Tuesday, July 31, 2012

TOYS Metal Slug Neo Geo Mechanical Kit Collection - Import Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
 
«©NCSX» Preorders are welcome for a collection of Metal Slug Neo-Geo Mechanical Kit Collection gashapon toys manufactured by Takara Tomy which feature a Super Vehicle or conveyance toy, a protagonist figure, and a miniature Neo Geo cartridge as follows:

 » Metal Slug: Marco Rossi figure, Super Vehicle 001 toy, and a Metal Slug mini cartridge
 » Metal Slug 2: Tarma Roving figure, Super Vehicle 002 toy, and a Metal Slug 2 mini cartridge
 » Metal Slug X:
Eri Kasamoto figure, Metal Slug Harrier VTOL jet toy, and a Metal Slug X mini cartridge
 » Metal Slug 3: Fiolina Germi figure, Metal Slug Camel toy, and a Metal Slug 3 mini cartridge

    A fifth secret gashapon is mentioned in the preorder solicitation. NCS will gather up all five gashapon toys and supply them in a complete set. Preorders are welcome to ship in November 2012.  

    Please note the photographs below from Takara Tomy are of the prototypes. The finished product will be in color and will require some simple assembly to plug the vehicles and figures together.

Monday, July 30, 2012

 MAG Weekly Famitsu Vol. 1234 - Import


NCS Product Synopsis
 
«©NCSX» The August 9, 2012 issue of Weekly Famitsu includes coverage of the following games and events in the Japanese marketplace:

 » Famitsu interviews movers and shakers in the Japanese gaming industry including Hideaki Itsuno, Motoide Eshiro, Gouichi Suda, Yosuke Hayashi, Keiji Inafune, and Toshihiro Nagoshi for their thoughts on where the market is headed.
 » Preview of Hokuto Musou 2 which ships on the PS3 and Xbox 360 this December.
 » God Eater 2 is headed to the PSP this year.
 » News and photos from Comic-Con International 2012.
 » Reviews for 3DS Smile Pre-Cure! Let's Go! Marchen World (7/8/6/7), 3DS Wan Nyan Doubutsu Byouin 2 (7/8/7/6), 3DS Madagascar 3: The Video Game (6/6/6/5), NDS All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 (8/8/8/7), PSP All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 (8/8/8/7), PSV Moe Moe Daisensou * Gendaiban++ (6/7/6/5), PSP Kono Bushitsu wa Kitaku Shinai Bu ga Senkyo Shimashita. Portable: Gakuen Summer Wars Hen (8/7/7/6).
 » A selection of DLC is included in the magazine for Persona 4 The Ultimate, Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012, Atelier Ayesha, and Samurai & Dragons.
 » Famitsu announces their 'Gamer's Angel Contest' on pages 94-95. 
 » Pre-packaged snack cakes and sweets are featured in this week's PICK UP FOOD. 
 » Every copy of Famitsu Vol. 1234 includes a bonus 51-page 'Nintendo 3DS Gamesoft All Catalog' which lists every 3DS game released in the Japanese market thus far.

 NEWS Japanese Release Outlook - Arrivals on Thursday


3DS Smile Pre-Cure! Let's Go! Marchen World Bandai Namco
  Wan Nyan Doubutsu Byouin 2 NippColumbia
NDS All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 Bandai
PSP All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 Bandai
PSV Moe Moe Daisensou * Gendaiban++ SystemSoft
iPh Cat Earphone Jack Covers for iPhone 4 / 4S Pink

Friday, July 27, 2012

 PS3 Choujikuu Yousai Macross Ai Oboete Imasu ka Hybrid Pack Limited Edition - In Stock

NCS Product Synopsis
   Preorders for the Japanese Playstation 3 import Do You Remember Love Super Dimension Fortress Macross ~ Hybrid Pack Pack ("30th Anniversary Box" Limited Edition) are shipping today. The bulky package includes the following items:

»
Do You Remember Love Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Playstation 3 game
» Macross: Flashback 2012 Blu-Ray disc which includes trailers, commercials, Macross game history
» Macross Cinema Archive - 24-page booklet
» Mini poster collection - six sheets
» Collection of character sketches
» SDF Macross DYRL anime magazine archive
» Card which contains five frames of raw film stock
» Special box to hold everything in one container

    Preorders for the limited edition are shipping today on July 27, 2012. Preorders for the regular edition are also shipping out this afternoon. New orders for both versions are welcome to ship today.

Japanese Product Title: 超時空要塞マクロス ~愛・おぼえていますか~ Hybrid Pack
Jan Code:
4582224494767

Monday, July 23, 2012

 TEES Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary T-shirt - Import Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
 
«©NCSX» Reservations are welcome for a pair of Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary 100% cotton t-shirts which ship in mid-late September 2012. Two sizes are available for each shirt as follows:

 
Men's Medium: 66cm Length, 49cm Width
 Men's Large: 71cm Length, 51cm Width

    Preorders are welcome to ship in September 2012 at JPY3,900 or US$58.90 per shirt.

