Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX

The fifth Naruto GNT game graduates to the Wii after strong and reliable sales on the Gamecube. Taking place in the second Naruto series subtitled Shippūden (Hurricane Chronicles), Naruto and Sakura involve themselves in new intrigues and adventures while looking for their teammate, Sasuke.

Play mechanics and attacks on screen look very much like the action sequences from the earlier Naruto GNT games but player-side input has changed radically. Grasp the Wii remote with one hand and the Nunchuk in the other and get ready to shake, slice, wag, and wave the Wiimote like a genin possessed. You'll also perform windmills with both controllers to unleash powerful Rasengan attacks on opponents. It's all very kinetic, frenetic, and outright loony. Characters who appear in the game include Deidara, Gaara, Kankuro, Itachi Uchiha, Neji Hyuga, Rock Lee, Sasori, Temari, and many more. Up to four players may join in the action for an all-out battle royale or a solo gamer may go through the story mode to beat back fighters in one-on-one bouts. Interactive battlefield objects such as tree trunks and barrels may be used to hide, climb upon, or used as jumping points to launch fevered attacks. «more»

New Super Mario Bros Card Case

Yujin follows up on the Animal Crossing Card Case collection with another collection of NDS game storage cases which feature a New Super Mario Bros theme. The cases are designed to look like miniature books with three plastic sleeves inside to hold three game cards. Attractive New Super Mario Bros artwork adorns the front and back of each case.
The case opens like a book with a clasp in front which clicks to close. If you own a fairly large library of Nintendo DS games, you can arrange them in the card cases by theme. For example, we filed Jump Superstars and Jump Ultimate Stars inside the Koopa Junior case since he's scrappy and we inserted three puzzle games into the brick case. «more»

New Super Mario Bros Pouch

Epoch hasn't really matched Yujin in the amount of Mario Bros merchandise churned out per annum but they're trying. For their latest Mario Bros attempt, Epoch releases versatile Mario-themed storage pouches which measure 11x18cm and are available in six colors. Smooth and thin material is used to create the Mario Bros pouches which don't afford a lot of protection but they look attractive. Although the pouches were designed to hold a Nintendo DS Lite perfectly within its confines, they will also accommodate a Sony Playstation Portable, a Neo Geo Pocket, a Gameboy Advance (tight fit but it fits) and even a bottle of FFXII potion.
A drawstring on the top of each pouch may be lashed tightly to close the pouch. As mentioned before, the pouches are made of super thin material and won't provide any cushion against shock or drops. We caution against using it as your primary handheld pouch if you're an active player who's always on the go. NCS supplies this item as a complete set of six. «more»

Animal Crossing Bottle Strap

In the online tag mode of Animal Crossing, players may buy a message in a bottle from Tanukichi's (Tom Nook) establishment and send it to other online towns. Yujin takes the communiqué literally and presents a collection of Animal Crossing character straps + bottles which hold tiny messages and a little gift. The paper insert that is included inside each capsule contains eight written messages and an additional four stamp-size sheets upon which notes may be scribbled. Each animal and bottle measures 21mm or 0.82" tall and eight styles are available. NCS bundles the eight straps together and supply them as complete sets. «more»

Capcom Girls Statue 3: Cammy

Perky. That's the first word that comes to mind after casually glancing at Ensky's Capcom Girl Statue version of Cammy. After taking in the vision of fighting womanhood for a few more seconds, another word that comes to mind is "sassy."

The third Capcom Girls Statue from Ensky depicts the popular fighting heroine as a rigid yet curvy figure who rests her left gauntlet on her backside while the finger on her right hand appears glued to her right thigh. Two sprigs of her blonde locks sprout outwards from the top of her head while her blue uniform appears to have been spray-painted on. The Ensky Cammy figure measures 19cm or 7.48" tall and is fully assembled and painted for immediate display upon delivery. «more»

General Updates

Trigger Heart Exelica The regular and limited editions of Dreamcast Trigger Heart Exelica were shipped from Japan last night and are scheduled to arrive tomorrow. All preorders will ship on Wednesday afternoon.

WiiStock All backorders for the Japanese Nintendo Wii will ship tomorrow but we're sold out again this morning. The next batch will ship from Japan on February 22 for delivery by Monday or Tuesday of next week. Any new backorders placed today will ship on February 26-27.

Final Fantasy Preorders NDS Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings was opened up for preorders recently and PSP Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition is now available for preorder on our old shop.

Fatal Fury Battle Archives 2

The Fatal Fury series went past trilogy status about a decade ago and the story of Geese Howard continued in the Real Bout games. With his star on the rise once again, Geese moves to retake control of SouthTown and is opposed by the Bogard siblings, Joe Higashi, and a host of others.

Fatal Fury Battle Archives 2 collects the following games on one DVD:

» Real Bout Fatal Fury (original release: Dec. 1995)
» Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (original release: Jan. 1997)
» Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers (original release: Mar. 1998)

The most impressive game is Real Bout 2 with shiny visual gloss and intuitive, fluid gameplay that plays true to the Neo Geo source code. Plug in a Neo Geo joystick and you're home again. The "Newcomers" in Real Bout 2 refer to Li Xiangfei and Rick Strowd who joined the usual Fatal Fury stalwarts in the 2D, 2-plane fighting action.
New to the PS2 game is a Practice Mode and online connectivity where bouts may be fought against other players on the Multi-Matching BB service.

Kanon

After successful stints on the Japanese PC and Playstation 2, Kanon moseys on down to the portable confines of the PSP. Kanon is a beautifully executed anime romance interaction game whose protagonist is a high school student named Yuuichi Aizawa. Due to family problems, Aizawa moves in with relatives in another town and encounters a bevy of girls at school as well as his cousin Nayuki Minase whom he's living with.

Classmates at school include a girl suffering from amnesia named Makoto Sawatari, a sometimes sickly girl named Shiori Misaka, a strangely belligerent gal named Kawasumi Mai, Miss Congeniality herself - Kurata Sayuri, Ayu Tsukimiya, and many more.
At the outset of the game, a view of static snowflakes against a deep blue backdrop may be seen when a girl's voice intonates, "Yuuichi." The protagonist is seated on a bench at a train station when he glances up and sees the face of a blue-haired girl. After a brief exchange and a handing over of some hot coffee, the protagonist greets his cousin Nayuki and the two eventually go to the Minase household.

New to the PSP version of Kanon is the addition of the protagonist's voice which may be heard throughout the game. He's a gruff sounding bloke who occasionally even snarls words out like daggers. In the PC, Dreamcast, and Playstation 2 versions of Kanon, the protagonist didn't have a voice although the other characters did. «more»