tiles appear in rows on the top NDS screen while the player's 13 tiles are located on the touch screen. The aim of the game is to create sets of suits from circle, bamboo, character, and wind tiles. Dragon and Flower tiles are also thrown into the mix for strategic consideration.
   Players may enjoy the game with CPU-controlled opponents but the dimension and depth of the game expands markedly when the Wifi option is triggered to hook up with MJ players online. Up to four players in the local area may also link up with 1 cartridge for multi-player action. «NCSGNotes»
 

 

 

NDS Otogi Juushi Akazukin JPN

Price : US$45.90 + shipping

 NDS Otogi Juushi Akazukin - New Import, In Stock
«©NCSX» Travel to the land of Fandavale and take on the persona of a Fairy Musketeer who treks through loopy loop grooves that shuffle with the swish of a stylus tap. There's three Musketeers to choose from - a girl in a Viking helmet who holds a jeweled shamrock named Akazukin (translates to Red Riding Hood), a blue-haired girl with glasses named Princess Shirayuki-hime, and a pink-haired girl that's literally a sleeping beauty known as Ibara-hime. The game starts off with a novel-like introduction before the first stage appears. Eight tiles with grooves etched upon them appear on a 9 x 9 playfield. Tap on a tile and push it to the side to move it while your heroine mindlessly walks around. The goal is to use the tiles to guide the gal to target areas before exiting the level. «NCS Game Notes» 
 
 

NDS Power Pro Kun Pocket 9 JPN

Price : US$45.90 + shipping

 NDS Power Pro Kun Pocket 9 - New Import, In Stock
«©NCSX» The boys of summer won't let winter deter their fighting spirit when the ninth Power Pro Kun Pocket ships to market today. Mixing standard big-head baseball action with a new Story Mode (three episodes), one of which features a brown-cloaked hero/mentor and five highly entertaining mini-games, PPKP9 includes a little bit of something for everyone. We do mean everyone because there's even an automatic baseball simulation mode which plays the game for players who don't even like playing baseball. Just sit back and watch each game blow by in brisk, fast-forward fashion.
   When playing the game, outfielders will automatically rush towards fly balls and infielders gravitate to line drives. «NCS Game Notes»
 
 

PS2 Momotaro Dentetsu 16 JPN

Price : US$55 + shipping

 PS2 Momotaro Dentetsu 16 - New Import, In Stock
«©NCSX» The island of Hokkaido serves as the backdrop for the sixteenth stride in the beloved Momotaro Dentetsu game. Summers in Hokkaido are something of a misnomer since temperatures generally don't go above 75° F but winters are aptly named because subfreezing temperatures dominate.
   To reflect the reality of Hokkaido, the storyline in Momotaro Dentetsu focuses on bitter cold. A powerful blast of freezing air hits Hokkaido and settles in for a long winter's nap. It's so cold that planes, trains, and automobiles are incapacitated and commerce is suspended. Such a condition can't last lest Hokkaido's economy suffer immeasurably. A world renowned geologist looks at the situation and comes up with a brilliant idea. Let's move the entire island of Hokkaido further to the south so that the island can thaw out...
   Similar to previous Momotaro Dentetsu games, the protagonist takes control of a train and competes against adversaries to trek across Hokkaido. Along the way, gain capital, buy up properties, and create monopolies in order to build up a business empire. Eight new monsters join the bestiary to provide angst for budding entrepreneurs. «NCS G-Notes»
 
 

PS2 Taiko no Tatsujin Doka! JPN

Price : US$49 + shipping

 PS2 Taiko no Tatsujin Doka! - New Import, In Stock
«©NCSX» The seventh Taiko no Tatsujin game for the Playstation 2 is another crowd pleaser with an engaging Battle Mode where up to eight players may participate. For solo drum masters, the Story Mode allows a gamer to travel around Waku Waku Bouken Land which is broken up into little areas. Land on each spot and and tackle the Taiko no Tatsujin games within. Four new mini-games are included with our favorite being the challenging Santa Taiko game where a Taiko drum travels over a city dropping presents to sleeping children below.
   The game features 42 songs at the outset of the game but an additional 6 tracks may be unlocked as certain conditions are met. The music ranges the genres of J-pop, children's songs, folk music, and familiar anime tracks from Futari wa Puricure and Naruto. The Namco original song, "Bouken Hiyori" is hot and all of the classical music remixes are great including "Beethoven's Turkish March" which is a lively and animated interpretation that plays fast and pounds it out with a driving beat in the background. Other notable songs include "Re:member" of Naruto fame, "Mahou o kakete" which is an Idolm@ster song, "Pecori Love Lesson," "Real Voice," and "Next Level." They're all gems and we're nabbing the soundtrack whenever it reaches market. «NCS Game Notes» 
 
 

PSP Parappa the Rapper JPN

Price : US$39 + shipping

 PSP Parappa the Rapper + Bonus - New Import, In Stock
«©NCSX» Playstation gamers were first introduced to Rodney Greenblat's illustrations of Parappa characters a decade ago. There was the lead mongrel named Parappa who spoke in a strange manner and spit lines like, "I Gotta Believe!" and the apple of his eye, Sunny Funny. Parappa's love for Sunny Funny is perhaps the first recorded attraction between canine and flower that didn't involve the process of urination.

   Other cast members included Parappa's friend Katy Kat, the sloth-like PJ Berri, and the indomitable kung-fu stylings of Chop Chop Onion Master. Parappa was an early rhythm game where players tapped buttons in the sequence and meter of the cues on screen. Perform well and Parappa raps with a smooth staccato and is congratulated with "U rappin' Good" which makes the player feel warm and fuzzy inside. However, if you're off your game and botch the button tapping motions, Parappa won't bust rhymes and receive a soul crushing "U rappin' Bad." That's "Bad" in the bad sense of the word.