 NEWS Japanese Release Outlook - Arrivals on Thursday


PS3 Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka Hybrid Pack Bandai Namco
  Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka Hybrid Pack Limited Edition Bandai Namco
  Majo to Hyakkihei Limited Edition Nippon Ichi
  Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena [Region-Locked] Atlus
PSP Nayuta no Kiseki Falcom
  Nayuta no Kiseki Deluxe Box (with Drama CD, Plush) Falcom
  Toriko: Gourmet Survival 2 Bandai Namco

Thursday, July 19, 2012

 MAG Oboro Muramasa: Momohime 1/6 Scale Figure - Reissue Import

Alter is re-releasing the Momohime figure in November 2012.
 

 NCS Product Synopsis (2009)
 
«©NCSX» In the Oboro Muramasa game, a kunoichi named Momohime and a ninja named Kisuke were the agents of destruction in a side scrolling platform action game. Momohime had style, speed, and deft sword handling skills which she used to chop down flighty ninja foes. Kisuke was cool too but Momohime cut a more presentable silhouette. 

    Alter pays homage to Momohime with a pretty 1/6 scale figure which measures 21cm or 8.26" tall. Momo's color scheme mixes pink and blue with two stalks of fuchsia which cover her lower legs. We're somewhat leery of the one-foot-pose because some of our Alter figures on display have a tendency to lean and falter to the effects of gravity.

    Preorders are welcome to ship in November 2012 at JPY7800 or US$109.90.
 

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

 MAG Weekly Famitsu Vol. 1232 - New Import


NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» The July 26, 2012 issue of Weekly Famitsu includes coverage of the following games and events in the Japanese marketplace:

» Preview of the Nintendo 3DS LL which ships towards the end of the month.
» Continuing coverage on Biohazard 6 which looks at the Leon stage, Chris stage, and Jake stages.
» Preview for Animal Crossing: Jump Out which ships on the Nintendo 3DS later this year.
» Reviews for PSV Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (9/9/9/9), PSP Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (8/8/8/9), PSP Musou Orochi 2 Special (8/8/8/8), PSP Agarest Senki Marriage (9/8/8/7), and PS3 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (9/9/8/9).
» Special Metal Gear 25th Anniversary feature which recounts the entire canon of games in the series from the original Metal Gear on the MSX2 (1987) to Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker on the Playstation Portable (2010) and includes interviews with staffers who worked on the games. A special interview with series creator Hideo Kojima anchors the article.
» Entrees and desserts from Denny's, Jonathan's, and other eateries are featured in this week's PICK UP FOOD.
 



 3DS Nintendo 3DS LL - Import Preorder


NCS Product Synopsis
 
«©NCSX» Reservations are welcome for three color variants of the new and larger Nintendo 3DS LL which ships on July 26-27, 2012. The three available colors for preorder are:

 » Silver
 » White
 » Red

    Preorders are welcome at JPY18000 or US$339.90. Please note that Japanese vendors are hiking prices over the retail price for the first shipment of the 3DS LL but prices should be back to more normal levels within 2 weeks of initial release.

 TOYS Star Wars Light-up Saber Chopsticks - Import Preorder


NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» The original Star Wars chopsticks didn't light up. Fail. Kotobukiya remedies the lack of chopstick illumination with a new version which is fitted with an LED so the Darth Vader version glows red and the Luke Skywalker variant burns blue. Preorders are welcome to ship in November 2012 at JPY1500 or US$22.90 per pair.

Friday, July 06, 2012

 TOYS Robo Fish - Import Preorder


NCS Product Synopsis
 
   Takara Tomy presents the 'Robo Fish' which is a mechanical aquatic toy which swims around a tank like a fish by flapping its fins and swishing its tail and features a communication function. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S exhibited the toy at the International Toy show in Tokyo, Japan, last month and the company started preorders this week. The battery-powered Robo Fish is available for preorder in four types as follows:

 »
 Clown Fish
 
» Aulonocara (Cichlid)
 
» Roboshark Black
 
» Roboshark Red

    When the fish aren't swimming around a tank, they may be mounted on a blue pedestal which is included inside the blister packaging. Preorders are welcome to ship
in late September 2012 at JPY1500 or US$25.90 each.

