NDS Dragon Quest IV Ultimate Hits - New Import, In Stock

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» When monsters kidnap children in the land of Batlando, the king summons soldiers to the castle and charges them with the rescue of the hapless tykes. In the first chapter, players take control of a soldier named Ryan, a princess known as Otenba Oujo (Tomboy Princess) in the second chapter, and three more heroes in the next couple of chapters. The final chapter features the entire team working together towards the common goal of defeating an evil king who's about to be resurrected.

The NDS remake of Dragon Quest IV updates the 8-bit Famicom original with Dragon Quest VII elements such as a polygonal world map, a 360° capable camera, animated monsters, a Monster Notebook, the Party Talk system, and improved visuals.

NDS Dragon Quest V Ultimate Hits - New Import, In Stock

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Enix originally released Dragon Quest V for the Super Famicom in 1992 and followed up with a Playstation 2 remake in 2003 which was priced at a healthy JPY7800. Fast forward five years and Square Enix re-releases the game once again on the Nintendo DS. Square's strategy of rehashing their library of games may be good business acumen since developing new franchises is hard work and potentially unprofitable. The company shows it's resolve at re-releasing once again this week.

Dragon Quest V tells the story of the royal Papas family across the span of three generations. The NDS conversion is based on the PS2 remake and features a 3D game world, more monsters to recruit into your party, and the possibility to travel with four party members instead of three.

NDS Dragon Quest IX Ultimate Hits - New Import, In Stock

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Dragon Quest IX marks the first time that a canonical game in the legendary series has debuted on a portable gaming system. This tells us that the Nintendo DS has reached such a massive user base that it's the only viable platform upon which Square can release a game that will has surpassed a million units sold. That's no small feat in the current global climate of fear and reckoning.

The gameplay in Dragon Quest IX puts an emphasis on collaborative gaming where multiple players join up to go on a quest. At the outset of the adventure, gamers design a unique hero by selecting the hair, eyes, body style, and skin tone. After giving the hero a name, the action starts with a dialogue between the protagonist and a bald headed angel. The first battle pits the party against two blue Slimes and an oversized pickle.

NDS Final Fantasy IV Ultimate Hits - New Import, In Stock

NCS Product Synopsis - Original Update: December 20, 2007
«©NCSX» Sixteen years after Final Fantasy regaled gamers with its tale of tragic heroes and woe, Square reinvents and remakes the adventure with bold orchestral music, beautifully rendered cut scenes, and the "Active Time Battle" system. The game is eye candy from the get-go where a rendered sequence shows Cecil Harvey and a contingent of Red Wings aboard an airship and headed home. They've just stolen a crystal...

Final Fantasy IV DS features voice acting, urgent music, and animated monsters that attack. The game has been revamped with a major cosmetic overhaul but the basic storyline and game script remains the same as the Super Famicom original from 1991.

TOYS Kubrick Star Wars DX Series 1 - Import Preorder

NCS Preorder Synopsis
«©NCSX» Medicom kicks off the Kubrick Star Wars DX Series 1 this summer with a brand spanking new set of six Star Wars figures inspired by the events in the Star Wars: Return of the Jedi motion picture. The six standard figures are as follows:

» Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight - Wears a gray smock and black shirt
» C-3PO & Salacious B. Crumb - Salacious rides on C-3PO's shoulder
» R2-D2 (Jabba's Barge) - The droid serves drinks to Jabba's crew
» Chewbacca (Boushh's Prisoner) - Wookiee engages in a ruse
» Amanaman - Sunflower-colored bounty hunter with blue trim
» Bib Fortuna - Jabba's cunning and ruthless attendant

Extra parts are included inside each figure which allows toy fans to create the hulking bulk of Jabba the Hutt. The slug-like form of Jabba rests on a slab of segmented PVC and a hookah pipe sits to his side. Medicom will include a pop-up cardboard display which is designed to look like Jabba's palace in each Master Carton of 4 factory cases. Desirable chase figures are also expected to be dispersed randomly inside each Master Carton.

Preorder pricing is set at JPY15,360 per factory case of 12 figures which is about US$172 based on this morning's JPY/USD exchange rate. NCS is accepting reservations at US$175.90 per box of 12 figures. Please note our price takes into account overnight shipping rates from Japan since we'd like to get these into the States as quickly as possible once they're released.

TOYS Kubrick 400% Star Wars C-3PO - Import Preorder

NCS Preorder Synopsis
«©NCSX» The Kubrick 400% versions of Han Solo and Luke Skywalker in Storm Trooper outfits were released 5 years ago and they sold like gangbusters. The Darth Vader 400% sold well but too many of those were produced and they saturated the market. For the next Kubrick 400% Star Wars figure, Medicom turns their attention to the golden one.

No, not Donald Trump but the wise and slightly batty C-3PO who has seen more action than most language bots should have a right to see. C-3PO measures 30cm or 11.81" tall and sparkles like a spit-shined hubcap. Medicom is limiting the production to only 1000 units and preorders are welcome to ship in late July 2010 at JPY9800.

NDS/Wii Ivy the Kiwi? - Import Preorder

NCS Preorder Synopsis
«©NCSX» Yuji Naka's Ivy the Kiwi? debuted on the Windows Phone platform last year and it's headed to the Nintendo DS and Wii on April 22. In the game, players scrawl and stretch vines on the screen in order to direct the lemming-like Kiwi into certain paths and across obstacles. Ivy isn't very bright nor is she particularly thoughtful. She just marches onwards with resolute determination in a quest to find her mama. Due to Ivy's lack of street smarts, players will have to keep an eye out for her and make she she doesn't plunge to her death, get spiked by jagged iron, or otherwise falter to the reaper. In addition to serving as conveyances, the vines may also be whipped and pulled in order to slingshot the Kiwi through walls like an orange avian cannonball.
Preorders for the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii versions of Ivy the Kiwi are welcome to ship on April 22, 2010 at JPY3800 or US$43.90.

NEWS General Updates

Wii Tales of Graces - Recall NBGI will be allowing purchasers of Tales of Graces (Wii) to exchange their game discs for bug-free replacements in the near future. An announcement was made last week but please note that final details are pending. NCS will be able to send the discs back to one of our agents in Japan to handle the exchange. We'll notify customers who have purchased the game by email once we have more information. Please note that there might be a nominal fee to cover shipping costs.

NEWS Another Spam Filter A new spam filtering program was installed on our PCs earlier this week and it seems to be working well. Over 1,000 Viagra ads have been blocked already along with roughly 600 penis enlargement solicitations. We missed out on a few promises of wealth from rich overseas benefactors who were anxious to deposit the sum of $7,000,000 into our bank accounts. Too bad, because that amount would have helped with inventory procurement whenever the Playstation 4 or Xbox 720 reaches market.