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pink and mellow out with a decidedly feminine incarnation of
the Gameboy Advance. We can only imagine (and back away
slowly, from) the squeals and shrieks of delight when
hyperactive gals in Japan spot the latest color scheme.
Officially dubbed "Milky Pink" because of it's
cloudy nature, the new color may find passionate fans in
America and Europe as well. Nintendo does not plan to release
this color in the USA but all of the other colors (purple,
white, milky blue) are in the
pipeline under new, fancy names (respectively, indigo, arctic,
and glacier). Pre-orders ship today and new
orders for just the unit itself are welcome at
US$125.
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Forget Me Not ~ The Pallet |
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young woman named B.D. suffers an accident and loses her sight
and memory, rendering her a tabula rasa. She lives like a
blank slate, or an unfulfilled palette, whose prior life and
experiences may or may not be hidden underneath her current
mental state. As a psychiatrist charged with helping B.D.
recuperate and possibly recover her memories, you plumb the
depths of her mind and use audio clues and cues to help her
recover a lost past.
Forget Me Not plays similarly to an adventure
game with the emphasis on cognitive detective work and
suspense. The view of the game pans on the action from an
overhead perspective and illustrative flick screens narrate
the tale during key moments. When you progress to a milestone
in the girl's re-development, you'll witness the change in her
attitude as well as her ability to communicate better. In the
beginning of your association, she calls you, the
psychiatrist, and emotes insecurity and confusion but her
condition improves as you help her recover from trauma.
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Forget Me
Not US$49
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Enterbrain
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Happy Diet |
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Billions of dollars
are poured into diets every year to combat the billions more
slathered into the coffers of fast food restaurants and
joints. When the allure of super-sized burger meals overcome
the sensibilities of healthy eating, obesity reigns. Happy
Diet joins the fitness world by offering an eating regimen, a
calorie calculator, and a way to burn those calories in front
of your television. Professor Kazuhiko Kudou who heads the
Kagawa Nutrition College of Japan acts as dietary consultant
in the game and gives his take on proper eating. Players may
also design their own diets around their lives and routines
based on advice from Kazuhiko-san. A separate stepping
controller was released in Japan to complement the Happy Diet
software but our pre-order allocation of this device appears
botched by usually reliable suppliers. We should however
receive the item within 1-2 weeks. As it is, the novelty of
the game sort of required the stepping controller and we'll
sit on this game while we wait for the stepping units to
arrive.
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Happy
Diet US$55
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Publisher:
Twilight Express
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SD Gundam G Generation-F I.F. |
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SD Gundam G Generation games have bewitched tactics players
since 1998 and Bandai's I.F. disc acts as a supplement and
complement to all three episodes. The Super Challenge Mode pits
you against a time limit and the task of taking out an entire
squadron of mobile suits inside that limit. Ten stages
culled from scenarios found in previous SDGGGs and new battles
provide the backdrop of your little G-war. A Customize Room
stores banks of save-data containing unlocked characters,
mechs, and secrets, et al, which may be used in the SDGGG
games. 168 pieces of artwork in the CG Gallery taken
from the series may be viewed in a slideshow while Movie
Collection allows players to watch all of the movies from
the SDGGG games (original still required) in a swap disc
function. Finally, any questions you may have concerning a
character or unit are answered in the Perfect Profile section
of the game. View characters, listen to their voices,
and check their stats.
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SD GGG-F
I.F. US$39
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Publisher:
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Booboo
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Everything else
arrived today except the game we really needed. Looks like
it's due Tuesday now, possibly delayed due to the large size
of the driving controllers and the number of cartons. NCS will
contact customers by e-mail if their pre-orders for GT3 are
shipping on Tuesday and we'll contact everyone else with an
expected timetable by tonight.
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Breath
of Fire and Super Street Fighter IIX, originally listed
by a vendor for the PS2 to ship in July, are actually GBA
games. Both games are priced at Y4800 or NCS US$49.
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GT3
+ GT Force Wheels are expected on Tuesday. DC Magazine Vol.
13, Happy Lesson, and Konohana: True Report arrived
today but we'll update these products in tomorrow's website
update. E-mail or phone orders for the DC products are welcome
to ship this afternoon, we just won't be able to accept orders
for them online.
Due to the short shipments of GT3, no new
orders are being accepted at this time but we should be able
to receive the second allocations of the game within 1
week.
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One mail account failed over the weekend and some messages may
bounce back to senders. If this happens, please resend or
forward it to NCS. Please allow up to 24 hours, starting
today, for NCS to respond to any queries received over the
weekend.
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