NEWS Japanese Release Outlook - Arrivals on Thursday-Friday

3DS	E.X. Troopers	Capcom
3DS	Pika Pika Nurse Monogatari 2	Nippon Col.
PS3	E.X. Troopers	Capcom
PS3	Minna no Golf 6	Sony

TOYS Revoltech Yamaguchi Series No.127 Naked Jehuty - Import Preorder

NCS Preorder Update
    The unlockable 'Naked Jehuty' from the Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner Playstation 2 game is realized in Kaiyodo's Revoltech Yamaguchi Series No.127 Naked Jehuty which measures 14cm or 5.51" tall and features 17 joints for posing purposes. Accessories in the package include a pair of beam wings, three pairs of hands, a pair of landing gears, and a display stand. Preorders are welcome to ship in late January 2013.

 Jan Code: 4537807010797

TOYS Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks Collection - In Stock Offer

NCS Product Synopsis
    The 'Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks' choco eggs were originally released early last year and were packaged in factory sealed boxes of 10 with no way to determine what was in each one. There were 11 figures in the collection and one secret 'chase' figure for fans to ferret out. Fast forward to .... now ... and NCS is offering the set of 11 figures from the Spirit Tracks set sans secret figure.

    Please note that the figures are only packaged in the original green capsules but they are new and include the little paper insert which describes the toy in Japanese. Pricing is set at US$48.90 and new orders are welcome to ship this afternoon. The photos of the 11 figures included in the set are shown below.

 Product Specifications
 Publisher: Furuta
 Product Name: フルタ　チョコエッグ　ゼルダの伝説　大地の汽笛
 Item Size/Weight : 23.5 x 9.3 x 7.5 cm / 480g
 Territory/Language: Japanese
 Jan Code: 4902501208052

TOYS Super Mario Bros Hatena Block Pocket Watch part 1&2 - Import Preorder

NCS Preorder Update
    Japanese manufacturer AM Keihin is making a new production of the 'Super Mario Bros Hatena Block Pocket Watch' which ships next month. Eight types of watches are packed inside individual padded tins which open up to reveal the blocky flip pocket watch. The face of each watch is decorated with a Mario-themed scene including a leaping Fire Mario, Star Mario, and Bowser. Preorders are welcome to ship in December 2012 at US$29.90 per watch.

 List of pocket watches
 A - Mario & Mushroom
 B - Mario & Coins
 C - Fire Mario
 D - Mario & Luigi
 E - Fire Mario & 1 UP
 F - Mario & Piranha Plant
 G - Star Mario
 H - Koopa (Bowser)

Datacenter update

We're going to move the server once it gets up again. Unacceptable.

For customers at our New York hosting center at 33 Whitehall: We have lost power again at the hosting center. A possible fuel contamination is suspected as the cause of the failure to both our primary and secondary generators. The fuel tanks need to be drained and refilled with new fuel.  We continue to work with the generator contractor to restore service.  Due to the nature of the problem there is no estimated time to repair. There is no access to 33 Whitehall at this time. Once power is restored, if you need to have your server rebooted, please send a request to support@cogentco.com with a subject of "33 Whitehall Reboot Request".

Datacenter fuel contamination update

The latest update from our datacenter:

For customers at our New York hosting center at 33 Whitehall: We have partially restored power to some of the areas at the hosting center. Some customers still remaint down as of 11:30PM. A possible fuel contamination is suspected as the cause of the failure to both our primary and secondary generators. Final load tests are currently being conducted before bringing the remaining customers back online. We continue to work with the generator contractor to restore service. Due to the nature of the problem there is no estimated time to repair. There is no access to 33 Whitehall at this time. Once power is restored, if you need to have your server rebooted, please send a request to support@cogentco.com with a subject of "33 Whitehall Reboot Request".

Pikmin plush reproduction in February 2013

Sanei has announced a new production of the Pikmin 2 plushes which will ship in February 2013. Please note however that the 'Olimar' and 'Louie' plushes are not being produced in the new batch. Reservations are welcome to ship in late February or early March 2013. If there are any delays, we'll update our shop listing with more information. Pricing is set at JPY980 or US$16.90 per Pikmin plush and JPY2,200 or US$49.90 for the largish Chappi plush. Thanks.

Fuel contamination issue at datacenter

Our site at ncsx.com is down again due to an morning 'fuel contamination' issue affecting the two generators which are providing power to the building.

 For customers at our New York hosting center at 33 Whitehall: At this time both our generators are down due to possible fuel contamination issues. We are investigating at this time and have no ETR. If you are an Off Net customer of Cogent in the lower Manhattan area, Verizon has reported wide spread outages due to flooding of their central offices that are impacting many services.

We're assuming the generators will be back online today and service will be restored to the servers running in the datacenter.