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Persona 2 Eternal Punishment |
| The regular and limited editions of Persona 2 EP
are in stock this morning and pre-orders will ship today. NCS can offer the regular
edition to new orders today but the limited edition will only be allocated to customers
who submitted pre-orders. The LE box includes a Persona 2 wristwatch and a pendant, both
enclosed in a sleek, black carrying case. Pricing for the regular edition is Y6800 or
US$68 and the limited box clocks in at Y9800 or US$105. |
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| Neo Geo Pocket -
Rockman Battle & Fighters |
| Based
on the Capcom CPS-1 coin-op fighting games, Rockman steps into the handheld arena with two arcade
conversions: Rockman: The Power Battle and Rockman 2: The Power
Fighters. Gameplay is of high quality and on par with what the house of SNK has
to offer. Rockman is also the first NGP game to use new cardboard packaging that reeks of
cost cutting. Given the state of SNK's affairs however, it's little surprise. Price:
US$40. |
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Import Reminders
| Nimble
trading partners in Asian and Japan were halted by Sony in their attempts to export Final
Fantasy IX in an expeditious fashion. NCS originally expected to take delivery of FFIX
tomorrow, a day ahead of it's official Japanese street date but it appears that we will now
take delivery on Friday, July 7. This is the date that Japanese citizens will be
able to purchase the game in retail stores. Sony would not release the game overnight to
distribution houses. NCS recommends the use of Express Mail shipping on Friday so that our
customers can receive the game on Saturday for enjoyment over the weekend. |
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number of recent Japanese only NGP imports are expected tomorrow as follows: Dynamite
Slugger, Koi Koi Mahjong, and Pocket Reversi. NCS wil update cover scans and pricing when
we take delivery. |
| Konami's
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 7 is expected tomorrow for
the Playstation 2. Pricing is set at US$65. K's Live World Soccer 2000 remains
missing in action although it was slated for release this week. |
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first shipments of the new PS One console will ship tonight out of Japan. NCS expects
pricing to be in the US$225 range. This is a premium over the Japanese yen retail but our
traditional suppliers are doing what they always do with any shiny, new console hardware.
We expect price declines over the next couple of weeks if supply overwhelms outstanding
demand. |
| NCS
will open pre-orders for two upcoming Neo Geo home console imports in the next couple of
days. The first game is Diggerman from Japanese publisher Face
which is a 44 megabyte "Mr. Do" play-alike. We don't have further details on
this title but we'll provide screenshots and additional data as we receive it. The second
title is King of Fighters 2000 from SNK, which
introduces new and exciting battle systems to the fabled "Mother of all fighting
games". Final release dates and pricing will be confirmed over the next 5-6 days. It
is likely that these two Japanese imports will be the last Neo Geo cartridges for the home
console. SNK lacks a viable business plan for the Neo cartridge and the defection of many
SNK programmers only fuels the dirge. It's been an incredible run on the Neo over the past
decade but it appears the book will close soon. |
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