NEWS: Gamecube Digital Controller 
   ASCII went back in time to the era of Sega Genesis and Saturn to find inspiration for their line of ASCII Fighting Pads. Hori's muse hearkens back to the Super Famicom days for design pointers on their new digital controller for Gamecube. With relevant buttons matching those of the original GC controller on the right side and trigger buttons on the top, a single D-pad takes up real estate on the left.
   Preorders are welcome starting today with expected shipping on February 21. Pricing is set at US$22 per pad in your choice of indigo or black. Additional color variants (Spice, Platinum) TBA.
 
NEWS: PS2 April 2003 Release Roster 
   A number of imports shipping in April are confirmed and updated today along with the four delayed titles from yesterday. Preorders are welcome.
Do Don Pachi Daioujou Arika Y5800 April 10
.Hack Vol. 4 Bandai Y5800 April 17
Batman Dark Tomorrow Kotobuki Y6800 April 24
The Conveni 3 Hamster Y5800 April 24
Generation of Chaos 3 Idea Factory Y6800 April 24
Generation of Chaos 3 LE Idea Factory Y8800 April 24
Grand Prix Challenge Infogrames Y5800 April 24
I'm Best Bike Police D3 Publisher Y2000 April 24
The Maze - Simple 2000 D3 Publisher Y2000 April 24
Metal Slug 3 Playmore Y6800 April 24
The Pinball - Simple 2000 D3 Publisher Y2000 April 24
Robocop Titus Japan Y6800 April 24
Tenchu 3 Fromsoft Y6800 April 24
World Rally Championship II Spike Y6800 April 24
Yumeria Namco Y6800 April 24
NEWS: GC and Xbox Soul Calibur 2
   Preorders are also open today for the Gamecube and Xbox versions of Soul Calibur 2 which ship simultaneously with the Playstation 2 version on March 27, 2003.
 

 

 
NEWS: Gameboy Advance SP + FFT Bundle Offer
   Earlier in the week, we mentioned the GBA SP + FFT bundle that will be sold in Japan on February 14. Customers interested in the bundle may place preorders by email request starting today but note that availability is not guaranteed due to unknown supplies available to our agents in Japan at the time of release. We'll only be able to sort out stock availability on February 14 when the bundles go on sale at 7-11. Pricing is set at US$235 which includes our commission payments to "carriers" and factors in the retail cost of the item as well as shipping fees from different carriers. If you're still interested after the sticker shock, feel free to email NCS with your reservation request and we will add you to our preorder list.
 
Summary of the Week
Monday NEWS Dating game revelations, Week outlook - looks like Ikaruga on GC only
Tuesday GC Ikaruga  NEWS A GBA SP color variant already..., USA releases this week, Freeloader vapors
Wednesday NEWS Import game delays announced, GBA FFT bundle update, Guilty Gear XX in the USA soon
Thursday NEWS Gamecube Digital Controller, PS2 April 2003 import roster, GBA FFT bundle offer
Friday NEWS Hori unleashes Final Fantasy X-2 tower, Memory cards, Tiny Bee and Sakura to boot
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