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Fourth
Quarter 2004 Archive [Beginning of October to the end of
December] |
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12.27.04 |
DVD |
Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned: Another Beat-Tribe Cup |
NDS |
Prince of Tennis: Crystal Drive, Puyo Puyo Fever |
MAG |
Famitsu Wave DVD - February 2005 |
PS2 |
Karaoke Revolution Red/Blue/Green Packs, King of Fighters '94 Rebout - Regular and Limited
Edition, Gran Turismo 4, Hajime no
Ippo All*Stars, Nike/Gran
Turismo 4 Special Edition, Samurai Western (Michi 3),
To Heart 2 LE |
PSP |
Piposaru Academy, Shin Sangoku Musou |
TOYS |
Metal Gear Solid 2 Series 2 figures, Namco Game Sound
Museum, Nintendo Game & Watch
Vignette Dioramas, Pinky Monkey Keychains |
Summary |
Gran Turismo
4 leads preorders for the week and aficionados finally get to play one
of the most anticipated racing games on any console. The graphics are
excellent and of high-gloss and we find ourselves playing the game
excessively... when work should be the priority. |
12.20.04 |
GBA |
Lord
of the Rings: The Third Age |
GC |
Biohazard Special Pack |
PS2 |
Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street, Premium 2004!
Fighting Dynamite!!, Kessen III, Kessen III Treasure Box,
Legions Gekitou! Saga Battle, Metal Gear Solid 3 Premium Pack,
Typing of the Dead Zombie Panic |
PSP |
Legend of Heroes Gagharv Trilogy, Puyo Puyo Fever, Puzzle
Bobble Pocket |
Summary |
Prices for the Sony PSP remain stable in Japan and we ship another
batch of confirmed orders on Wednesday. We'll continue to keep
customers updated on the prices of the units but the holiday this week
helps suppliers keep a stranglehold on any price movements. |
12.13.04 |
GBA |
Rockman EXE5: Team of Blues, Zoids Saga Fuzors |
GC |
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Super Robot Wars GC |
PS2 |
Godzilla Monster Fighter, Metal Gear Solid 3, Tales of Rebirth |
PSP |
Sony
PSP units, Lumines, Metal Gear Acid, Minna no Golf, Ridge
Racer, Vampire Chronicle: The Chaos Tower |
Summary |
The Sony PSP launches in Japan and prices are dear. The first shipment
of units move quickly and we import our batch on Wednesday of the week
and fill all orders for customers willing to pay the price. NCS also
starts a contact list for customers so that we can keep everyone
updated on price changes as the weeks go by. |
12.06.04 |
GBA |
Inyou Taisenki Zeroshiki, Yoshi
no Banyuu Inryoku |
GC |
Viewtiful Joe 2 USA + Joe-Joe
Clock |
PS2 |
Capcom Fighting Jam,
European Club Soccer: Winning Eleven Tactics, Kamen Rider
Blade, Kidou Senshi Gundam vs Z-Gundam, Psyvariar 2 Ultimate
Final, Taiko no Tatsujin Go! Go! Godaime |
TOYS |
Binaltech BT-10 Grimlock
featuring Ford Mustang GT |
Summary |
Suppliers in Japan begin rumblings of PSP rumors and they're not
pretty. Dead-pixel problems, shortages, and a high price all conspire
to make Sony's first ever portable gaming system inauspicious but we
wait for the reality of the situation since rumors tend to be
overblown. |
11.29.04 |
GBA |
Cinnamon Yume no Daibouken, Gameboy Wars Advance 1+2, Riviera |
DVD |
Famistu Wave DVD Jannuary 2005, KISEKI from BeForU |
NDS |
Japanese units, nine launch games in stock |
PS2 |
Card
Captor Sakura, D>A White [Regular + Limited], Dragon Quest
VIII, Lupin the Third: Columbus no Isan wa Akenisomar, Mr
Incredible, Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 2, Tecmo Hit
Parade, Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3, Zoids Struggle |
Summary |
The Japanese version of the Nintendo DS finally launches and we
quickly sell out of our initial allocation. Many of the games released
in Japan are already available in the USA but they sell well anyway.