 MAG Weekly Famitsu Vol. 1230 - New Import


NCS Product Synopsis
 
   The July 12, 2012 issue of Weekly Famitsu includes news and coverage on the following games and events in the Japanese gaming marketplace:

 » Preview of the Nintendo 3DS LL which offers a larger pair of screens and is scheduled to ship on July 28, 2012 at JPY18,900.
 » Ubisoft E3 2012 Discovery feature which checks out Assassin's Creed III (PS3/X360), Assassin's Creed III: Lady Liberty (Vita), Far Cry 3 (PS3/X360), ZombiU (Wii U), Rocksmith (PS3/X360), Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PS3/X360), Sniper Elite v2 (PS3/X360), and Splinter Cell Blacklist (PS3/X360). An interview with Ubisoft's Steve Miller and Tsuji Yoshihisa anchors the article.
 » Preview for PSP Students of Round: The Eternal Legend which ships in October 2012.
 » Reviews for PS3/X360 Max Anarchy (9/9/9/9), 3DS Sekaiju no Meikyuu IV Denshou no Kyojin (9/9/9/8).
 » DLC codes for Assault Gunners, Lollipop Chainsaw, Samurai & Dragons, Ragnarok Odyssey, Motor Storm RC, and Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation are sandwiched between pages 66-67. 
 » A card for Bravely Default Flying Fairy sits between pages 74-75.
 » Preview for 3DS Cave Story 3D which ships on July 26, 2012.
 » Crunchy snacks and sweets are featured in this week's PICK UP FOOD.

 Japanese Title: 週刊ファミ通 2012年7月12日号
 Jan Code: 4910218820726

Thursday, July 05, 2012

 PS3 Max Anarchy - New Import

 
From the Publisher
 
   ANARCHY REIGNS™ is an online multiplayer brawler, from the makers of BAYONETTA™ and VANQUISH™, PlatinumGames.

    Set in the post-apocalyptic future, this is an over-the-top close combat fighting game, set in a massively open and fantastical world. Pick from an imaginative mix of human and cyborg characters and set out on a multiplayer challenge where anarchy reigns.

    With a diverse range of multiplayer modes on offer, ANARCHY REIGNS pits players against each other in team co-op or last man standing battles.

 Features:
 
Multiplayer mayhem
 Creativity and violence are rewarded in this online brawler, as you battle to become the ultimate survivor. With over 8 different characters to choose from, each with their own unique style, weapon, and signature kill move, this is the ultimate survival of the fittest.

 Various modes
 ANARCHY REIGNS provides a variety of multiplayer modes to cater for different tastes. The list of modes includes Battle Royale, Death Match, Survival Mode and many more.

 Single-player, two characters
 Play either as Jack or Leo in the ultimate ‘survival of the fittest’. In true PlatinumGames form, each character brings a unique style and feel to the single-player Campaign mode, providing over 10 hours of gameplay.

 Action trigger events
 A.T.E. (Action Trigger Events) system triggers real-time events such as The Black Hole, a plane crash, blitz bombing etc to provide a constantly changing gameplay environment. No two matches will ever be the same

 Japanese Title: マックス アナーキー
 Jan Code:
4974365835637

 3DS Sekaiju no Meikyuu IV Denshou no Kyojin - New Import

Product Synopsis
 
   Travel to a town and create a party of five adventurers who explore dungeons, kill monsters, gather treasure, and level up in experience and skill.

 Japanese Title: 世界樹の迷宮IV 伝承の巨神
 Jan Code:
4984995900797

Monday, July 02, 2012

 TRC Juicy Honey Premium Edition 2012 Azure - Import Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
 
«©NCSX» Three Japanese AV actresses have been tapped for the upcoming '
Juicy Honey Premium Edition 2012 Azure' card collection from Mint as follows:

 » Kirara Asuka | Date of Birth: October 2, 1988 | Sign: Libra | Height: 5' 3"
 » Yuma Asami |  Date of Birth: March 24, 1987 | Sign: Aries | Height: 5' 2"
 » Jessica Kizaki |  Date of Birth: June 10, 1989 | Sign: Gemini | Height: 5' 2"

    Mint is selling the cards in boxes which contain three packs and each pack includes eight cards for a total of 24 cards in each box at JPY4000 or US$65.90 from NCS. Preorders are welcome to ship in September 2012.

 

 MAG Weekly Famitsu Vol. 1229 - New Import


NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» The July 5, 2012 issue of Weekly Famitsu includes coverage of the following games and events in the Japanese marketplace:

» Special feature on the Wii U which checks out the touch sensitive gamepad and games such as New Super Mario Bros U, Pikmin 3, ZombiU, Scribblenauts Unlimited, and Nintendo Land.
» Continuing coverage from E3 2012 which took place in early June 2012. 
» A look at Okami HD on the Playstation 3 which ships on November 1, 2012.
» Preview for PSV Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta which is scheduled to ship on September 27, 2012.
» The Idolmaster Shiny Festa is headed to the PSP sometime this year.
» Reviews for PSP Strike Witches (7/7/7/6), Wii Zero Shinku no Chou (8/9/8/9), PS3 Dot Hack Sekai no Mukou ni + Versus Hybrid Pack (8/8/8/7), PS3 Ayesha Atelier (9/8/9/8), and 3DS Pokemon Black/White 2 (10/9/9/8).
» A Dragon's Dogma game guide booklet is stapled to the centerfold of the magazine.
» Pre-packaged desserts and snacks are featured in this week's PICK UP FOOD.
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