The recently accounced Nendoroid Shuukan Hajimete no Miku Hatsune from Goodsmile Company has now hit pre-order status. This model is based on a popular comic that is still currently being published in Japan. She is not exactly very sociable, and her 3 different expressions don’t do to much to deny that fact. Yet she’s still cute as ever!

The figurine includes a stand, a microphone, ice cream, a baseball, and even a papercraft box as part of the set. Feel free to read more about it, and check out images from goodsmile above. If you’re interested in buying one, you can place your pre-order over here for 2600 JPY ($34 USD).

Here’s a quick preview of the figurine itself. If you know any other pre-order sources that are inexpensive and ship internationally, please post it in the comments!

Thanks to a bit of a news leak ahead of Sega’s official accouncement, details regarding the game’s final title, price, and launch date finally have some light.

We can finally do away with the announcement title of “Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai”. Now it’s called “Hatsune Miku and Future Stars Project Mirai”.

The launch date is supposedly set for March 8th with a launch price of ¥6,090 for the normal release, and ¥7,140 for the limited edition including a Nendoroid Puchi figurine (smaller than a normal Nendoroid) as well as a plastic fan. Image is available here. The higher game cost over the titles on PSP is likely due to the production cost of the game cartridge versus optical media.

Remember that 3DS titles are region locked, and the game can only be played on a Japanese 3DS. So if you plan on playing the game, you’ll have to have an imported 3DS as well.

Details on the game itself is still sketchy, so we’ll need to wait for the official announcement from Sega later this week. Here’s the game trailer once again that was revealed after the Nintendo press conference in September. Info found via andrasang.com.

Trivia: Did you know that Miku and Mirai both mean “Future” in Japanese?

Ok, I’m late on reporting this. Sorry. But pre-orders are still available, so it’s not TOO bad… @_@

Those of you who are collectors of Miku figurines or fans of the music/illustration work by HanasoumenP (HSP) may want to look into getting this highly cute figurine. The model is based on original artwork by HSP himself. If you’re wondering why the style is familiar, it’s because he is also one of the artists for the anime “My little sister can’t be this cute”. You can find more of his illustrative work here.

The model shows her playing what appears to be a Yamaha(?) electric keyboard, which is plugged into a small green alien-blob looking amp. The only way this could be better is if Miku actually played music. :3

More details as well as pre-order information can be found here at amiami. If anyone else knows sources with good prices that also ship internationally, please let me know in the comments!

I’ve been spending small bits of free time over the past few days playing the game, so I’m only about halfway through it. But so far it’s making a pretty nice successor to 2nd, and even brings back some of the features from the first game.

 
Miku playing a PSP inside a PSP. PSPception? Image courtesy of salanos.

I’ll quickly go over some changes and features offered in the game, so those of you interested in buying a copy will know what you’re getting. Read the full story for more! (more…)

As I’m sure you’ve heard before, there will be a live concert in Singapore later tonight, approximately 16 hours from now. Those who cannot attend it in person can conveniently watch the live stream online as it happens! It’s not the same as actually being there, but it’s the next best thing. So those who want to watch it as it happens can head over here to buy your online viewing pass.

Those who can’t watch it tonight can still purchase a ticket and watch it anytime online for the next two weeks after the concert ends.

For those of you in Singapore, and all over the world… Have fun and enjoy the show!