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November 09, 1998

Konami merchandising


   The world of Beatmania remains an alluring one. The deejay business, an ever demanding profession, only asks that initiates be hip, stay in tune with the latest music and wear the proper amount of Tommy Hilfiger clothes. A Beatmania Zippo lighter may also help spinmasters scratch the turntables righteously. Limited to 500 units, the Beatmania lighter will ship on Dec. 03 from National Console.

Pre-orders will close on November 13, 1998

Japanese Retail Y7,800

NCS Retail US$70

Beatmania Zippo Lighter


Metal Gear Solid Watch
The uber Metal Gear Solid fan will undoubtedly be smitten when he latches Konami's Chrono Gear Watch onto his eager wrist. Made of black stainless steel and waterproof up to 100M, deep sea mercenaries will have little fear of losing track of time as they infiltrate coral reefs and other undersea locales. For land bound MGS fans, it'll work just as well while you walk the earth and tread urban jungles. The wooden box that the MGS time piece ships in is imprinted with a green Solid Snake logo, which leaves little doubt as to it's pedigree.

Pre-orders will close on November 13, 1998

Japanese Retail Y25,000 NCS Retail US$230

A collection of 1999 Tokimeki Memorial goods were released in Japan a couple of weeks ago (Oct. 22). Orders are welcome for any of the listed goods. Delivery will be completed within 2 weeks.
Due to the large number of Shining Force 3 Premium disc requests, NCS will sort out all of the e-mail entries and contact the chosen few tomorrow morning. It's a shame that we couldn't fulfill all of the requests but it's a logistical morass due to the offer limitations imposed by Sega.
A variety of Dancing Blade items shipping in December were also announced by Konami overnight. NCS will post them up tomorrow morning.
New copies of the PC-Engine Super CD game Dragonball Z Legend of Goku were made available to us from one of our Japanese vendors over the weekend. Goku is a fighting game. If you wish to reserve a copy, please submit your order today as supplies are limited. The game will sell at US$25 and delivery will be completed within 2 weeks.

NCS What's New for the Week of November 09, 1998