A number of
new DC imports were updated overnight and confirmed for delivery in December and January.
This listing appears to be the complete DC schedule for January 2001 and the outlook is
dismal for third party support on the DC. Sega leads a field of three publishers with 5
out of the 8 games expected on 01/01. It will be interesting to see Sega's publishing
plans for other consoles next year, as mentioned in their recent re-direction of strategy.
We may see marquee names such as Sonic and Virtua Fighter on Playstation 2 soon.
| Game |
Publisher |
Date |
| Tokyo Bus Guide 2 |
Forty Five |
12/21 |
| Sakura Taisen 3 Kinematoron |
Sega |
12/22 |
| Nishikaze no Rhapsody |
Softmax |
01/11 |
| NFL 2K1 |
Sega |
01/18 |
| Fighting Vipers 2 |
Sega |
01/18 |
| Ecco the Dolphin |
Sega |
01/18 |
| Let's Golf 2 |
Softmax |
01/18 |
| Hundred Swords |
Sega |
01/25 |
| Princess Maker Collection |
Ninelives |
01/25 |
| Boku Doraemon |
Sega |
01/25 |
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The
complete title of the new Tokyo Bus game is (get ready): Tokyo Bus Guide featuring
a Beautiful Bus Tour Conductor. It's a lot less serpentine when written in
Japanese. For the sake of brevity, NCS entered in the table as TBG2. It is a full priced
release at Y5800 and features another lovely young woman as your virtual bus driver. The Princess
Maker Collection includes remakes of Princess Maker 2 and 3 from the Sega Saturn.
Boku Doreamon exploits Japan's beloved blue kitty kat in another 3-D
simulation adventure that should please fans of the famous feline. |
The adage
in this case may be, if you look hard enough and wait long enough, you'll hit paydirt. Or
something like that. Forty one different Neo Geo cartridges, new and still in the original
shipping containers are on offer from a supplier in Japan. Quantities are limited but not
so limited that we're constrained to only 1-5 units each but roughly 30-50 available units
per title. We are considering purchasing the entire stock and will finalize our order
tonight. NCS will post the complete listing tomorrow morning but some examples follow. The
games listed below are titles that we will purchase and import. Pre-orders are welcome via
e-mail request but we will close them once supplies
are depleted. Delivery will take place in 1-2 weeks by Express courier. Thanks.
 |
| Neo Geo AES Cartridge |
Publisher |
Price |
| Cyberlip |
SNK |
US$49 |
| Ghost Pilots |
SNK |
US$49 |
| Joy Joy Kid |
SNK |
US$49 |
| King of Fighters 96 |
SNK |
US$150 |
| King of Fighters 98 |
SNK |
US$150 |
| King of Fighters 99 |
SNK |
US$170 |
| League Bowling |
SNK |
US$49 |
| Metal Slug 2 |
SNK |
US$180 |
| Neo Geo Cup '98 |
SNK |
US$150 |
| Real Bout 2: The New Comers |
SNK |
US$150 |
| Samurai Spirits 1 |
SNK |
US$49 |
| Samurai Spirits 2 |
SNK |
US$68 |
| Samurai Spirits 3 |
SNK |
US$105 |
| Sengoku 2 |
SNK |
US$95 |
| Shock Troopers 2nd Squad |
SNK |
US$220 |
| Spin Master |
Data East |
US$68 |
| Super Spy |
SNK |
US$49 |
| Top Hunter |
SNK |
US$68 |
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A similar offer for sixty different Neo-CD games, new and in original
shipping containers is being considered. Some examples of this particular listing include
ADK World, Art of Fighting 3 Limited, Ghost Pilots, Kabuki Klash, King of Fighters 96 Neo
Geo Collection, Last Blade, Magical Drop 2, Mahjong Kyo Retsuden, Metal Slug, Metal Slug
2, Neo Geo CD Special, all of the Samurai Spirits games, Street Hoops, Viewpoint, Voltage
Fighter Gowcaizer, and Wind Jammers.
NCS will post the complete Neo-CD listing tomorrow morning along with the
full listing for the Neo Geo cartridges that we expect to import within the next 2 weeks.
To cap all this, our vendor has also offered a quantity of new Neo
Geo AES console systems, also in the original factory containers but pricing is
set at US$700 per unit with no negotiation. Feedback would be appreciated if this sounds
viable in the current marketplace. |
