Dreamcast Sakura Taisen Joypad Manufactured by Sega
HKT-7700-19 1 Joypad Company homepage: www.sega.co.jp 
NCS Retail Price: USD39
Sakura Joypad   

   A pink joypad completes today's lesson in branding. Color it pink, slap a logo on it, and you have knighted a product with the Sakura mystique. A normal leather bag may be found on sidewalk bazaars for about $10. Position the Vuitton logo on it and magic is made, where valuations rocket 1000% over what you may find in a street vendor's wares. The inflation inherent in Sakura products isn't as extreme but it's there and it all boils down to brand. 
   Those wishing to complete the Sakura Dreamcast console with a second, or even fourth pad, need not look any further than this. NCS will maintain a large inventory of this joypad and of the Sakura Dreamcast for current fans and the new fans that are sure to rise when Sakura Taisen 3 ships in March of 2001. That is, if Sega does not delay the game again. But with regards to Sakura paraphenalia, we'll be ready for the demand...