Welcome to this week's Games & Toys update, our weekly roundup featuring a summary of all new Japanese & Asian items from the last 7 days.

The top-seller in this week has certainly been Sega's anime based Gamecube™ fighter Bleach GC! Tasogare Ni Mamieru Shinigami. After Tomy's Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4, it's the second anime Christmas hit for Nintendo's platform this Winter.

PlayStation2™ higlights from this week include Namco's drum game Taiko no Tatsujin: Wai Wai Happy Muyome (Japanese, with controller and Asia), Sony's RPG Rogue Galaxy (Japanese/Asia) as well as Sega's Ryu ga Gotoku.

The most popular handheld releases in this week have been Nintendo's Mario Kart DS and Marvelous' Harvest Moon DS for Girls (NDS™) as well as Geki Sengoku Musou (regular/Premium Box) and Metal Gear Acid 2 (Japanese/Asia) for PSP™.

Not for forget, Microsoft's next generation console hardware Xbox 360 will debut in Japan this Saturday. We are expecting consoles & release titles to be in stock in the next 1-2 days. Pricing for the system has been set down to US$ 449. All customers with reservations for a different amount will only be charged the new and confirmed price of course.

Further interesting items have been released in this week. A summary has been listed up below. Also make sure to scroll down further for a preview of next week's hottest releases.

PlayStation2™:

Bumpy Trot	KOR		US$ 59.90
Dragon Ball Z Sparking!	KOR		US$ 59.90
Exciting Pro Wrestling 6: SmackDown! vs. Raw	KOR		US$ 59.90
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Wonderful Journey (Best Collection)	JPN		US$ 34.90
Mahjong Taikai Battle (Mycom Best)	JPN		US$ 20.90
Momotarou Densetsu 15	JPN		US$ 64.90
Monster Farm 5: Circus Caravan	JPN		US$ 64.90
Rogue Galaxy	ASIA		US$ 59.90
Rogue Galaxy	JPN		US$ 64.90
Ryu ga Gotoku	JPN		US$ 64.90
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 92: The Game of a Curse	JPN		US$ 25.90
Taiko no Tatsujin: Wai Wai Happy Muyome	JPN		US$ 48.90
Taiko no Tatsujin: Wai Wai Happy Muyome	ASIA		US$ 44.90
Taiko no Tatsujin: Wai Wai Happy Muyome (incl. drum controller)	JPN		US$ 79.90
Toudai Shogi: Jouseki Dojo Kanketsuhen (Mycom Best)	JPN		US$ 34.90

Gamecube™:

Bleach GC! Tasogare Ni Mamieru Shinigami	JPN		US$ 59.90
Densetsu no Quiz	JPN		US$ 59.90
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (Atari Hot Series)	JPN		US$ 34.90

Nintendo DS™:

Harvest Moon DS for Girls	JPN		US$ 48.90
Kouchuu Ouja Mushi King: Greatest Champion e no Michi DS	JPN		US$ 48.90
Mario Kart DS	JPN		US$ 48.90
The Sims 2	JPN		US$ 48.90

Gameboy Advance™:

Choujin Ultra Baseball GBA	JPN		US$ 48.90
Godzilla Kaijuu Dairantou Advance (Atari Hot Series)	JPN		US$ 34.90
Sugar Sugar Une: Heart Gaippai! Moegi Gakuen	JPN		US$ 48.90
Summon Night Craft Sword Monogatari: Hajimari no Ishi	JPN		US$ 48.90

Sony PSP™:

Geki Sengoku Musou [Premium Box]	JPN		US$ 79.90
Geki Sengoku Musou	JPN		US$ 54.90
GripShift	KOR		US$ 49.90
Metal Gear Acid 2	JPN		US$ 52.90
Metal Gear Acid 2	ASIA		US$ 49.90
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0 (Chinese Package)	ASIA		US$ 49.90
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0 (English Package)	ASIA		US$ 49.90
SSX on Tour	ASIA		US$ 49.90
Amon Devilman Revelation	JPN		US$ 37.90
Bleach Shinigami Daiko Hen 1	JPN		US$ 37.90
Bleach Shinigami Daiko Hen 2	JPN		US$ 37.90
Bleach Shinigami Daiko Hen 3	JPN		US$ 37.90
Bleach Shinigami Daiko Hen 4	JPN		US$ 37.90
Bleach Shinigami Daiko Hen 5	JPN		US$ 37.90
Blood the Last Vampire Digital Master Version	JPN		US$ 37.90
Christmas with the Kranks	JPN		US$ 37.90
Le Portrait de Petit Cossette Special Version	JPN		US$ 37.90
Mayutoro The Toons	JPN		US$ 37.90
Once Upon a Time in High School	JPN		US$ 37.90
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Seisou hen [Special Edition]	JPN		US$ 37.90
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku hen [Special Edition]	JPN		US$ 37.90
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan -Requiem for Ishin's Knight	JPN		US$ 37.90
SOD In-House Public Presentation Shame Sanction!	JPN		US$ 29.90
O Student in a Molester	JPN		US$ 29.90
Hyper Magic Mirror Box Car 2005 10th Anniversary Special	JPN		US$ 29.90

Further UMD™ Videos are scheduled for this Friday and will be included in our Weekly Movie & Music update tomorrow.



