NCS vends games and toys to customers around the world.
The Chocobo Fushigi no Dungeon line-up of games made the yellow-feathered Chocobo a superstar in Japan. With stardom comes merchandising. Lots of merchandising. Witness the latest exploitation of Chocobo's good name in today's product offering from Square Enix.
Saber battles Archer and other characters from Fate/Stay Night in Capcom's upcoming 3D fighting game based on the popular TYPE-MOON franchise. The cast of characters include Assassin, Berserker, Shirou Emiya, Rin Tosaka, Lancer, Rider, Caster, and Gilgamesh. The arcade release is only being sold in kit form for use with Namco's System 256 coin-op hardware. Just to be clear, the kit only includes a DVD containing the game code and purchasers will need to provide the System 256 hardware to operate the disc.
A decade has passed since the original KOF '98 graced the gaming world with its presence. We still play it every once in a while to test fighting strategies and admire its perfect balance before shuttling it back into storage. KOF '98 is one of those rare fighting games where any fighter featured in the character roster can become a tournament level champion if the player is good enough.| Martin Luther King Holiday The stock market, government offices, most banking institutions, and the US Postal Service are on hiatus today due to the Martin Luther King holiday. Fifteen years after Dr. King's death in 1968, a bill was signed into law which made MLK's birthday a national holiday. |
| Dairantou Smash Bros X [Region Lockout, Possible Shortage] There's been a rash of preorders for Nintendo's upcoming Wii Smash Bros game in the past few days. As a precaution to customers who may be new to the world of Wii imports, please note that Japanese Wii games cannot be played on a USA Wii console. Dairantou Smash Bros X is scheduled to arrive and ship to preorders on January 31, 2008. Update: Last night, vendors in Japan warned us that there might be a shortage of the game so we're closing preorders today. If the information turns out to be erroneous, we'll accept new preorders again. |
| NDS | Hijouguchi Exit DS | Taito |  |
| | Kawaii Koneko DS | MTO | |
| | Prince of Tennis Driving Smash! Side King | Konami | |
| PS2 | Lucky Star | Kadokawa | |
| | Lucky Star DX Pack | Kadokawa | |
| PSP | Yggdra Union | Sting | |
| NDS | Advance Wars: Days of Ruin | Nintendo | |
| | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Sega | |
| PS3 | Burnout Paradise | EA | |
| Wii | Endless Ocean | Nintendo | |
| | One Piece Unlimited Adventure | Bandai | |
| X360 | Burnout Paradise | EA | |
The Myclone series hits AS-5 and reaches its conclusion with the third and final revelation of miniature Transformers figures from Takara. The level of detailing is rather high with grooved guns, facial features, PVC armor, and other potentially endearing touches. The AS-5 Transformers don't transform but each figure possesses posable limbs, twisty heads and weapons which move.
