TOYS Portrait of Pirates One Piece Sailing Again Shirahoshi Hime - Import Preorder

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«©NCSX» The Mermaid Princess from the One Piece manga and animation gets her 'Portrait of Pirates' turn from Megahouse and she cradles a quizzical Luffy in her right hand whilst her sinewy fish tail winds beneath her torso. The Shirahoshi Hime figure measures 23cm or 9.05" tall and reservations are welcome to ship in June 2012. Jan Code: 4535123713590

TOYS Portrait of Pirates One Piece Neo-DX Benn Beckman - Import Preorder

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«©NCSX» Benn Beckman of the Red Hair Pirates has silver-gray hair but that didn't stop him from becoming first mate. In the Portrait of Pirates rendition of Beckman, the ornery pirate wears his trademark V-shirt, clenches his teeth on a cigarette, and carries his trusty rifle. His spiral-patterned cloak is also included with the 23cm (9.05") tall figure which may be donned or doffed as needed. Preorders for the Benn Beckman POP figure are welcome to ship in late June 2012.

DRINK Final Fantasy Clear Glass - Import Preorder

 
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«©NCSX» Slurping a beverage from a Final Fantasy mascot-themed cup isn't going to make you smarter, faster, or more attractive. With that out of the way, reservations are welcome for three Final Fantasy cups made of styrene-methacrylic which looks like glass but is shatter-proof and heat-resistant. Three styles are available for preorder as follows:

» Moogle Cup with a sketch of the monster who says, "Kupo!"
» Chocobo Cup accompanied by a sketch of the yellow bird who intonates, "Kweh!"
» Cactuar Cup where Sabotender wails out, "Wanted!"

   Each cup measures W80 x D80 x H155mm in dimension and holds 10 ounces of fluid. Preorders are welcome to ship on or around February 23, 2012. The cups are dishwasher and microwave-safe.

DRINK Final Fantasy Tumbler - New Import

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«©NCSX» Square Enix brands Final Fantasy artwork on tumblers which are capped with a cover for use with cold or warm drinks. Five styles are on offer for preorder as follows:

» Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary with Moogle artwork
» Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Cloud
» Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Sephiroth
» Final Fantasy XIII-2 Lightning
» Final Fantasy Theatrhythm with Chocobo artwork

   Each tumbler measures W80 x D80 x H210mm in dimension and holds 14.20" of liquid. Preorders are welcome to ship on March 23, 2012. Please note the tumblers are not microwave safe.

TOYS Star Wars Kubrick DX Series 4 - New Import

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«©NCSX» Japanese toy manufacturer Medicom releases the fourth series of Kubrick Star Wars DX figures and six standard toys are featured in the set as follows:

» Darth Vader
» Imperial Dignitary
» Tie-Fighter Pilot (Episode 4)
» R2-D2 (3-Legged Variant)
» Princess Leia
» Captain Antilles

   In addition to the six standard figures, two limited distribution Chase figures are also to be packaged randomly in the Master cartons as follows:

» R2-Q5 Black Imperial Astromech Droid (1:96 ratio or 1 Chase figure in every two master cartons)
» Imperial Naval / Stormtrooper Officer (1:96 ratio or 1 Chase figure in every two master cartons)

   The Imperial Naval Officer Chase figure is found inside an Imperial Dignitary box and the R2-Q5 Droid (two-legged) Chase is found inside an R2-D2 box.

   Every one of the figures is packaged with extra parts which can be snapped together to form a Hunter-Killer Probot as shown in the second photo below. The photo of the Imperial Naval Officer is courtesy of Instinctoy. The photo of the R2-Q5 Astromech is also courtesy of Instinctoy. Every master carton of 48 figures includes a cardboard popup which may serve as a background for the Kubricks to stand around in.