Xbox 360™:

Xbox 360 Sale Commemoration Pack	JPN		US$ 449.00
Everyparty	JPN		US$ 59.90
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup	JPN		US$ 64.90
Need for Speed Most Wanted	JPN		US$ 64.90
Perfect Dark Zero [First Print Limited Edition]	JPN		US$ 69.90
Ridge Racer 6	JPN		US$ 64.90
Tetris: The Grandmaster Ace	JPN		US$ 52.90
Xbox 360 Component HD AV Cable			US$ 39.90
Xbox 360 Controller			US$ 39.90
Xbox 360 D Terminal HD AV Cable			US$ 39.90
Xbox 360 Faceplate (Sun)			US$ 24.90
Xbox 360 Faceplate (Wood)			US$ 24.90
Xbox 360 Faceplate (Pink Balloon)			US$ 24.90
Xbox 360 Faceplate (Water Puzzle)			US$ 24.90
Xbox 360 Faceplate (Silver)			US$ 24.90
Xbox 360 Headset			US$ 29.90
Xbox 360 Memory Unit (64MB)			US$ 39.90
Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit			US$ 24.90
Xbox 360 Rechargeable Battery Pack			US$ 14.90
Xbox 360 S-Video AV Cable			US$ 29.90
Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable			US$ 39.90
Xbox 360 Wireless Controller			US$ 49.90
Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter			US$ 99.90

Windows™ PC:

Front Mission Online

JPN

US$ 69.90

Toys:

Bleach Plush Doll Vol.2 - Model A: Ichigo			US$ 14.90
Bleach Plush Doll Vol.2 - Model B: Kon			US$ 14.90
Nintendo Mario Bros. Speaker - Model A: POW Mario Bros.			US$ 19.90
Nintendo Mario Bros. Speaker - Model B: POW Mario Bros.			US$ 19.90
Nintendo Mario Bros. Speaker - Model C: ? Super Mario Bros.			US$ 19.90
Nintendo Mario Bros. Speaker - Model D: ? Super Mario Bros.			US$ 19.90
Ys Figure Collection Series II			US$ 6.90

Video game soundtracks:

Dragon Quest (played by string quartet) (~Koichi Sugiyama)	JPN		US$ 37.90
Harukanaru Jikuu no Kade 3: Izayoiki -Tsuki No Shizuku- (~Tomoko Kawakami, Shinichiro Miki, Tomokazu Seki)	JPN		US$ 36.90
Oshare Majo Love and Berry 2005 AkiFuyu Song Collection	JPN		US$ 9.90
Shadow of the Colossus - Grand Music	JPN		US$ 23.90
Shinobido Kai Senran Jokyoku	JPN		US$ 27.90

A separate Video/Music update containing Japanese releases from this week, including new Anime, J-Pop and Movie releases will follow tomorrow.

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Looking forward to next week, around 30 new titles are expected to be released in Japan. As common in this update, we have pre-summarized all highlights below:

PlayStation2™:

Chaos Field New Order	JPN		US$ 59.90
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 91: The All Star Fighting Festival	JPN		US$ 25.90
Tales of the Abyss	JPN		US$ 64.90
Tales of the Abyss	ASIA		US$ 59.90

Sony PSP™:

EXIT	JPN		US$ 52.90
EXIT	ASIA		US$ 49.90
Jet de Go! Pocket	JPN		US$ 52.90
Jet de Go! Pocket	ASIA		US$ 49.90
Karakuri / Tokobot	JPN		US$ 52.90
Karakuri / Tokobot	ASIA		US$ 49.90
Pipo Saru Academia 2	JPN		US$ 52.90
Pipo Saru Academia 2	ASIA		US$ 49.90
Rockman X: Irregular Hunter	JPN		US$ 52.90
Rockman X: Irregular Hunter	ASIA		US$ 39.90

Gamecube™:

Konjiki no Gashbell: Go! Go! Mamono Fight!!	JPN		US$ 59.90
Shadow the Hedgehog	JPN		US$ 59.90

Nintendo DS™/Gameboy Advance™:

Croket! DS: Tenkuu no Yuusha tachi	JPN		US$ 48.90
Final Fantasy IV Advance	JPN		US$ 48.90
Final Fantasy IV Advance (w/ Gameboy Micro Limited Edition)	JPN		US$ 195.00

Access our preorder lists for further upcoming video game, movie and music releases.