Gamertell

It’s been way too long since I posted an update of the game-related and generally interesting items being offered at Japanese import site J-List and under-18 site J-Box. To help bring everyone back up to speed, here’s a big bullet-point list of notable items currently offered on the site. Most… Continue Reading »

All you Taki fans out there can finally rejoice because Triad Toys will be releasing a 12 inch model of this vivacious Soul Calibur vixen on March 27, 2009.  And she’s dressed appropriately enough to take home to mom. Here are some details about this highly anticipated figure as stated… Continue Reading »

Born as the entrepreneurial venture of Jusaburo Shimizu in 1947, Kotobukiya’s began as a single toy store for dolls. Now, Kotobukiya has developed itself to be one of the heavy-hitters when it comes to popular anime/video game/movie figures, busts, statues and model kits that include some big name licenses (Star… Continue Reading »

Start saving up your Christmas cash, because Square Enix is expecting orders in the beginning of January. Square Enix has just announced that three new Final Fantasy VII Play Arts figures will be available in their online store on January 3, 2008. Cloud, Tifa and Aerith are appearing in their… Continue Reading »

I called it. Weta will, indeed be making high-end Halo 3 collectibles. The announcement that Weta Limited acquired the Halo 3 license was was made at this year’s Comic Con. As of yet, specifics have not yet been announced though, if the short film is an indication, you can expect… Continue Reading »

This is not as much a figure of a character as a glorious, physical recreation of a videogame attack. As weird as it sounds, many of the uber powerful Final Fantasy attacks summon creatures from other realms, resulting in glorious, colorful and often weird visuals. Part of the Master Creatures… Continue Reading »

From our favorite Japanese import site, J-List/J-Box, comes a figure based on the Fantasy VIII PVC Playstation game. It’s part of the Masters Creatures 2 collection featuring 6 in. tall sculptures which will also include Odin, and Mateus the Corrupt. These aren’t scheduled to be available in the US until… Continue Reading »

From our favorite Japanese import site, J-List/J-Box, comes a PVC figure based on the Shining Tears PS2 bishojo RPG. This 1/8 scale figure (as if she was a real person) of sex kitten and ass-kickin’ ninja, Mao (meow!) “Beast Quarter,” is 8.5 in. tall and priced at $65. The Mao… Continue Reading »

Here’s another PC gaming item from Peter Payne’s site that specializes in all thing Japanese, J-List (and J-Box for the under-18 crowd). The black 14 Degrees Mouse Pad by Elecom costs only $14 and offers a better angle than the standard wristpad/mousepad combo. The ergonomic wizards in Japan somehow decided… Continue Reading »

Here’s another gaming item from J-List, Peter Payne’s site that specializes in all thing Japanese (aka J-Box for those under 18). Think of the Variable 3-button 2.4 GHz Wireless Optical Mouse as the second stage in Transformers taking over computers. At $85, this mouse by Elecom is not just a… Continue Reading »