The best selling NDS game is Sawaru! Made in Wario which features
another engrossing collection of quick mini-games. |
11.22.04 |
GBA |
Dragonball Advance Adventure, Kidou Senshi Gundam
Seed Destiny |
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PS2 |
Beatmania IIDX
8th Style [Regular and Limited Edition], Dragon Quest VIII,
Pop 'n Music 10 Limited Edition |
Summary |
In the three days that DQVIII was released in Japan from Nov 27 to 30,
total sales sat at 3 million units. With one stroke, Square Enix
vaults to the top position in sales of a single game in Japan and
possibly the world. We're enjoying the benefits of the sales momentum
in the game and we stock the Asian version on Wednesday and the
Japanese version on Monday, November 29. |
11.15.04 |
GBA |
Metal
Slug Advance |
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GC |
Mario Party 6,
Naruto Gekitou Ninja 3 |
PS2 |
Beatmania IIDX 8th Style [Regular and Limited
Edition], DDR Festival [Regular and Controller
Bundle],
Detective Conan: Daeie Teikoku no Isan, Magna Carta, King of Fighters 2000 SNK Best, Metal Slug 3 SNK Best, PC Genjin,
Pop 'n Music 10 [Regular Edition, Limited Edition,
and Controller Bundle], Takahashi Meijin Adventure
Island |
Summary |
Naruto Gekitou Ninja 3 for the Gamecube arrives and we ship all
preorders on Thursday. The game includes a wristband marked with the
Naruto swirl and we give it away with orders. Three new Bemani games
also join our library and sales are consistent and strong as the
rhythm games get a little long in the tooth. An updated import
schedule is posted up towards the end of the week and the
complete
schedule for November to February 2005 has also been appended. |
11.08.04 |
DC |
King of Fighters 2002 DreKore |
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GBA |
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories |
PS2 |
Bokujou Monogatari Oh! Wonderful Life, Brain Power
Puzzles, Giant Robo, Kenka Joutou! Yankee Banchou,
Love Songs Adv: Futaba Riho 19 Sai, Neo
Contra, Pride of the Dragon Peace, Samurai Michi 2,
Standard Daisenryaku |
TOYS |
Dead or Alive One Coin Figures, Transformers
Binaltech BT-06 Blue Tracks, Binaltech BT-09 |
Summary |
NCS starts preorders for a special limited edition Nike/Gran Turismo 4
bundle which includes an aluminum carrying case, a pair of exclusive
Nike Shox GT sneakers, and a t-shirt. With a production run of only
1000 units, we expect to be able to stock at least 1 of them but we're
aiming for 10-20 if we're quick enough on the preorder queue next
week. |
11.01.04 |
GBA |
Shin Megami Tensei:
Devil Children Messiah Riser, Super Real Mahjong
Dousoukai, Zelda no Densetsu Fushigi no Boushi
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MAG |
Famitsu Wave DVD -
December 2004 |
PS2 |
Arc the Lad
Generation, Dokapon the World, PS2 SCPH-70000CB, SD
Gundam Force: Daikessen!, Sentimental Prelude,
Shining Tears, Shrek 2 |
TOYS |
Dead or Alive Ultimate
Gashapon, Tatacon Sound Game, Famicom Storage Cases,
Sega History Collection gashapon, One Piece Portrait
of Pirates 2, Star Wars Kubrick Series 3 |
XBX |
Dead or Alive Ultimate, Kasumi
Xbox Bundle |
Summary |
A busy week filled with new toys and games as we gear up for the
holiday season rushing up on us. A number of the toys this week are
fairly consistent sellers and we'll try to keep them in stock over the
next few weeks. Shining Tears for the PS2 leads sales numbers followed
by the new Zelda game on GBA. |
10.25.04 |
DC |
Baldr Force EXE,
Suigetsu Mayoi Gokoro |
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GC |
Mario Tennis |
PS2 |
Apocripha/0 Regular
and LE, Armored Core: Ninebreaker, Ever 17 Premium
Edition, King of Fighters 2003, Kita He: Diamond
Dust+, La Pucelle Seijo no Hikari, Stella Deus
XBX Psyvariar 2 Extend Editions |
XBX |
Street Fighter Anniversary
Collection |
Summary |
Preorders for the Sony PSP start on Thursday and we quickly rack up a
few hundred preorders in 2 days. Looks like Sony has another success
on its hands. The question on a lot of minds appears to the territory
compatibility of the PSP - we're fairly confident that Sony will
enforce lockouts but rumors abound otherwise. We'll update accordingly
once we have substantiation. NCS also opens up preorders for a Dragon
Quest Slime Controller that should sell a few hundred units based on
our preorder flow in just two days. |
10.18.04 |
GBA |
F-Zero Climax |
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PS2 |
Ace Combat 5, Nightmare Before
Christmas, Saturn USB Pad - Black Variant |
Summary |
NCS opens up preorders for the Japanese version of the Nintendo DS and
the first crop of games shipping in early December. Since the USA
Nintendo DS ships about 2 weeks earlier, we'll concentrate more on
that side of the hardware but we'll bring in a decent amount of
Japanese carts. A
full listing of preorders for the
November 2004 to January 2005 time frame is also posted up for
reference. |
10.11.04 |
GBA |
GBA Retro Cases, Mawaru Made in Wario |
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GC |
Kururin Squash |
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PS2 |
The Kyonshi Panic - SP 2000 Vol. 65, The Love Mahjong 2 - SP 2000 Ultimate Vol 20, The Splatter Action SP2000 Vol 64, Virtua Fighter 2 Sega Ages 2500 |
Summary |
Continuing our spate of new preorder offers, NCS starts Chaos Field for the Dreamcast and give our impressions of the Naomi version of the game. We also start preorders for GC Naruto Gekitou Ninja 3, PS2 Radiata Stories and a whole host of other imports that are expected in the December 2004 to January 2005 frame. |
10.04.04 |
CD |
Initial
D 4th Stage Sound Files Soundtrack |
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GBA |
Fire Emblem Seima no Kouseki |
PC |
White Saturn USB Control Pad |
PS2 |
Berserk, Bomberman Battles, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Never Ending Tomorrow, Space
Battlecruiser Yamato with Bonus DVD |
TOYS |
Alien Soap Bottles, Nintendo Dot Graphics Straps, Nintendo Dot Graphics Magnets, Smallest Transformers CVS Wave 2.5, Takara History Collection |
XBX |
SNK vs Capcom Chaos |
Summary |
NCS starts preorders for the PS2 game Dragon Quest VIII which ships in November...on a weekend as mandated by Japanese law. If the game were to be released on a weekday, the productivity of Japanese workers would drop as everyone ventures out to purchase and play the game... |
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