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| NGP
Puzzle Bobble Mini |
| A
perfect version of Puzzle Bobble on the small screen plays beautifully and is engrossing
fun. A cool feature is the Pocket Link capability so that you can hook up with a friend
and play with a split screen against each other. In stock US$35. Cover
scans will be posted tomorrow. |
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| Dreamcast
2Q Schedule |
| The
Dreamcast roster for the next
couple of months is now posted up for your perusal. We have outlined some recommendations
in the listing. As usual, pre-orders are welcome by e-mailing NCS. |
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| Get
Bass |
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Fishing fans will get theirs on Wednesday. Final pricing for the Get Bass + fishing
controller has been set at US$98. A regular edition without the controller
will also be available for US$58. We recommend the version with the FC for
the full authentic arcade effect. Additional pre-orders are welcome for shipping on
Wednesday. |
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| Blue
Skeleton |
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Sega's special edition Blue Skeleton is in stock today at US$205. The
package includes a skeleton joypad and a number of Derby Stallion decals. Pre-orders will
ship today. NCS recommends against installing a switch on one of these beauties. Although
the switch adds convenience, it also mars the look conveyed by the transparent shell. Half
of our pre-orders for the Skeleton arrived this morning but the other half is expected
next week. Sega did not produce as many as expected and our vendors have had to source
indirectly for the rest of the consoles. NCS assures our customers that everyone who
pre-ordered one is guaranteed a unit. |
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| N64
Pokemon Snap & Super Bowling |
Nintendo's latest Pokemon game lets you play the part of a photographer on Pokemon Island.
Your goal is to snap pictures of the many creatures that inhabit the island and assemble a
respectable and interesting photo album. Retail US$60.
Also in stock for the N64 today is Athena's polygon based bowling game
that takes place in exotic locales. In stock at US$60. Cover scans will be
posted tomorrow. |
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| Dreamcast
Magazine with GD-Rom |
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Buggy Heat (playable), Aero Dacing (playable) and Blue Stinger (movies for intro and game)
highlight the GD-Rom demo in this issue of Dreamcast Magazine (Vol. 12). Pre-orders and
orders on hand will ship today. New orders are welcome at US$15 per issue.
The new issues of Dreamcast Magazine (Vol. 13) and Dreamcast Fan (Vol. 08) are also in
stock today. |
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| Yen
Equilibrium |
10:48AM |
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The dollar sits on Y119.80 but we have kept our sell stop at Y119.00 and will leave it
alone today. If we see Y121 by Wednesday, we will cash out and stand aside. The bias at
Y121 would be to go short and knock it down to Y117 again. |
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| Playstation Transparent Casing |
| Replacement
Playstation casings will arrive on Thursday ~ Friday. We have confirmed pre-orders that
were submitted over the weekend and we'll dispatch accordingly. The colors that will be
available for your reference are as follows: |
| Crystal
clear |
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| Smoky
grey |
| Transparent blue |
| Transparent
purple |
| Transparent
green |
| NCS' charge for the
casing by itself is $29 which includes the complete shell. If you want us to swap the
Playstation from your old casing to the new casing, we charge $39 which includes return
shipping with UPS Ground. Other colors will be considered but recommendations are welcome
and if we receive enough color requests, we'll add it to our production schedule. Some
customers have also asked us about solid color cases. We haven't had too many requests for
these but if you are interested, we'd like to hear from you as well. |
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| Dreamcast
Casing |
| The
natural progression of replacement Playstation casings would be replacement Dreamcast
casings. We are looking into this right now and would like to get it started in the early
going since all DC shells are the same size and structure at this point. It would also be
ideal since we sell a lot of DCs nowadays and we would be able to offer new Dreamcast
consoles that are alraedy swapped into a new casing. The same colors listed above for the
Playstation are planned but as usual, if you have a color that you'd like to see, let us
know and we'll consider it. |
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| Capital
Markets |
10:55AM |
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Powerful rally this morning. The bulls are taking this market back to the old highs set a
couple of weeks ago but it is difficult to say if we'll stay over 10K this time around.
Even though there is heavy buying, it can turn on a dime and a sell-off can ensue quickly.
No positions but we look to buy EBAY if it hits 144 this afternoon for the eventual return
to 160. 160 has proven to be a formidable ceiling but if it breaks it over the next week,
200 should be attained quickly. 300 by the beginning of May is not out of the question
based on the momentum that EBAY carries. |
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