   The PSP version of Parappa is a direct conversion of the Playstation original with the same story, the same rhythm challenge, the same episodes, and the same characters. What is new is the 16:9 aspect ratio and the ad hoc multi-player mode where up to four rappers may participate in the game.
 
 

PSP Piposaru Racer JPN

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 PSP Piposaru Racer - New Import, In Stock
«©NCSX» When the peak-point helmet wearing monkeys of the original Ape Escape first appeared in 1999, the market went... ape.... for the game. Catching roaming simians with a Dual Shock buzzing net was big fun back in the day. Fast forward seven years later and the apes have appeared in enjoyable sequels, academic episodes, and now they try a little racing. All we need now is an Ape Escape role-playing game followed by a tactical strategy simulation.

   Since the apes are so special and handy, they don't need cars to race. Just strap tires to their arms and legs, hook an engine up, and they're rarin' to go. Crash helmets are already in place. To capture the fascination with drifting, the apes are fully capable of sliding across the track on their racing frames to corner curves and tackle steep hairpin turns. They'll also spin out from time to time however. When accelerating, decelerating, and drifting, the ape racer shifts its body into elongated or deformed modes. While muscling for rank on the road, the apes may also resort to weaponry, ordnance, and gimmickry to derail competitors for a little while and take advantage of the temporary blow-out of a fellow racer.

   Courses cut through city roads, jungles, a road surrounded by lava, and other attractive locales for colorful backdrops to speed across. Piposaru Racer supports up to 6 players in the ad hoc opposition mode.
 

 

 

PSP GPS Receiver JPN

Price : US$60 + shipping

PSP GPS Receiver JPN

Price : US$60 + shipping

 PSP Global Positioning System Receiver - New Import, Backorder
«©NCSX» In the 1980s, the U.S. Department of Defense opened the Global Positioning System up for civilian use. Before that, the system was limited to military applications where a network of satellites in orbit provided information on a user's location on the planet. In essence then, an individual outfitted with a receiver can triangulate his whereabouts anywhere in the world.
How it works
   A network of 24 GPS satellites orbit the Earth two times a day and transmit data to the ground. Anyone with a GPS receiver can lock onto this data and use the process of triangulation to determine his/her location. The GPS receiver essentially calculates the time that a signal was sent by a satellite with the time that it was received. By calculaing this difference in time, the receiver is able to determine the distance of the satellite. Couple the distance information from at least two additional satellites (triangulate... get it?), the receiver is able to determine its latitude and longitude on the planet. Throw in some more information from additional satellites and you're able to calculate latitude, longitude, and attitude. Once locked in, additional variables about the receiver can be determined including heading, speed, and track.
Playstation Portable GPS
   Sony's GPS receiver is remarkably small. The photo looks big but it's not to scale. Plug it into the USB port on top of the PSP and you're outfitted with a Global Positioning receiver. Although there is no software included with the accessory, there is already software available in the market which takes advantage of the GPS and more is on the way. Some selections that are in stock and available at NCS' shop:
Minna no Chizu [ULJS-00051]: Map software for the PSP
Homebase Portable [ULJM-05184]: Planetarium software for the PSP
 
 

X360 Blue Dragon JPN

Price : US$65 + shipping

 NEWS Additional Imports In Stock
«©NCSX» The following Xbox 360 software also arrived this morning and all preorders will ship today. We'll flesh out the product synopses over the course of the day(s) as time permits. Early preorders for the Blue Dragon game will include a bonus Blue Dragon mousepad and a sheet of decals so that you can make your own "Blue Dragon faceplate." The metallic DVD insert for Blue Dragon can also be flipped over for an instant alternate cover to the game.

   Please note that Blue Dragon is region-coded and only boots on Japanese Xbox 360 consoles. For customers who don't have a Japanese Xbox 360 but still want to play the highly anticipated adventure, NCS currently has the regular Blue Dragon bundle in stock which includes a Japanese Xbox 360 core system, cables, joypad, and a copy of the game. The price is US$295 which is somewhat reasonable.
X360 Blue Dragon Microsoft Game Studios US$65
X360 Zegapain NOT Bandai US$65
 

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Summary of the Week
Monday PSP Pump It Up Exceed Portable  WII  Hajimete no Wii, Kororinpa, Necro-Nesia, SD Gundam: Scad Hammers, Swing Golf Pangya, Wing Island  NEWS Release outlook for the week for USA and Nihon
Tuesday X360 Super Robot Wars XO  NEWS Bomberman T-Shirts, Catch the Dots: Lode Runner, New Super Mario Bros Ofuro de Pon, Jack Bauer Kubrick & 24 Bearbrick, Namco Classics Sound Drops
Wednesday GC Zelda no Densetsu: Twilight Princess  NDS Kenkoou Recipe 1000, Magnet Stand DS  PS2 Gundam Seed Destiny O.M.N.I. vs Z.A.F.T. II Plus, Ryu Ga Gotoku 2
Thursday TOYS Capcom Girls Collection: Morrigan, Star Wars Kubrick Series 7, Tsukasa Bullet Figures  Wii Silicon Sleeve  NEWS Blue Dragon LE Bundle Update
Friday NDS DS Dengeki Bunko Inukami! feat. Animation, Mahjong Kakutou Club DS, Otogi Juushi Akazukin, Power Pro Kun Pocket 9  PS2 GPS Receiver, Momotaro Dentetsu 16, Taiko no Tatsujin Doka!  PSP Parappa the Rapper, Piposaru Racer  X360 Blue Dragon, Zegapain NOT
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