Friday, April 27, 2007

Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings Sky Pirates Edition

All preorders for the FFXII Revenant Wings bundle will ship today at the price of US$289. We were hoping for a price drop this week but it doesn't look like it's forthcoming based on information from our suppliers in Japan and Hong Kong as of last night. NCS imported a small buffer of the bundles for today and we can accept new orders to ship this afternoon.
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Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings Sky Pirates Bundle includes a copy of the FFXII Revenant Wings game and a white NDS Lite unit with an imprint of the FFXII Revenant Wings logo and the four main heroes from the game. Both items are packaged in a shiny cardboard container. «more»

Momotarou Dentetsu DS Tokyo & Japan

The popular Momotetsu series of board games have captured the imagination of Japanese fans for nearly 20 years. Way back in December of 1988, Hudson released the first Momotaro Densetsu on the 8-bit Famicom and the rest is, as they say, history. As is the case in previous Momotetsu games, the goal is the accumulation of capital and property as a player treks through Japan and Tokyo by way of the railroad network. Capital begets capital as the player uses resources judiciously to build an empire from a fledgling pool of yen to a nation-spanning conglomerate. Adversity comes in the form of rivals who are also building their own empires and monsters such as King Bombee, the God of Poverty, and others. The NDS game also features a quiz element and a multiplayer option. «more»

Panel de Pon DS

Rotate the NDS 90° counterclockwise and hold it like an open book. Next, grab the stylus and start poking at the touch screen to shuffle colored blocks from left to right or right to left to create color combinations of at least three blocks in a row or column. A 2-segment cursor is used to highlight blocks to move them around to create color matches and if you're really good, multi-chain combinations. In addition to a single-player game, up to four people may link up wirelessly for a Panel de Pon competition with voice chat functionality (which requires the Earphone Mic). Only one cartridge is required for the 4-player wireless game. Single-player game modes include High Score Attack which enforces a 2-minute time limit, a standard Clear Stage Mode, and a VS mode against the COM. «more»

Negima!? Dream Tactic... Utahime Edition

Whilst exploring the school library, students from class 3-A find an old and mysterious tome. After flipping the volume open, strange rays of light emanate from the pages and the pupils are enchanted and eventually fall asleep. Deep in slumber in the physical world, the girls are trapped in a dreamland and must escape from their predicament by way of tactical battles and interaction. A total of eight missions must be conquered before the gals are free to escape. The first mission is based on the Cinderella fairy tale complete with a stepmother and stepsisters and the second mission is based on Little Red Riding Hood.
Units are moved on a grid-based map to confront enemy units and attacks are triggered by selecting them from a menu. The basic command set is "Movement," "Attack," "Use Item," and something called "Special Technique" which is the use of a skill to heal a character, bolster defenses, or perform a special attack. Negi Springfield can help his students in dreamland by casting magic spells such as "Recovery" which heals his students, "Sneeze" which blows a strong wind against enemies, "Shield" which raises the defensive power of a student, and more.
The Utahime (Diva) version of Negima!? Dream Tactic includes a bonus CD which contains two music tracks. «more»

Negima!? Dream Tactic... Maihime Edition

Whilst exploring the school library, students from class 3-A find an old and mysterious tome. After flipping the volume open, strange rays of light emanate from the pages and the pupils are enchanted and eventually fall asleep. Deep in slumber in the physical world, the girls are trapped in a dreamland and must escape from their predicament by way of tactical battles and interaction. A total of eight missions must be conquered before the gals are free to escape. The first mission is based on the Cinderella fairy tale complete with a stepmother and stepsisters and the second mission is based on Little Red Riding Hood.
Units are moved on a grid-based map to confront enemy units and attacks are triggered by selecting them from a menu. The basic command set is "Movement," "Attack," "Use Item," and something called "Special Technique" which is the use of a skill to heal a character, bolster defenses, or perform a special attack. Negi Springfield can help his students in dreamland by casting magic spells such as "Recovery" which heals his students, "Sneeze" which blows a strong wind against enemies, "Shield" which raises the defensive power of a student, and more.
The Maihime (Dancing Girl) version of Negima!? Dream Tactic includes a bonus Original Drama CD and one Pactio Card. «more»

HDMI Optical Audio Selector

Hori continues their prolific streak of accessories by releasing an HDMI selector box which accepts video from up to four devices and pipes the signal to an HDMI compatible television or monitor. In addition to the HDMI video handling, the box also accepts up to four optical audio inputs. The box design is sleek and the selection of inputs is performed by pressing a soft-touch pushbutton switch on the left side of the unit. A convenient remote control is also included for switching between inputs from a distance. Pricing is set at JPY29,800 or US$259 from NCS. «more»

Import Restock

Japanese NDS Color Variants
All backorders for the Ice Blue NDS Lite and the Enamel Navy NDS Lite will ship today. New orders are welcome to ship this afternoon.
Nodame Cantabile + Bonus Bag
All backorders for NDS Nodame Cantabile will ship this afternoon and every order will include the bonus piano bag. We are sold out again as of this morning but additional restock + bag is expected by next Wednesday.
Week's Restock
NDS FFXII Revenant Wings and Wii One Piece Unlimited Edition redux.