| Week's
Preview |
Bass |
| Dreamcast Sega
Marine Fishing and Napple Tale are on schedule for Wednesday.
Playstation 2 Snowboard Supercross was originally slated for Thursday but
has been delayed until next Thursday, which happens to be the launch date of the American
version of the PS2 and of course, the American version of SSX. Finally, NCS will import
the Dreamcast Dreameye for Wednesday also. |
The fish in Sega's original Bass Fishing are mild mannered,
lackadaisical and serene when compared to the high powered swordfish and sharks in Sega
Marine Fishing. |
| Guilty
Gear X bumped a week |
GGX |
| Publisher
Sammy has pushed the release date for Dreamcast Guitty Gear X from
December 07 to December 14, 2000. The price for the regular edition and
limited edition remains at Y5800 (US$53). Pre-orders are welcome through our on-line store
or via e-mail request. NCS will only supply the LE version. |
The only differences between GGX RE and LE is that LE includes a music CD and is only
available in the first shipment and nevermore. |
| DC
December Imports |
Analysis |
The
complete December schedule of Dreamcast imports has been set and the outlook is strong.
Similar to last year, Sega brings home a varied assortment of software from their own
studios.
| Blue #6: Time and
Tide |
Sega |
Dec. 07 |
|
| Moero! Justice
Schools |
Capcom |
| Charge 'n Blast |
Sims |
| Samba de Amigo
2000 |
Sega |
Dec. 14 |
| Browsing by
Degico |
ISAO |
| Eldorado Gate
Chapter 2 |
Capcom |
| Guilty Gear X |
Sammy |
| Guilty Gear X LE |
Sammy |
| Bass Rush Dream ~
Ecogear |
Pisco |
Dec. 21 |
| Detective Dash |
ABEL |
| Detective Dash LE |
ABEL |
| Daytona USA 2001 |
Sega |
| Gun Spike |
Capcom |
| Last Blade 2
Final Edition |
SNK |
| Never 7 ~ End of
Infinity |
Kid |
| Phantasy Star
Online |
Sega |
| Phantasy Star
Online LE |
Sega |
| Sonic Shuffle |
Sega |
| Card Captor
Sakura: Tisei's Battle |
Sega |
Dec. 28 |
| Card Captor
Sakura LE |
Sega |
| Let's Make a
J-League Soccer Club |
Sega |
|
|
Blue #6 is also known in anime circles as Ao no
Antarctica and details the adventures of a blue submarine and her crew. Moero!
Justice, Guilty Gear X, and Last Blade 2 provide the
punch 'n kick aggression for December. Samba de Amigo 2000 has hurdled licensing issues and popular Ricky Martin tunes
will make it in this update of the popular rhythm music game. Daytona USA 2001 looks
shiny, new, and should please racing connoisseurs. Phantasy Star Online LE includes
an official Sega 4M VMU designed by Sonic Team and Detective Dash LE includes
a voice performance CD, a Maluchi case, and a fan booklet. The game itself is an anime
thriller featuring a masked detective and fair maidens in distress. |
| Store
Nostalgia |
Gear |
An
orphanage has been opened up on the NCS on-line store for lost and abandoned consoles of
yesteryear. Currently in residence are the PC-Engine, PC-FX, Sega 32X, Mega-CD, and 3DO.
The Sega Saturn, Neo Geo, and Virtua Boy may warrant addition one day but the strong sales
of these consoles and associated software don't deserve the dubious inclusion yet. We'll
jump them in when the time comes.
An assortment of Game Gear import software will be added over the next week
or two when we locate these containers in our storage area. We have roughly 50 assorted
titles available including games such as Crayon Shin Chan, Madou Story, Doraemon, Virtua
Fighter Mini, and all of the Sonic games. NCS will also offer new Game Gear handhelds
along with the software offering. Everything old...is sort of new again. |
A good supply of new PC-Engine DUO-RX units are on offer from
a vendor in Japan but prices are exhorbitant. We purchased some Duo-RXs from this vendor a
couple of years ago at about US$110 each but the new offer clocks in at US$280. NCS has no
plans at this time to import these consoles due to the rampant Inflation but we will
negotiate for a better price this week. |
