| Imports |
Flood
Virtua On: Oratorio Tangram is only one of the many DC imports expected next
week. It is however by far, the biggest pre-order on our books with Star Gladiator 2
following it's heels. NCS expects the DC shipment next Wednesday and will begin confimring
pre-orders this weekend. The pricing for the DC Twinstick is not known at this time. The
package is very large per controller and we'll have to see the shipping cost per unit
before pricing the item. DC stock expected next week: |
| Angel Mahjong:
Shangri-la |
Marvelous |
| Bangaioh |
Treasure |
| Roller Coaster
Dream |
Binbo |
| Star Gladiator 2 |
Capcom |
| Twinstick
Controller : VOOT |
Sega |
| Virtual On
Oratorio Tangram |
Sega |
| Yukyu Gensokyoku
3 |
Mediaworks |
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Product Delays and
Dates
Final Fight Revenge for the Saturn is now listed as "indefinite"
and Capcom have set no firm date for it's release in Japan. Pre-orders are now on hold
pending further details. |
| Sakura Taisen
Hanagumi Columns for the Dreamcast has been delayed from December 16 to January 06. |
| DC Bio-Hazard:
Code Veronica is now slated for February 03, 2000. Further delays possible but
unlikely. |
| Dreamcast train
conductors of a virtual sort get to ride and control their own megaton iron behemoth when
Densha de Go! 2 hits the DC console scene on January 20, 2000. |
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| Imports |
Shenmue Limited
Edition Open
NCS closed pre-orders for the special Shenmue version earlier this week but
we have received another allocation promise from a vendor for additional quantities to
ship at release. Due to the heavy e-mail flow that is currently hitting our company
mailbox, we ask that any new pre-orders for Shenmue LE be placed through the on-line store and not via
e-mail request. The price stands at US$65 and should remain at this level. Should the yen
rocket to 80 per dollar, then we have a problem but that is unlikely in the next couple of
weeks. If you have previously placed a pre-order for Shenmue, your reservation is intact
and accounted for. If you tried to pre-order a Shenmue LE and was only confirmed for the
regular edition, you will automatically be upgraded to the LE box. There is no need to
contact NCS to change from regular to special edition as we will likely only bring in the
LE box due to the minor price disparity and overall demand. We should be able to accept
and fulfill any and all pre-orders for the special edition of Shenmue.
On a related note, customers have asked if Shenmue's official release
date of December 29 will be pushed up to an earlier ship date. It is possible but NCS
anticipates delivery of stock in the USA on December 29 based on a vendor ship date of
December 27. No outbound freight is expected on December 24 due to the Christmas holiday. |
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Space Channel 5
An enjoyable playable
preview of Sega's upcoming Space Channel 5 arrived earlier this week and we got a
chance to inspect it yesterday. The game borrows ideas from previous dance rhythm action
games but adds a troupe of gyrating dancers to the mix for some group grooving. The
far-fetched story pits human dancers led by a leggy redhead against invading aliens in a
bid to save the earth by dancing. Travolta would be proud...
NCS has also received posters, placards, and assorted promotional
material for Space Channel 5. The girl in the game appears to be headed for cultural icon
status in Japan if the flood of SC5 material is any indication. The demo is not for sale.
Thanks. |
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