Death Smiles: Countdown to North America Invasion

croikle · Post by **croikle** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:12 am

I think that box is a headset port; it's also on the HRAP EX.

Trevor spencer · Post by **Trevor spencer** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:34 pm

croikle wrote:I think that box is a headset port; it's also on the HRAP EX.

yep excatly the same

Doctor Fugue · Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:58 pm

Surely it has the same innards as the 360 HRAP EX considering the layout and price?

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:59 am

It's probably just a HRAP EX with a Death Smiles picture slapped on it.

I would have been more hyped if it used the newer 360 Seimitsu HRAP.

bucklemyshoe · Post by **bucklemyshoe** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:54 pm

well the insides haven't been announced yet (have they?) so let's not get all bummed out just yet.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:17 pm

NCSX just opened up pre-orders today for both the game and the stick. Since they have to get the sticks at retail, they're going for $240.00.

bucklemyshoe · Post by **bucklemyshoe** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:58 pm

Link please?

BTW, does NCSX charge for preorders before they ship?

I mean do they just accept your order or do they put a hold on funds for a week and then not charge until it ships?

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:06 pm

Kiken wrote:NCSX just opened up pre-orders today for both the game and the stick. Since they have to get the sticks at retail, they're going for $240.00.

What a brutal price!

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:25 pm

Kiken wrote:NCSX just opened up pre-orders today for both the game and the stick. Since they have to get the sticks at retail, they're going for $240.00.

Zero Gunner · Post by **Zero Gunner** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:04 am

bucklemyshoe wrote:Link please?

BTW, does NCSX charge for preorders before they ship?

I mean do they just accept your order or do they put a hold on funds for a week and then not charge until it ships?

http://ncsx.com/

They do not charge you in advance for pre-orders. I place mine today for the stick and the LE Version.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:43 am

P_HAT wrote: What a brutal price!

They ship from the US and don't get a wholesale break. That's about what you're going to pay total from anywhere else when it's all said and done.

bucklemyshoe · Post by **bucklemyshoe** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:38 am

pre-ordering the LE

going to wait on the stick.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:24 pm

Sticks limited to 1 per Amazon account. Not sure how NCSX is getting them. My 1 is already taken, of course.

ex.machina · Post by **ex.machina** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:17 pm

I have the Otomedius stick, gonna pass on this one.

Doctor Fugue · Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:32 pm

I ordered the stick and game from Amazon. That stick will look great beside the VSHG.

I didn't get the LE purely because of the cover art.

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:59 pm

Sticks limited to 1 per Amazon account. Not sure how NCSX is getting them. My 1 is already taken, of course.

amazon.jp accepts international orders with a japanese shipping adress on this one. Just in case anybody wants one and wants to use GaijinPunchs's services...

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:03 pm

Fudoh wrote:
Sticks limited to 1 per Amazon account. Not sure how NCSX is getting them. My 1 is already taken, of course.
amazon.jp accepts international orders with a japanese shipping adress on this one. Just in case anybody wants one and wants to use GaijinPunchs's services...

What good is an international order if they won't ship it abroad?

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:18 am

Somebody (not in Japan) can pre-order the stick in case he knows somebody (in Japan), even if this person (in Japan) has already pre-ordered a stick and therefore reached his limit.

CStarFlare · Post by **CStarFlare** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:20 am

The benefit is obvious to us, but I think he meant it more along the lines of it's silly that Amazon will let them order it but not ship it directly to them.

ex.machina · Post by **ex.machina** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:35 am

Doctor Fugue wrote: I didn't get the LE purely because of the cover art.

I will get the normal & ltd one. Limited keeping sealed, normal one for playing the game.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:48 am

CStarFlare wrote:The benefit is obvious to us, but I think he meant it more along the lines of it's silly that Amazon will let them order it but not ship it directly to them.

No, I mean the oxymoron statement:
"international order + Japanese shipping address". Or will they ship it to a foreign address assuming you have a Japanese one as well? Could be a bug. I wouldn't get excited until there was actual penetration.

Zero Gunner · Post by **Zero Gunner** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:57 am

Doctor Fugue wrote:I ordered the stick and game from Amazon. That stick will look great beside the VSHG.

I didn't get the LE purely because of the cover art.

Usually LE Artwork is better...but in this case it looks more like another forgettable dating sim. I definitely prefer the standard release artwork.

ex.machina wrote:
Doctor Fugue wrote: I didn't get the LE purely because of the cover art.
I will get the normal & ltd one. Limited keeping sealed, normal one for playing the game.

Hmmm....me thinks this is a good idea as well....

bucklemyshoe · Post by **bucklemyshoe** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:15 pm

PA has pre-orders available now too.

I'm going to cancel my NCSX order because it's about 10$ cheaper after shipping from PA.

Normal is 68.90

Limited is 99.90

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-a12 ... -84-p.html

^^^if you guys order, please use my affiliate link.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:31 pm

Good prices. That's about what they'd cost me considering the ass-cocked dollar.

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:41 pm

"international order + Japanese shipping address". Or will they ship it to a foreign address assuming you have a Japanese one as well? Could be a bug. I wouldn't get excited until there was actual penetration.

they don't ship outside Japan. The whole statement was just a response to your "My 1 is already taken, of course". People outside Japan can order (and pay for) the stick and have it shipped to somebody in Japan (e.g. you). This works even if you've already ordered one with your own amazon account.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:27 am

*edit - mispost

manaka · Post by **manaka** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:19 am

Blog update

Basically on why the 'Only On' mark is on the package. Shooter market makes multiplatform unfeasible, want people to see the 360 for STGs, and just plain not interested in any platforms other than the 360.

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:24 am

manaka wrote:Blog update

Basically on why the 'Only On' mark is on the package. Shooter market makes multiplatform unfeasible, want people to see the 360 for STGs, and just plain not interested in any platforms other than the 360.

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I wonder what their reasoning is . . fascinating how these arcade games are jumping ship from Sony to MS. I don't really see what MS is doing to encourage them.

kemical · Post by **kemical** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:49 am

low dev costs, easy to dev for.. at least from what I understand.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:06 am

People outside Japan can order (and pay for) the stick and have it shipped to somebody in Japan (e.g. you).

I'm sure they would catch on. For all I know it's blocked by address and account, not just one or the other.

This works even if you've already ordered one with your own amazon account.

This is also assuming I want my address in multiple accounts... not to mention the utter confusiong when 20 sticks show up. I have no idea who the fuck paid and who didn't. Definitely a disaster waiting to happen.