| Snow Storm «©NCSX» A fairly large snowstorm hit the City last night but it wasn't as massive as the storm from a couple of weeks ago. Traffic should be moving normally today but if there's any issues with snow cleanup, please note that outgoing shipments may be delayed this afternoon. |
| Incoming Shipments The snow probably shouldn't affect the import shipments that are coming in but if there are any delays this week, the snow = culprit. |
| Nintendo 3DS Region-Locked NCS expects to start preorders for the Japanese Nintendo 3DS next week but please be advised that the hardware is region-locked and will only play Japanese software. This region-restriction applies to both card-based and downloaded software. |
| 1Up: What Japanese Devs really think Part 1: http://www.1up.com/news/japanese-devs Part 2: http://www.1up.com/news/japanese-devs-part |
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
General Updates
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
NDS Nicoli Sudoku PSP - Third Collection - Import Preorder
«©NCSX» Sudoku is a game of logic and numbers where the digits 1 through 9 are placed within a 9x9 play board. Sounds simple enough but the rules dictate that each number can only appear once in any one row or column. Furthermore, the 9x9 board is broken up into nine distinct 3x3 areas that can only hold the numbers 1 through 9 in its squares and no number may be repeated in each 3x3 area.
If that sounds like your kind of game, Nicoli's bringing out a PSP version of their popular Sudoku puzzle collections. One of the oldest Sudoku producers on the planet, Nicoli started doing business in 1980 and still creates all of their Sudoku puzzles by hand. A poor but diligent slob in Nicoli's offices painstakingly uses his experience and skill to create a Sudoku puzzle that probably takes 15-30 minutes each. Due to Nicoli's meticulous creation of Sudoku puzzles, every Japanese newspaper syndicates the company's puzzles for their daily readers.
In addition to the Sudoku puzzles, Nicoli also includes three bonus games that they specialize in producing: Slitherlink, Masyu, and Yajilin. All four games support game-sharing and ad hoc connectivitity for multiple players. Preorders are welcome to ship on March 10, 2011 at JPY2800 or US$36.90.
NDS Starry Sky Planet (Hoshizora Planet) - Import Preorder
«©NCSX» Hoshizora Planet was originally released in 2000 for the PC but it's coming back to the Japanese market with a remake by Cyberfront.
The twinkling of the stars in the night sky...
Equals the amount of people's joy,
The amount of people's sorrow
The amount of meetings and separations,
And the number of forgotten dreams.
The protagonist in Hoshizora Planet has been away for seven years but he returns to his hometown. Everyone's older and he notices that his childhood friends including Souma Ranko, Hoshimi Hitomi, Sasha Norberg, and Sanada Kyouko have all grown up into beautiful women. Shortly after he returns however, an incident causes him to remember a tragic event that took place seven years earlier...
The PSP remake features new scenarios scripted by creator Hajime Yamada, new graphics, additional character voice snippets, and story changes. Preorders are welcome to ship on March 10, 2011 at JPY5800 or US$68.90. A limited edition is also available for preorder which includes a Vocal Album (Soundtrack) and a Special Booklet (illustrations, interviews).
NEWS General Updates
| Slow Striker «©NCSX» Our shipments of DC Fast Striker are still in transit from NGDEV but they should arrive this week. We'll probably never use DHL for European shipments again but the Christmas and New Year holidays were likely factors in the slow delivery. |
| Holiday in Japan Yesterday We forgot that every second Monday in January is Seijin no Hi or Coming of Age Day in Japan... which sort of messed up this week's early release chances for Arcana Heart 3. Due to the holiday yesterday, all new releases are on regular delivery schedule for later this week. |
| Nintendo 3DS Preorders for the Japanese version of the Nintendo 3DS should kick off next week if alerts from suppliers are correct. We watched a bunch of the Nintendo World 2011 exhibitions over the weekend and Kid Icarus 3DS looks good. |
Monday, January 10, 2011
TOYS Rockman EX D-Arts - Import Preorder
«©NCSX» Bandai has officially started preorders for a D-Arts rendition of Rockman X that's called "Ex D-Arts." The figure measures 13cm or 5.11" tall and is articulated for all manner of posing. The D-Arts line incorporates the latest in toy technology for quality construction, joint movement, and usability.
Rockman EX includes an extra face to change expressions and replacement arms. A green shot-attack prop is also included which may be attached to Rockman's blaster. Preorders are welcome to ship in April 2011 at JPY3300 or US$43.90. from NCS.
NDS Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Red - Import Preorder
«©NCSX» The sixth season of Digimon kicked off in July of 2010 and featured a protagonist named Taiki who finds a Shoutmon and a Digivice known as the Xros Loader. One thing leads to another and Taiki and two other boys are transported into the Digital World where they battle Digimon Trainers and their digital monsters.
The upcoming Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Red features over 240 monsters and a game-exclusive Digimon named Spadamon who serves as Taiki's partner in the game. Bandai is producing two versions of Super Xros Wars which differ in the types of Digimon, NPCs, subquests, and rivals in each game. Over 350 Digimon are presented in the two versions of Digimon. The first production of the game ships with a bonus Digimon W game card. Preorders are welcome to ship on March 3, 2011.
NDS Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Blue - Import Preorder
NCS Preorder Synopsis
«©NCSX» The sixth season of Digimon kicked off in July of 2010 and featured a protagonist named Taiki who finds a Shoutmon and a Digivice known as the Xros Loader. One thing leads to another and Taiki and two other boys are transported into the Digital World where they battle Digimon Trainers and their digital monsters.
The upcoming Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Blue features over 240 monsters and a game-exclusive Digimon named Spadamon who serves as Taiki's partner in the game. Bandai is producing two versions of Super Xros Wars which differ in the types of Digimon, NPCs, subquests, and rivals in each game. Over 350 Digimon are presented in the two versions of Digimon. The first production of the game ships with a bonus Digimon W game card. Preorders are welcome to ship on March 3, 2011.
NDS Maru Goukaku Shikaku Dashu 2011 - Import Preorder
«©NCSX» Roughly 4 years ago, a global housing boom was nearing its death knell but despite the portents of doom, risk takers were still savoring the Kool-Aid. The taste was so good that they took out exotic mortgages, invested in junk securities, and overpaid for properties. Then the rug got pulled out from under the market and trillions in capital got smoked like kindling.
After the carnage of the past few years, real estate is still in the dumps but it won't be like that forever. To prepare the Japanese citizenry for the next boom in real estate, Media 5 is releasing examination software which tests in the areas of home construction, real estate transactions, and permits. The software is meant to be used as a study-guide supplement to prepare for obtaining a license from The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Note that the RETM examination is a requirement to obtain the license. Preorders ship on March 3, 2011
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