MAG Weekly Famitsu Vol. 1209 - New Import

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 «©NCSX» The February 16, 2012 issue of Weekly Famitsu includes coverages of the following games and events in the Japanese marketplace:

 » Special feature 'New Capcom's Game Special Scoop' which previews PS3/X360 Dragon's Dogma, PS3/X360 Biohazard Operation Raccoon City, and PS3/X360 Asura's Wrath which are all shipping this year.
 » Preview for Rayman Origins which is in development for the Vita, PS3, and Nintendo 3DS.
 » Reviews for PSP Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki (7/8/7/8), PSP Vitamin X: Detective B6 (7/8/7/6), PSV Sumioni (7/7/7/8), PSV Gravity Daze (10/9/9/10), and PS3 The Cursed Crusade (6/7/6/7).
 » Details on the characters and scenarios in PSV Gravity Daze.
 » A recap of the Nintendo 3DS and its 3D capabilities and functions to remind readers that it's a special machine.
 » Prepackaged buns, pastries, and sweet treats are featured in this week's PICK UP FOOD.
 » Guild 01 preview which features a mech that bears a strong resemblance to the winged prototype Evangelion.

MAG Shooting Gameside Vol. 4 - New Import

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«©NCSX» The fourth Shooting Gameside magazine continues the theme of focusing on shooting 'em ups with 160-pages of new and retro coverage. Notable articles in the magazine include:

» Retrospective on Toaplan's games including Truxton, Slap Fight, Zero Wing, Hell Fight, Tatsujin, Batsugun, and more. Most of the games are given a full page with a short write-up, the original advertising artwork, and some screenshots. The "All your base belong to us" phrase from the introductory sequence in Zero Wing is also revisited.
» Interview with Tatsuya Uemura who co-programmed Kyukyoku Tiger, Hishou Zame, and Tiger Heli and composed the game ditties for Toaplan shooters such as Tiger Heli, Twin Cobra, Out Zone, Zero Wing, Dogyuun, and more.
» Interview with Masahiro Yuge who was a co-programmer with Tatsuya Uemura for Toaplan games including Kyukyoku Tiger, Hishou Zame, and Tiger Heli. Yuge also programmed Tatsujin. Like his contemporary Uemura, Yuge also composed the ditties for Toaplan's shooters.
» Coverage on Kokuga for the 3DS which ships later this year and the HD version of Under Defeat which ships for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 later this month.
» Information on Valhellio, a horizontal shooter for the PC from Ideastock/Elements which is being released this year.
» Mushihimesama Futari for iOS
» Pixel Junk (side scroller) is currently available on the USA and Japanese Playstation Networks.
» Chat with Naohiro Kimura of Q Games who led the planning for Pixel Junk.
» Rayforce for iOS and Ikaruga for Xbox Live.
» Preview of the Metal Slug Fiolina Germi fixed-pose figure.
» The Museum of Shooting Game Art checks out ASO (Armored Scrum Object).
» A look back at Crisis Force on the Famicom.

XRGB-Mini FrameMeister Compact Up Scaler Unit - In Stock

XRGB-Mini FrameMeister Compact Up Scaler Unit - In Stock
«©NCSX» Micomsoft's latest rendition of the XRGB upscan converter was released last month in Japan and new orders are welcome to ship today. Pricing in Japan is JPY38,640 which converts to US$496.27 as of this morning's exchange rate. NCS is pricing each XRGB-Mini at US$519.90 + shipping. Remember the good old days when the XRG-3 Upscan Converter was a measley US$300?

XRGB-Mini Specs
» Inputs: D-Terminal, HDMI x 2, D-Terminal, Mini-Din 8, micro-SD, mini-USB, Composite Video, Audio L+R, S-Video
» Outputs: HDMI (Please note VGA is no longer supported in this model)
» Output Resolution: 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
» Onscreen Menu: English language only 
» System Firmware Update Possible
» Remote Control included 

   Preorders have shipped as of yesterday and new orders for the XRGB-Mini FrameMeister Compact Upscaler Unit are welcome to ship at US$519.90.