Weekly Famitsu Vol. 1042 - New Import, Subscriptions

NCS Product Synopsis
Cover Date: December 5-12, 2008
«©NCSX» The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu includes coverage of the following games and/or events:
» News and photos of the Dissidia Final Fantasy PSP Bundle and game.
» Preview of Blood of Bahamut for the Nintendo DS which has a few Shadow of the Colossus moments based on the screenshots
» Famitsu Crew review NDS Layton (9/8/8/8), NDS JB Harold (6/6/6/6), PSP Kenka Banchou 3 (8/8/7/7), PSP Patapon 2 (8/8/8/9), Naruto EX3 (7/6/6/7), and Far Cry 2 (8/8/7/8).
» Road to Famicom feature continues with a look at the Bandai Arcadia console, the Vectrex, and the RX-78 Gundam computer
» Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days preview with snapshots of the cast and characters
» Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Echoes of Time preview for NDS/Wii
» Preview of Game Center CX 2 with more made-up retro games such as Wiz-Man, Demon Returns, and four others.

Lineage II Human Mage 1/8 Scale Figure - New, In Stock

«©NCSX» Mages in olden adventure games from the 80s were generally male, wrinkled, and looked a lot like Gandalf from the Hobbit. An old school mage also wore robes and carried around a wooden staff that was as old and gnarly as he was. It wasn't a pretty sight.

NCsoft wouldn't have any of that when developing the Lineage MMORPG. Their mages would be young. Supple. Half nude. With sandy blonde hair. Mages in Lineage would actually be attractive and break from the staid conventions of yore.

Good Smile Company has released the second figure in their Lineage II toy line and collectors are treated to the vision of a Human Mage who works her magic with a "metal" staff and edgy apparel that we can only describe as medieval beach wear. Her eyes are light-blue and gloss shines from her lips. Ms Mage's left leg is painted to appear as if she's wearing hosiery while her right leg is adorned with a blue-colored legging. She rocks a pair of gold-gilded blue boots that matches her ensemble. The Mage figure is set to 1/8 scale and measures 22cm or 8.66" tall. The sculpture is by Nakao Yoshimasa who did a beautiful job and basically made us instant fans of his work.

Tuttuki Bako - New Import, In Stock

«©NCSX» In the far-flung future, NCS envisions a world of entertainment where reality meshes with virtual reality to produce immersive experiences for users. We're talking about feeling, smelling, and tasting in addition to seeing and hearing so that you're really there in some digital labyrinth or smoky tavern. Before that happens however, the consumer product industry has to take baby steps to the promised land.

A few weeks ago, NCS stocked the Cyber Maid Alice product which featured a virtual desktop maid. That was a baby step. Next up, Bandai's Tuttuki Bako which features interactive digital objects that respond to external stimuli. Simply poke an index finger into the side of the gadget and you'll be able to push around a little panda, disturb a girl, cause an octopus to squirt ink, and perform other simple actions. A sample movie may be viewed on Bandai's website.

Nendroid Shakugan no Shana - New Import, In Stock

«©NCSX» Shana of Shakugan no Shana fame isn't human. She's really a Flame Haze that's been embodied into the frame of a teenager who goes to class, interacts with classmates, and looks very much like an average schoolgirl. An average schoolgirl who carries a sword and finally gets inducted into Good Smile Company's popular Nendroid line-up of toys.

The package contains a posable Shana figure in her school outfit with a default face that features big eyes and a sliver for a mouth. A sprig of crimson hair pops out from the top of her head Naru Narusegawa style. Two additional faces are included in the package - one where Shana is squinting her eyes and pouting and another where she's wide-eyed and snarling with her mouth. Four extra hands are included along with a sword accessory and a necklace which may be slung around her neck. The figure measures 10cm or 3.93" in height and is fully painted and ready for display. Preorders have shipped already on Friday of last week and new orders are welcome to ship today.

Japan Release Outlook - Arrivals on Friday

NDS	Conveni DS: Otona no Keiei Ryoku Training	Nippon Ichi
	Keiki J.B. Harold Jikenbo: Manhattan Requiem	fonfun
	Layton Kyouju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokou	Level 5
PS2	Moe Moe 2-ji Taisen Ryoku Deluxe	SystemSoft
	Naxat Soft Reachmania Vol. 1: CR Galaxy Angel	Naxat Soft
PS3	World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009	Konami
PSP	Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki Set	Falcom
	Kenka Banchou 3: Zenkoku Seiha	Spike
	Patapon 2: Don-Chaka	SCEI
360	Agarest Senki: Reappearance	Compile
Wii	Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Wii Deluxe	Namcoi
	Naruto Shippuuden Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX3	Takara

USA Release Outlook - Arrivals on Mon-Wed

NDS	Age of Empires Mythologies	THQ
	All Star Cheer Squad	THQ
	Bratz Kidz: Slumber Party	GFactory
	Chrono Trigger	Square
	Club Penguin	Disney
	Neopets Puzzle Adventure	Capcom
	Personal Trainer Cooking	Nintendo
	Ultimate Band	Disney
PS2	King of Fighters Collection: Orochi Collection	SNK
Wii	Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge	Conspiracy

Pirates o/t Caribbean Jack Sparrow Cosbaby - Clearance

Original Update: August 10, 2007
«©NCSX» With the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie making a splash earlier this summer, Hot Toys horns in on the action with a set of toy figures which measure 7cm or 2.75" tall. For today's sale, we are selling the Jack Sparrow figure from some boxes that we opened last year.

Sale Offering: NCS' remaining inventory of Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow Mini Cosbaby new, factory bagged, and in excellent condition. Pricing is set at US$9.90 per unit which includes "free" shipping by USPS Media Mail within the U.S.

Otomedius Gorgeous - New Import, Restock Soon

«©NCSX» When Gradius first hit the coin-op arena in 1985, Konami basically launched a franchise that would engender numerous sequels, derivatives, and adjuncts. Over the years, the company also parodied the super-serious and grayish Gradius series with the pastel-tinted Parodius games. Since the market can never get enough of a good thing, Konami invokes the Gradius series once again with Otomedius Gorgeous. The default "ship" in Otomedius is a blue-haired gal named Aoba Aona who pilots a Vic Viper airframe but five other ships are selectable. Otomedius also pays homage to other Konami shooters of yore including Xexex and Salamander with familiar weapon systems, sound effects, and characters.

The first stage starts off in classic Gradius fashion where a stream of enemies appear on the upper portion of the screen. Shoot them all and collect the coins and bonuses that are dropped. Other enemies meander into the screen followed by additional streams of spherical enemies that appear on the top and bottom of the screen. Note that there's streaming slivers of lights that flow through the first level but they're not dangerous lasers... just screen effects. Midway through the first level, the scenery shifts from outer space to the ocean and the beach. That's right, the beach where tanks and penguins attempt to stop your assault.