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  DC Power Stone confirmed, More Color GB titles

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Imports
Dreamcast Power Stone
   Capcom's 3-D free-roam fighting game Power Stone was confirmed overnight for February 25. The DC port from the Naomi arcade hardware will be 1:1, similar to ST-V arcade ports that have made their way onto the Saturn. We saw this most recently in Radiant Silvergun from Treasure.
Pre-order by simply e-mailing NCS with your name, address, telephone number and a brief message. We'll confirm pre-orders a few days before the item arrives.
Color Gameboy Roster Expands
   Five new Color Gameboy imports have been announced for March 12 at Y3980 (US$45).
Doraemon Kart Epoch
Go-Kart racing featuring 30 courses
Koshien Pocket Mahou
High school baseball with 4,129 Japanese schools
Oh Dorobou Jing Angel NCS
Monster breeding and battling sim, like Pokemon
Oh Dorobou Jing Devil NCS
Featuring 200 monsters, 30 characters, 300 skills
Ohasuta Yamachan Coconuts
Puzzle game with 60 levels
Pre-order by simply e-mailing NCS with your name, address, telephone number and a brief message. We'll confirm pre-orders a few days before the item arrives.
Dreamcast Shipping Schedule
   Due to an very unfortunate delay with U.S. Customs clearance and FCC inspection, NCS will take delivery of our Dreamcast shipment next Monday or Tuesday. Our hands are tied until the cartons are released.
Everything Else
Yen Power
   The dollar continues to show weakness in the face of a powerful yen. This bodes ill for importers in the USA and exporters in Japan if the trend continues. We don't think it will however, too much is at stake for the yen's run to continue further.
Ehrgeiz T-Shirts
   NCS has a good quantity of the Ehrgeiz Special Box which includes a t-shirt and a greeting card but not the actual Ehrgeiz game (we sold them). The t-shirt is 100% cotton, short-sleeved, colored orange and features the Ehrgeiz logo and a character from the game. The greeting card offers holiday cheer in the form of Crash Bandicoot. Box & contents: $11.
U.S. Customs & SFZ3
   When we took delivery of a large SONYPS Street Fighter Zero 3 shipment a couple of weeks ago, U.S. Customs decided to open up a few of the games to take a look inside. Obviously, we can't sell these as new but since we would like to move the stock, we are offering them at US$39. They are in new condition, never used, and includes the manual.
N64 Zelda 64 USA
   NCS has restocked the domestic version of Z64 at US$63. New orders are welcome.
Capital Markets
    Yesterday may have been the blow-off top for the entire market. There was irrational bidding up of stocks in all sectors with blatant disregard for valuation. However, the problem with irrationality in a liquidity fed market is that it can breed even more silliness. The sell-off this morning may be short until the buyers mob their way back in.

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NCS by the day
Monday Topics   New import magazines, Dreamcast Sega Rally 2 in a week, DC delays
Tuesday Topics   Dreamcast S-Video and VGA Box, Import Restock Recovery
Wednesday Topics   Sega Rally 2 delay, Final Fantasy VIII dismay, New PS Best Series
Thursday Topics    Dreamcast Power Stone confirmed, Color Gameboy imports in March
Friday Topics   Final Fantasy VIII extras, DC shipping schedule next week

NCS What's New for the Week of January 04, 1999