Cyber Maid Alice - New Import, In Stock

Have you ever wanted a personal maid who wears a petticoat, runs around doing nothing of consequence, and plays dress up to boot? Thanks to the folks at Geisha Tokyo, any PC owner can have access to a miniature virtual maid who resides on your desktop. Since Cyber Maid Alice is an Augmented Reality product, the maid is literally on your desktop. If you have a malicious bent, Alice can be made to cry but if you're benevolent, gifts may be given to her so she'll rejoice.

To operate Cyber Maid Alice, a PC and a webcam are required but not included. To get started, you'll have to download the necessary setup software from Geisha Tokyo's website.

The webcam is used to project an image of Alice on top of the Cyber Cube. She'll react to external stimuli provided by the Cyber Stick. For example, pouncing the Cyber Stick on her bosom will cause her to react in a convincing way. Alice can also talk, make gestures and show a range of emotions. A video of Alice's antics is viewable on Youtube. Update Oct 16, 2008: The manufacturer has posted up a new Youtube video which shows the possibilities and the outfits that Alice can wear.

Excellent Model Capcomaniax Felicia - New, In Stock

Megahouse started the Capcomaniax figure line earlier this year with an Ibuki figure and a Mika figure. Ibuki was a popular item as expected but Mika... not so much. Maybe Mika's too manly with her gorilla-like musculature and behemoth-esque stature. To bulk up their Capcomaniax offerings, Megahouse releases a sculpture which features the wily Felicia of Vampire fame in 1/8 scale. We're thinking Morrigan can't be too far behind with her own Capcomaniax debut.

In her 'Maniax turn, Felicia pounces down a grey section of banister with perfect feline form. If the lights were turned down low, the sculpture would exhibit a light and airy silhouette that's evocative of Felicia's wily ways. The Vampire heroine is decked out in her regulation issue fighting threads and the blue tresses are wavy as usual. The height of the figure is listed at 23cm or approximately 9" tall and roughly that much in length.

Please note that the figure is encased in a blister pack and Felicia's tail is unattached from the factory. Her curly tail must be plugged in but the attachment doesn't require any glue and it'll only take a few seconds.

Due to the high cost of shipping Felicia into the States, NCS is raising the price of the figure to US$82.90 but we will honor all preorders that were submitted at US$68.90. Each retail box incurs dimensional weight and we recommend only shipping by UPS Ground within the United States.

Gurren-Lagann Yoko no Dokuro T-Shirt - Import Preorder

Why is the Yoko Ritona (of Gurren-Lagann fame) themed t-shirt priced at JPY6000 or US$68.90? No one at NCS knows at this time but we have a couple of guesses. Maybe there's a few ounces of silver thread intertwined with the cotton fabric. Maybe the licensing costs were loftier than normal and Cospa was forced to super-size their retail price.

The Yoko no Dokuro T-Shirt features a skull with hair pins on the front and Yoko's sniper rifle on the pack. If you walk down the street wearing the t-shirt, you might be mistaken for a revolutionary warrior of some stripe. Preorders are welcome to ship in mid-late November 2008.

Vampire Knight Armband - Import Preorder

Cospa's upcoming Vampire Knight Armband won't be released in time for this year's Halloween festivities but if you're looking for a really simple "costume" for next year, it doesn't get much simpler than this.

In the Vampire Knight serial, Prefects of Cross Academy such as Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu wear a black school outfit with a white armband which features the crimson "Starry Cross" on the side. No Vampire Knight cosplayer should be caught dead without one.

Cospa's official Vampire Knight Armband measures 10cm x 40cm and is meant to be wrapped around your left bicep. Preorders are welcome to ship in mid-late November 2008 at US$22.90 from NCS.

General Updates

Little Big Planet As of Friday evening, we were expecting a restock shipment of LBP (first printing) today but Sony has recalled all shipments that were in the channel. Sadly, the copies that were recalled will likely be destroyed. In related news, we were tracking shipments over the weekend and saw that most customers received their USPS Express Mail shipments on Saturday. If you selected UPS Overnight shipping, please note that the delivery date will be today since UPS does not move packages over the weekend unless a separate Saturday fee is charged.

Preorders Opening Tomorrow Based on a notice received earlier today, we expect to start preorders for PS3 White Knight Chronicles and Wii Naruto Shipuden Geitou Ninjya Taisen ! EX3 tomorrow. WKC will include a bonus in 30% ratio.

Japanese Import Outlook - Arrivals on Thurs

NDS	Akumajou Dracula: Ubawareta Kokuin	Konami
	Ketsui Death Label	Arika
	Kimi no Yuusha	SNK
	Soul Eater: Medusa no Inbou	Bandai
PS2	Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidou tai Abaddon	Atlus
	Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidou tai Abaddon+	Atlus
	Hakugin no Soreiyu: Contract to Future	Russel
	Hakugin no Soreiyu: Contract to Limited Edition	Russel
PSP	Bleach: Soul Carnival	SCEI
	Garnet Chronicle	Sega

USA Release Outlook - Arrivals on Mon-Wed

NDS	Away Shuffle Dungeon	Majesco
	Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia	Konami
	Master of the Monster Lair	Atlus
	Spongebob Squarepants: Globs of Doom	THQ
	Theresia: Dear Emile	Aksys
PS2	Spongebob Squarepants: Globs of Doom	THQ
PS3	Bioshock [in stock as of last Friday]	2K Games
	Eternal Sonata	Bandai
	Far Cry 2	Ubisoft
	Legendary [Delayed to 10/28]	Gamecock	X
	Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon	Activision
	Midnight Club: Los Angeles [In stock today]	Rockstar
PSP	Star Ocean First Departure	Square
	Midnight Club: L.A. Remix	Rockstar
Wii	Agatha Christie: Evil under the Sun	Adv Co
	Candace Kane's Candy Factory	Destineer
	Carnival Games: Mini Golf	2K Games
	Circus Games	Ubisoft
	Dancing with the Stars: We Dance!	Activision
	Naruto Clash of the Ninja 2	Tomy
	Spiderman: Web of Shadows	Activision
	Wii Music	Nintendo
360	Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3	Konami
	Fable 2 [In stock today]	Microsoft
	Far Cry 2	Ubisoft

Batman Vengeance for GBA - Clearance

NCS Product Synopsis
Original Update: November 01, 2001
«©NCSX» The Dark Knight tackles Gotham's seedy underbelly in Ubisoft's side scrolling platform game. Players get to use special Batman equipment such as the Batgrapple and Batarangs to help Bats do his thing.

Sale Offering
NCS' remaining inventory of Batman Vengeance for the Gameboy Advance is new, factory sealed, and in VG condition. Some copies of the game may have slight dents and dings due to years and years of warehouse storage. Pricing at US$20.90 each which includes "free" shipping by USPS Media Mail within the U.S.