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First
Quarter 2005 Archive [Beginning of January to the end of
March] |
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03.28.05 |
NDS |
Egg
Monster Heroes, Nobiru
Touch Pen DS, Yakuman
DS |
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PS2 |
Beck The
Game, Memories
Off After Rain Vol. 3 [Regular and Special Pack], Psikyo
Shooting Collection Vol. 3 [Featuring Sol Divide & Dragon
Blaze], Real
Arcade Pro Joystick [Special Addition & Special
Edition], Tekken 5
[Japanese version, Hori 8M Memory Card, Hori Real
Arcade Pro Stick] |
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PSP |
Harukanaru Toki no Naka De:
Iroe Tebako,
Shinken
Makai: Gen. of Chaos 4 ~ Another Side |
Summary |
Punxsutawney
Phil saw its shadow on February 2 and foreshadowed six more weeks of
winter. The rodent is right on the money once again this year as New
England remains in the grip of freezing rain and temperatures in the
low to mid 30s even though the official start of Spring was last
weekend. Lesson: Never doubt or question the groundhog. |
03.21.05 |
GC |
Gold
Gashbell! Friendship Tag Battle 2 |
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NDS |
Egg
Monster Heroes, Kamen
Genei Satsujin Jiken, Nintendo DS Color Variant
[Graphite-Black and Pure-White Versions], Nobiru
Touch Pen DS. Space
Invaders DS, Touch!
Kirby Magic Pen w/ bonus stylus |
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PS2 |
Beatmania IIDX 9th
Style, Beatmania IIDX 9th Style Complete Edition,
Get
Ride! AMDrive: Soukoku no Sana,
Gold Gashbell Friendship Tag Battle 2,
Phantasy Star Generation 2: SA2500, Saturn Pad,
Shining Force Neo, Super Monkey Ball Deluxe,
Transformers Tataki (The Best), Virtua Stick, Wild
Arms: The Fourth Detonator, Winning Eleven 8:
Liveware Evolution, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, Ys
III: Wanderers from Ys Limited Edition |
Summary |
As the first
quarter comes to a close, a massive show of releases are shipped by
publishers to make their end of quarter numbers. The release roster
for next week is equally full with no less than 30 new imports
expected. Beatmania IIDX 9th Style leads preorders followed by NDS
Touch! Kirby and PS2 Shining Force Neo. |
03.14.05 |
GC |
Donkey Konga 3, One Piece Grand
Battle |
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NDS |
Farm
Story Korobokkle Station |
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PS2 |
Enthusia Professional
Racing, Gantz, Nana, One
Piece Grand Battle! Rush, Phantom
Kingdom, Phantom
Kingdom Limited Edition, Taiko Drum Master, Rumble
Fish |
Summary |
Rumble Fish
and Gantz lead preorders for the week but both versions of One Piece
Gran Battle Rush are pre-selling well. With the delay of the USA
version of Enthusia Professional Wrestling to May 3, we see a pickup
in preorders over the weekend. |
03.07.05 |
GBA |
Sennen Kazoku
(Thousand Years Family) |
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NDS |
Meteos, Pac-Pix |
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PS2 |
Growlanser IV
Return, Rockman X8, Ys VI
Ark of Napishtim |
Summary |
NCS opens up
preorders for a Nintendogs keychain/cellphone strap which ships in the
summer. We should start preorders for the actual Nintendogs game for
the NDS in the next few days. The USA version of Nintendogs will be
known as Puppy Times. We receive many offers for Japanese toys every
week and we post up a few "Unwanted Toys" which we have no plans on
stocking. |
02.28.05 |
ETC |
Nintendo Bath Towel |
GC |
Bokujou Monogatari: Shiawase no
Shi |
MAG |
Famitsu Wave - April 2005 |
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PS1 |
Dragon Quest IV - PSone Books,
Star Ocean Second Story - PSone Books |
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PS2 |
Angel Wish 2 Special Pack,
Armored Core: Formula Front, Popolocrois Story Hajime no
Bouken - The Best , Tekken 5 (Asian) |
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PSP |
Hori LCD Screen Filter, Tales of
Eternia |
TOYS |
Nintendo Dot Graphics Magnet 2,
Sega Gals Gashapon 2, Transformers Binaltech BT-11 |
Summary |
A Japanese
manufacturer, Pawapaso, opens up preorders for a silicone case for the
PSP which is meant to be a permanent protective shell and we open up
preorders for a number of toys such as a Gamera Encyclopedia candy
toy, a 50th Anniversary Godzilla candy toy, and Star Wars Kubricks
series 4. Nintendo also announces four new color variants for the
Nintendo DS which ship in March and April. |
02.21.05 |
GBA |
Rockman EXE5 Team of Colonel |
GC |
Chaos Field, Starfox Assault |
NDS |
Another Code: 2tsu no Kioku
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PS2 |
Galaxy Angel Eternal Lovers [3
versions], Naruto Narutimett Hero - The Best, Sakura Taisen 3
