DATE Capcom Girls Calendar 2011 - Import Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» The girls of Capcom are a colorful and memorable bunch. We'll never forget Chun-Li and her "hair donuts" nor will Morrigan or Felicia ever escape from the confines of our minds. Then there's Bulleta whom we fondly call "Little Red Riding Murderess" and Rainbow Mika who's probably the strongest brickhouse on the planet. These girls and more from Monster Hunter, Vampire, Street Fighter, Sengoku Basara, Ace Attorney, and Mega Man all appear in group shots in the upcoming Capcom Girls 2011 calendar which spans 7 pages of high quality artwork on A2 size (420 x 594 mm or 16.5 x 23.4") glossy paper. Preorders are welcome to ship in late September 2011 at JPY2100 or US$26.90 from NCS.

NEWS General Updates

PSP Project Diva 2nd - Arrival on Monday One of our Japanese distributors has shipped Project Diva 2nd last night and NCS expects delivery on Monday. We'll be able to ship roughly 55% of our preorders on Monday but the remainder should ship on Wednesday of next week for the remaining 45% of our reservations. Some preorders for the Project Diva 2nd Ippai Pack will also ship on Monday.

DC Sonic Adventure 2 Birthday Pack - Last case We cracked open our final case of Sonic 2 BP earlier this morning. Each case contains 50 units. NCS originally imported 5000+ copies of the game in the summer of 2001 so we might be able to sell all of our inventory by the game's 10th anniversary.

NDS Densha de Go! Tokubetsu Hen Fukkatsu! - New, In Stock

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» On October 12, 2009, the Yamanote Line celebrated its 100th Anniversary and the East Japan Railway Company painted some trains "Meiji Chocolate Brown" to commemorate the event. It was a corporate promotional gimmick and Meiji Chocolate celebrates its own 100th Anniversary in 2026; NCS predicts another Meiji-Yamanote Line promo.
The NDS Densha de Go! Tokubetsu Hen Fukkatsu! Shouwa no Yamanote Line game allows gamers to play the part of conductor and operate a train on the Yamanote Line. As a conductor, your job is to ferry passengers on the circular-shaped line which touches 29 stations in total and carries over 3 million passengers to their daily rounds. A "Showa Mode" in the game allows players to travel back in time to the 1950s and conduct trains across routes from those years. A training mode, license mode, and a gallery mode are also included for locomotive-gaming variety.

NDS Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble XX - New

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» The cast of Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! is inducted once again in a fighting game where up to four combatants battle simultaneously in a 2D free-for-all. The previous volume of Flame Rumble featured a cast of 50 characters but Flame Rumble XX bumps the roster up to 100 characters so there's someone for every type of player. Vongola Boxes are usable in the game which kicks up the weapon repertoire that's available to the fighters. Thanks to Wi-Fi connectivity, gamers can join in on four-player tournaments to determine top dog status.

All preorders will ship with a bonus Hitman Reborn! Special CCGX Trading Card that's being given away inside every copy of the game. Please note the game is region-locked for the DSi but region-free for DS and DS Lite.

PS3 Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono 2G - New, In Stock

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Originally released on the PSP last summer to appreciative fans of dungeon crawlers, publisher Acquire releases Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono 2G for the Playstation 3. New features include full character voice acting, new characters, and a host of new dungeons to explore. Classes are back in session at an Academy where aspiring adventurers form a team at the school office and lurk out into the world to battle monsters and earn experience. The first area outside the school features a maze-like map where winding paths provide places for monsters to wait for prey. Encounters are randomly generated and the battles are turn-based.

Up to six characters may be created at the outset of the game and given sex, class, attributes, and names. Gakuen Mono 2 plays like old-school dungeon exploration games where the world is viewed head-on and the party moves in stutter-step motion. When an encounter starts up, the monsters first appear in shadow but after a few blows and counterattacks, their full color forms are revealed.

Wii Kage no Tou - New Import, Restock Soon

NCS Product Synopsis

«©NCSX» Step into a tower of shadows and into the shoes of a shadow-lad who's accompanied by a shadow-sylph. In the introductory cinema, the protagonist is a flesh-and-blood boy who's suspended in stasis inside a portal of some sort. A hooded figure approaches and slices the boy's shadow loose and drops it downwards and far away from the tower. The boy's mission is to get back to the tower and work his way up the entire span of the building with the ultimate goal of reuniting with his body at the top of the tower.
Kage no Tou is a hauntingly beautiful platform-puzzle game where players take control of a lad who's a mere shadow. Since he's only a shadow, he can only walk/run on the shadows of structures that appears on walls and actual structures. To defend himself against shadowy creatures, the shadow-boy slashes his shadow-sword, and jumps around to scale shadow-obstacles. Some of the play mechanics are evocative of Sony's echochrome (PSP) where the landscape may be manipulated and shifted to create pathways and bridges to heretofore unreachable areas.

All reservations will include a bonus Kage no Tou Original Soundtrack which is being given away by Hudson in 1:1 ratio.

PSP Fate / Extra - New Import, In Stock

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Archer, Saber, and the rest of the gang from the "Fate Stay" franchise are back but instead of full-out fisticuffs, they're supporting characters engaged in a role-playing game. The kind that contains natty cut-scenes and the occasional interaction sequence to move the story along. Although Fate/Extra is a remake of the original Fate/Stay Night PC game (2004), it has been rewritten and revamped with cast members from Ataraxia and Fate Zero. Players join the Holy Grail War by selecting and naming a male or female protagonist who becomes a Master that's bound to a Servant who helps its master win the war. Note that Shiro Emiya does not make an appearance in the game and his role is co-opted by the player's protagonist. The three servants in the game are Saber, Archer, and Caster who join the player's party. All preorders include a bonus booklet titled "Fate / the Fact" that's being given away by the publisher Marvelous in 100% ratio

PSP Fate / Extra Limited Edition - New Import, SOLD OUT

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Archer, Saber, and the rest of the gang from the "Fate Stay" franchise are back but instead of full-out fisticuffs, they're supporting characters engaged in a role-playing game. The kind that contains natty cut-scenes and the occasional interaction sequence to move the story along. Players join the Holy Grail War by selecting and naming a male or female protagonist who becomes a Master that's bound to a Servant who helps its master win the war. The bonuses included in the Limited Edition:

1) Figma"Saber Extra" figure which is decked out in a red dress that's almost tasteful were it not for the see-through gossamer out in front. Saber's "business" is visible to the universe but maybe her golden boots will draw attention away from her skivvies. A clear figma mounting stand is included to ensure that Saber's always steady in any pose.

2) Fate Extra Visual Works booklet which is filled with character illustrations and artwork by WadaAruko.

3) Fate Extra Limited Soundtrack CD with tracks composed by Shinji Hosoe aka MEGATEN.

4) Special Retail Box to hold all the goodies in a compact container.

All preorders will also include a bonus game booklet titled "Fate / the Fact" that's being given away by the publisher Marvelous in 100% ratio.