TOYS Tobidase! Kagaku-kun: Chikyu-Daitanken! - Import Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» The biodiversity on Mother Earth is amazing. From paramecium to the blue whale, Earth's partner in crime - Mother Nature, has created a vast number of species to populate the planet. To catalogue and nab exotic creatures across the Earth, the hosts of the Tobidase! Kagaku-kun (Travel! Science Boy) television variety show are inducted into a game where they travel to the four corners of the world. Hosts Naoki Tanaka and Shoko Nakagawa are joined by a skinless humanoid named  Kagaku-kun who looks like he's ready for the barbecue pit. We would have preferred the third host to be Yuichi from the show but whatever.
   The aim of the game is collecting all manner of creatures for a museum that's a tribute to Mother Nature's animal kingdom. Preorders are welcome to ship on March 3, 2011 at JPY4800 or US$53.90 from NCS.

TOYS figma Michael Jackson Thriller Version - Import Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» The Thriller video from the early days of MTV depicted Michael Jackson as a popcorn-eating boy, a zombie, and a cat-like man beast who knocked down a tree with one smack. According to director John Landis, Thriller cost $500,000 to make in 1983 when most videos only had a budget of $50,000. The video went on to become a smashing success and was the first and only music video to be archived in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.

   Max Factory pays homage to Michael Jackson's Thriller turn with a figma toy which features multiple points of articulation so that pretty much all of Michael's moves and poses from the video may be recreated. For fans of the video, there's the shuffle step, the two-arm raise, the victory pose, and more. The figma's default face is a smiling Michael but it may be swapped out for a ghoulish zombie face. Preorders are welcome to ship in May 2011 at JPY2800 or US$38.90 from NCS.

TOYS Tales of Vesperia One Coin Grande - Import Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Reservations are welcome for Kotobukiya's reissue of the Tales of Vesperia One Coin Grande figures which are packaged 8 per factory box. Each box contains the full set of four standard figures as follows:

(1) Yuri Lowell, (2) Estelle, (3) Judith, (4) Karol Capel

   The preorder solicitation mentions a fifth secret figure which is included in every factory box. The fifth figure is Yuri's faithful pooch, Repede, which is made of two parts - its body and its tail. Preorders are welcome to ship in February 2011 at JPY5040 or US$78.90 per factory box of 8 figures.

NEWS General Updates

Fast Striker / Dreamcast «©NCSX» According to NG DevTeam, Fast Striker [Regular and Limited Editions] for the Dreamcast is shipping today. Please note that due to the Christmas holiday, our shipment will probably not arrive until next week.

UPS Holiday Update    UPS is delivering UPS Ground packages on Friday of this week but they are not picking up any Ground packages for dispatch.

TOYS Pixtone Black Rock Shooter - Import Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Good Smile Company has started preorders for the first two figures in their new "Pixtone" series of toys which are inspired by dot-graphics. What are dot-graphics? If you look back to the 8-bit era when the original Mario was comprised of big pixels so that he looked pixelated, that's one example of dot-graphics on display. In recent years, dot-graphics have made a sort of comeback in art, games, and toys. Could it be the precision of the orderly dots that makes dot-graphics attractive? No one knows.

   GSC chooses two characters from the popular Black Rock Shooter series to be their debut heroines for the Pixtone toys. The first character is Black Rock Shooter herself, with the blazing blue eye, choppy hair, and blank expression. Her rock cannon lies to the side in an apparent moment of peace. The second figure is the Black Rock's nemesis, Dead Master in all of her dot-graphics glory. DM's eyes are green and her hair is less choppy than Black Rock's tresses. Dead Master wields a scythe which she raises in her Pixtone incarnation. Both figures are fixed-posed, measure 5cm tall, and are mounted on checkered bases.

   Preorders for both figures are welcome to ship in May 2011 at JPY680 or US$11.90 each. The Pixtone figures are fully assembled, pre-painted, and ready for display.

TOYS New Super Mario Bros Crystal Maze - Restock Import

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Japanese manufacturer Epoch is primarily a toy maker although they've dabbled in video games and related products in the past. The company dabbles a little bit more by releasing two board games based on New Super Mario Bros. The first game on offer today is called the "Crystal Maze Board Game" which ships in a large cardboard box and is suitable for children at least 4 years old and adults with a penchant for anything related to Mario gaming and frivolity.

   Anyone who's played Super Monkey Ball will take to Crystal Maze like a fish to water. By using the red joystick/lever located at the bottom of the game, players tilt the play board to move three metal marbles (one at a time) from the START area at the bottom of the board to the GOAL located at the upper left corner of the board. It's pretty challenging due to the convoluted and tight-spaced maze one has to maneuver through.

MAG Dengeki G's Festival Vol. 19 [Jan 2011] - New Import

NCS Product Synopsis

«©NCSX» The animation property featured in the latest issue of Dengeki G's Festival magazine is Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai! or Oreimo for short. The special bonuses included with the magazine are:

» Kirino Kōsaka microfiber big towel which measures 125 x 60cm (49.21 x 23.62") in area and depicts Kirino in a green 2-piece bikini. Her name is printed on the right side of the towel.
» Niitengo "Kuroneko" figure which is mounted on a circular pedestal. The figure is a 2.5 figure which refers to the ratio of Kuroneko's head to her body.
» Oreimo Travel Edition CD

   Preorders have shipped as of Friday and new orders are welcome to ship today.

NEWS Japanese Release Outlook - Arrivals on Thursday

PS3	Nobunaga no Yabou Online: Shinsei no Shou	Koei
	Nobunaga no Yabou Online Premium Box	Koei
PSP	The 3rd Birthday	Square
	AKB1/48: Idol to Koishitara...	Bandai
	AKB1/48: Idol to Koishitara... First Print Limited	Bandai
	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4 Aizouban	Koei
	Togainu no Chi: True Blood Portable	Kadokawa
	Togainu no Chi: True Blood Portable Limited	Kadokawa
360	Dennou Senki Virtual-On Force	Sega
	Dennou Senki Virtual On Force Limited Edition	Sega
Wii	Mom-Chan Diet Wii: Figureobics	IE Inst.