Remake, Shin Sangoku Musou 4 [Regular, Treasure Box], Tsuikyo
no Saraba |
PSP |
Namco Museum, Need for Speed
Underground Rivals |
XBX |
Metal Slug 4 Collector's Edition
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Summary |
Preorders for
new Naruto plushes shipping in the summer are opened up along with a
reproduction of the Kasumi PVC figure from Max Factory. New USA titles
this week include the long-awaited PS2 Gran Turismo 4, Kessen III, and
Street Fighter Anniversary for the Xbox. |
02.14.05 |
PS2 |
D1
Grand Prix Professional Drift, Devil May Cry 3, Neo Geo Stick
2, The Ninhaza SP2000 Vol 72, Rumble Roses, Shinseiki Yuusha
Taisen, Swords of Destiny, Zoids Infinity Fuzors |
PSP |
Aero
Case, Mobile Train Simulator + Densha de Go! |
Summary |
Sega spreads
Saturn love with a production of the Saturn Pad and Virtua Stick for
the PS2 this March. NCS starts preorders for a number of April
releases including Romancing Saga Minstrel Song and Demento. On the
toy front, preorders are opened up for a new bunch of FFXI plush toys. |
02.07.05 |
PS2 |
Dragonball Z 3, Shin Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu |
PSP |
Popolocrois Story Prince Pietro's Adventure |
Summary |
Preorders for
a number of April 2005 imports are opened up - Trizeal should prove
interesting - and a new Cool Girl Motoko Kusanagi figure. Preorders
for a new set of FFVII Play Arts figures are also opened up along with
Pikmin 2 candy toys and a set of G-Taste candy toy figures. |
01.31.05 |
GBA |
Super
Robot Wars Original Generation 2 |
PS2 |
Aim
for the Top! Gunbuster, Another Century's Episode 2 |
TOYS |
Bio-Fighter Collection Max - Murakami, Clamp no Kiseki Vol 4
and Vol 5 |
Summary |
NCS opens up
preorders for a Neo Geo joystick which ships in February along with
preorders for a new variant of the MGS3 Snake Camouflage figure from
Medicom. On February 2, Punxsutawney Phil sees its shadow and presages
another 6 weeks of winter. |
01.24.05 |
NDS |
Catch! Touch! Yoshi! |
GC |
Biohazard 4 |
PS |
Virtua Stick |
PS2 |
Death
by Degrees, Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2, Memories Off
After Rain Vol 1 [Regular and Special Pack], Nano Breaker,
Project Altered Beast, Radiata Stories, Space Battleship
Yamato 2, Spectral Souls II [Regular and Limited Edition] |
PSP |
Rengoku: Tower of Purgatory, Soukyu no Fafner |
TOYS |
Ghost
in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Miniature Figures, One Piece
Interactive Battle Game, Transformers Collection 17 |
XBX |
Outrun 2 + Bonus CD |
Summary |
NCS updates
new preorders for March 2005 as temperatures continue their freezing
ways as we head towards the end of January. It's a busy week for
imports with Death by Degrees, Project Altered Beast, and Radiata
Stories selling out quickly but we suspect the bonus Nina booklet
contributed to the sales for Death by Degrees. |
01.17.05 |
PS2 |
Evangelion Girlfriend of Steel 2, Fu·un
Bakumatsu·den,
Magic Teacher Negima - Honor and Scholarship Edition, Monster
Hunter G [All Japan] |
Summary |
More new
preorders are started for games such as Azumi, Gigawing Generations,
Growlanser IV Return, Phantom Kingdom, and Ys III Wanderers from Ys.
The weather in New York takes a turn for the worse as temperature
plummet below freezing and we fear for the safety of our inbound and
outbound shipments; sinister thoughts of frozen consoles and CDs. |
01.10.05 |
GBA |
Mario
Party Advance [JPN] |
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GC |
Resident Evil 4 [USA], Resident
Evil 4 + Biohazard Umbrella [USA] |
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PS2 |
Suikoden 4 [USA], Yoshitsune
Eiyuuden [JPN] |
Summary |
NCS starts
preorders for a number of notable products such as the third Portrait
of Pirates (One Piece) figures and PS2 Ys The Ark of Napishtim
(Regular and Limited Edition) which ships in February. In the later
part of the week, temperatures reach 60 degrees while news reports of
snow in California lead us to believe that weather patterns are in
dire flux. |
01.03.05 |
PS2 |
Buzz
Rod Fishing Fantasy, Cherry Blossom, Digimon World X, Makai
Tensei SP2000 Ultimate Vol. 24, To Heart 2 Deluxe Pack |
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GBA |
Tales
of the World: Nakiriki Dungeon 3 with bonus 2005 calendar
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Summary |
The start to
2005 kicks off with a trickle of imports as Japanese suppliers enjoy
an extended New Year's holiday well into the end of the week. Sony PSP
supplies are still hit and miss but improve enough to allow a price
drop to US$429 for the Value Pack bundle. Further price drops are
expected in the next few weeks as supplies become available. |
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