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November 25, 1998

DC Blues?


   NCS remains astonished and somewhat perturbed concerning the Dreamcast situation. The unit will debut this Friday in Japan and months of speculation and pent-up desire will finally be unleashed. However, none of our suppliers have volunteered final quantities. Either the supply problem is worse than expected or they simply don't know how to allocate the stock fairly among throngs of their customers. Perhaps prices will be raised higher and consumers will have to pay even more dearly. We don't know and this is unsettling when we have DC consoles shipping in two days. NCS will update our page early on Friday morning with news. Our business however will resume on Monday due to the holiday.
   SONYPS Advan Racing, Bugi, and Kitty the Cool were shipped overnight. Bugi is an arcade port of a 3-D fighting game from Konami. We will take delivery next Monday. Government appears to be on an early holiday since Customs has not released our restock shipment yet. We will also take delivery of these items on Monday.
   A new domestic Color Gameboy game arrived yesterday. Bomberman Pocket continues the classic bomb blasting, maze madness that started so many years ago on the Famicom (circa 1985). Stock is available at US$35.
   N64 Zelda is not available at all to third party distribution. We just wish we were informed ahead of time since we have taken pre-orders for this item. Nintendo is only supplying national chains such as Toys R Us and Electronics Boutique. NCS apologizes for this, but it was not entirely unexpected...

Fowl gets Funky

Turkey dance

   NCS wishes everyone a fine Thanksgiving holiday. May your turkey dinner be most fulfilling.

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NCS by the day
Monday Topics   Dreamcast final pricing - quantity still unknown, Thanksgiving break, restock on the way
Tuesday Topics   Keychain game mania, additional PC-Engine restock, DQ pedometer, Pocket Kitty case
Wednesday Topics   Calm before the storm? DC quantities still unknown, Zelda 64 lock-out
Thursday Topics   No update today; Thanksgiving holiday
Friday Topics   Disappointing DC situation and unavoidable price hikes, NCS returns on Monday

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