NCS Daily Journal

There's a good number of USA Playstation titles that came in this morning. We now have Atari Classics Vol. 2, Critical Depth, Monster Rancher, NBA Fast Break and Time Crisis w/ Guncon in stock and ready for shipping. Monster Rancher is the domestic release of Monster Farm and should reach cult status in the next couple of weeks. The long awaited USA version of Enemy Zero is also in stock. Time Crisis is priced at US$58 and everything else is $42. Tomb Raider 2 is expected tomorrow. NCS can ship orders for TR2 on Saturday (if it is confirmed) with Fedex and the U.S. Postal Service so feel free to reserve a copy today for shipping tomorrow.

We've been trying out a new playable demo disc from Japan that features upcoming releases. Think of it as the Japanese counterpart to Sony's Jam Pack. The difference would be that this is a free CD-Rom that is given out in stores. An impressive preview on the CD is Namco's Klonoa: Door to Phantomile. The game looks brilliant, with crisp graphics and vibrant colors. Klonoa is a platformer with a main character that looks like something that might hail from Disney's animation studios. Another impressive preview is Bandai's R?MJ: The Mystery Hospital. R?MJ is a moody, atmospheric 3-D adventure with some great music and beautifully rendered scenes. Klonoa is due on Dec. 12 while R?MJ is expected on Nov. 27.

No import shipments came in today so everything should be available on Monday. It will be very busy for us next week with Dual Shock and X-Men-SF so we ask that you let us know over the weekend if you have any changes in your reservations or pre-orders. Most invoices and tracking labels will be assigned and finished over the weekend. We expect all of our shipments to begin dispatch at 11:00AM and continue until 6:00PM on Monday to ensure that everyone will get their Dual Shock or X-Men in a timely fashion. And remember, it is a long holiday weekend starting next Thursday (Thanksgiving weekend) so something new to play around with is a good thing. Thank you.

NCS would like make a statement concerning X-Men vs SF. All pre-orders and reservations that have been made or will be made up until this coming Sunday are guaranteed. Every name, alias, moniker, and e-mail address on the X-Men/SF list that we have compiled will get a copy. All resellers who have pre-ordered with us as of today will receive their full allotment with no short shipping. We should also have surplus quantities to handle any new retail orders that come in during the course of next week. Resale accounts who have not pre-ordered are not guaranteed their quantities but we will certainly try to accomodate your needs to the best of our ability. Have a good weekend.

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