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| Final
Fantasy VIII Shipped |
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company's first couple of shipments of Square's Final Fantasy VIII were dispatched
overnight. NCS expects to take delivery on Wednesday. Reports from our suppliers indicate no
new encryption on the discs. The game is playable through standard ways and
means. NCS will however test FFVIII just to make sure and we'll update this information if
we find any discrepancy on our Playstation consoles. |
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| Street
Fighter Zero Figures |
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set of five official Street Fighter Zero 2
figures arrived today. Note the Zero 2 label and not Zero 3.
Although these figures are new to the market, it appears Capcom is catching up on their
figure production by releasing Zero 2 figures. The five fighters in stock
are: Chun-Li, Gouki, Ken, Ryu and Sakura. Each figure measures roughly 8" in length
and are clothed in their trademark threads. The Gouki figure includes a necklace of wooden
beads and a fiery stalk that protrudes from the top of his head. The quality is excellent
and the figures are very striking to look at. Each: US$38. |
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| Dreamcast
Keychain |
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perfect mini replica of the Dreamcast console coupled with linked chain. Chalk white in
color and true to scale with Sega's new gaming machine. The detailing includes the
Dreamcast logo and text on the front, indentations for the buttons, an indentation for the
modem port and joypad ports. No lights however, that detail was scrapped from the
production run. In stock at US$3.00. |
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| Yen
Equilibrium |
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Stable dollar/yen forex session with the rate locked at Y113.7 per dollar. Japanese
officials appear to want the dollar to grow stronger and the next couple of weeks will be
interesting to watch. Goldman takes an opposing view of the dollar/yen and is calling for
a heated decline to ~Y106. In a perfectly efficient world, that may very well happen but
the world, much less the markets, is imperfect. |
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| Web
Lock |
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coding for the new update pages have been cleaned up and Netscape users should no longer
experience a 4-8 second lock when loading a new page. The stoppage may still occur on some
NSCP configurations but it should only last 2-3 seconds. Internet Explorer and Web-TV
browsers do not appear to exhibit the lock. |
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| Capital
Markets |
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Globex was strong and we'll get the pop that we were looking for today. Would like to see
the buying sustained throughout the day but we are looking for a strong week as money
flows pour back into the market. We'll let positions ride through the next 2 weeks
although we may add trailing stops if our minimum levels are met. Upside target for the
SPX is +50 points on our positions opened at SPX 1248 and +60 points on positions opened
at SPX 1238. Our minor hedge with the RUT puts is working well. When the market drops, the
Russell drops in tandem but when the market pops, the RUT goes up less than the other
major indexes. It's the weakling brother of the market. The perfect hedge for nimble
traders. |
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NCS Weekly |
Tel
(718) 523-5774 |
Fax
(718) 523-7069 |
| Monday |
Street Fighter
Zero 2 figures, Dreamcast keychain in stock, Final Fantasy VIII shipped |
| Tuesday |
Final Fantasy VIII
conflicting information, Dreamcast Magazine Vol. 06, PS April 1999 |
| Wednesday |
New Dreamcast
pricing, Final Fantasy VIII delayed until tomorrow, PS April 1999 Schedule |
| Thursday |
Final Fantasy VIII
delayed yet again, Final Fantasy VIII Products Gallery |
| Friday |
Final Fantasy VIII
in stock, Final Fantasy VIII Gallery 2, NGP Color April Schedule |
| Saturday |
Valentine's Day
well wishes from NCS, DC Magazine 03/19 numbers, Sakura on PC |
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