PSP Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable 2 - Preorder

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Update: April 13, 2010
«©NCSX» Summer is only a few months away and that means summer vacation. Two words that generally evince feelings of relaxation and gaiety on some tropical island locale. That's how it is in Sony's Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable 2 which continues the theme of virtual summer vacations in the prime of the protagonist's youth. In the new game, players get to visit the seashore once again where swimming deep into the depths reveals a sunken ship and potential loot. New activities, sights, sounds, and all manner of discoveries may be made when exploring the world. Since little boys love bugs, new insects may be discovered and collected from a total roster of 200 creepy crawlies. A new feature allow players to save their progress at any time for added convenience. Preorders are welcome to ship on June 24, 2010 at JPY4800 or US$52.90.

PSP Fairy Tail Portable Guild - Preorder

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Update: April 13, 2010
«©NCSX» Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail is a Shonen Magazine manga serial which has been made into an anime and soon, it'll be a video game. Fairy Tail Portable Guild is a 2D fighting game with a 4-player ad hoc mode. All preorders will include a poster as seen to the far right. Preorders are welcome to ship on June 3, 2010 at JPY4800 or US$53.90 from NCS.

PS2 King Of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match Tougeki Ver Preorder

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Update: April 13, 2010
«©NCSX» KOF 2002 Unlimited Match features a cast of 66 fighters which are split up into teams such as the Fatal Fury Team (Andy, Joe, and Terry), the NESTS Team (Angela, Foxy, and Kula), and the Orochi Team (Chris, Shermie, and Yashiro). KOF stalwarts such as Kyo Kusanagi (and his clones), Iori, and Heridern also appear in their own teams. A new fighter named "Nameless" also joins the cast. The "Tougeki" version of KOF 2002 UM is a port of the coin-op rebalancing of the game where infinites are dashed away along with damage scaling. Similar to the original release, the Neo Geo version of KOF 2002 is included as a bonus. Preorders are welcome to ship on June 24, 2010 at JPY2800 or US$32.90 from NCS.

PSP King Of Fighters Portable '94-98 Chapter of Orochi - Preorder

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Update: April 13, 2010
«©NCSX» Relive the first arc of the "Mother of All Fighting Games" with SNK's upcoming compilation which gathers together the following titles:

» King of Fighters '94 - Original release date: August 25, 1994
» King of Fighters '95 - Original release date: July 25, 1995
» King of Fighters '96 - Original release date: July 30, 1996
» King of Fighters '97 - Original release date: July 28, 1997
» King of Fighters '98 - Original release date: July 23, 1998

King of Fighters '94 kicks the series off with the seedy story of a drug dealer named Rugal Bernstein who reboots the King of Fighters tournament with a team theme where fighters are grouped into sets of three. For example, in KOF '94, Team Mexico features the cast of Art of Fighting while Team Korea is comprised of Kim Kaphwan, Chang Koehan, and Choi Bounge. From humble beginnings, KOF went on to spawn a series that eventually hit all the major consoles and portables including the humble Gameboy.

The KOF games in the PSP compilation all include a training mode and a moves list which appears when the START button is pressed in the middle of a battle. The Gallery Mode includes a selection of artwork and illustrations from KOF 94-98 and two players can join together for a VS game via ad hoc mode. Preorders are welcome to ship on June 24, 2010.

TOYS Naked Star Spider Girl "Brown Jacket" - Import Preorder

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Update: April 13, 2010
«©NCSX» Japanese toy manufacturer First-Class originally released the Naked Star Spider Girl figure late last year. That first figure wore a blue jacket and was based on a character from the Naked Star manga which was illustrated by Ogure Ito. Spider Girl isn't like Spider Man in that she's genetically altered. Her namesake comes from the presence of a large and surprisingly tenacious arachnid which covers her pubic area.

First Class is doing a repaint of Spider Girl where the expressive gal wears a brown jacket instead of blue. Her bra and panties have also been repainted pink instead of white in the original figure. She's still packing a spider which hangs upside down over her "area."

Spider Girl is sculpted to 1/8 scale and measures 20cm or 7.87" tall. The figure is fixed-pose and made of PVC. Spider Girl's clothing may be removed to reveal her and the overly clingy spider.

Preorders are welcome to ship in mid-late June 2010 at JPY7800 or US$89.90 from NCS. Due to the large size of this item, NCS recommends shipping by UPS Ground within the USA to avoid dimensional charges.

TOYS Choken-Bako Buchi Coin Bank - Import Preorder

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Update: April 12, 2010
«©NCSX» Dogs are funny animals. They're loyal to a fault and chase their own tails. Dogs also love to eat. We know this because dollops of Alpo Chop House™ that are dropped in a food bowl are eaten within a few blinks of the eye. Do they even chew the food? It seems like the chunky meat morsels pass from a dog's mouth to its gullet in six second flat.

The Choken-Bako Coin Bank features a hungry dog. Real hungry. The pooch doesn't look voracious when its standing at attention but drop a coin or three into its food bowl and it'll get to work. The beast will move its body to and fro as its hungry maw swishes around the bowl like life, liberty, and limb depending on it. Dog owners who've witnessed their dogs going to town over a bowl of food should find the visual of Choken-Bako in action heartwarmingly familiar.

Happinet has announced two new versions of the Choken-Bako Coin Bank which are shipping next week. The first variant is a spotted black and white pooch with beady eyes and the second version is a black and tan duotone specimen. Each dog stands over a rectangular vessel which is designed to store coins. Most coin banks just have a slot in which to insert savings but Choken-Bako utilizes a food dish. When coins are placed in the dish, a sensor mechanism is activated which causes the dog to "eat" in its feverish manner. The dog never touches any of the coins however. A slot that's cut into the bottom of the dish ensures that any coins drop into the storage unit as the dog moves and the dish swivels to and fro. When the coin bank is full, a hatch may be opened to release the savings.

Preorders are welcome to ship on or around April 22, 2010 at JPY2800 or US$36.90 from NCS.

NEWS Release Outlook - Arrivals on Monday-Thursday

NDS	Dekitayo! Mama, Wannyon Club: Onna no Ko	Starfish
	Marie & Gully no Let's Science	Dorart
PS2	Clover no Kuni no Alice	Prototype
PS3	No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise	Marvelous
PSP	Sokukoku no Kusabi: Hiiro no Kakera 3 Portable	IFactory
360	No More Heroes: Eiyuutachi no Rakuen	Marvelous
PS3	Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City	Rockstar
PSP	Blood Bowl	Southpk
360	Splinter Cell Conviction	Ubisoft

MAG Weekly Famitsu Vol. 1114 - New Import, Sold Out

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«©NCSX» The April 22, 2010 issue of Weekly Famitsu includes coverage on the following games and/or events in the Japanese marketplace:
» Scoop on the MGS Peace Walker and Monster Hunter crossover. The feature is followed by a Hideo Kojima interview where he talks about the crossover.
» Preview for PS3 Another Century's Episode R.
» Famitsu reviews the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise which are graded (9/8/8/8).
» PS3 Final Fantasy XIV primer which checks out the game world and the different races that populate the lands including the Midlander, Miqo'te, Lalafell, and Elezen.
» Preview for Metroid Other M which is headed to the Wii later this year.
» Every copy of the magazine includes a Ryu Ga Gotoku 4 mini booklet which gathers together the information, screenshots, and data that has already appeared in previous issues of Famitsu for a handy guide.
» The PICK UP FOOD section features Pocky Dessert and Pocket Crush along with a few other snacks made of flour and sugar.