Many requests from customers who wish to receive the Shining Force III Premium disc from Sega. This premium disc is a free offer from Sega in Japan to customers who have purchased all three scenarios of Shining Force III. However, this offer is only open to individuals living in Japan and not at all to companies or distribution houses such as National Console. NCS can however source a very small number of Premium Discs for our customers. What you will have to do is cut out the three triangular coupons from the three SF3 manuals and mail them to NCS. The stipulations are that you must have purchased all three volumes from our company and a postage and handling fee of US$20 be remitted with your coupons to complete delivery from Japan to your address in the United States. Since we will not be able to accept every request, the only fair way to handle this is a random drawing. E-mail our company today with your request if you wish to receive the premium and we will randomly select from the list of e-mails tomorrow morning. You will be contacted by return mail, along with instructions, if your request has been accepted.

This has been posted all over usenet and different message boards, but since WD made it official on their website, I figured I would report it. This was posted about the release date of MKR by Working Designs today:

"Magic Knight Rayearth is still in the final approval process, but should be going to manufacture soon. According to Sega of America, the disc turnaround time with JVC will be between 6-8 weeks because JVC no longer has capacity reserved for Saturn games because of its current market status. This is instead of the normal 3-5 days that it would normally take to manufacture Saturn CDs. We are hoping for a November 30th release date for this title. "

Best Buy

If you go to Best Buy sometime between now and November 7th you can pick up a deposit slip for Zelda. By paying $10 down you'll reserve your copy and receive the golden cartridge upon release. In addition, you'll get an N64 game carrying case with the Zelda emblem on the front. It holds up to 4 games and is perfect for storing videogame magazines or strategy guides.

EB World

This promotion has been going on for some time now, but for those of you who missed out on the details, here's what you get. By ordering Zelda sometime before November 23 you will receive the golden cartridge, a Zelda T-Shirt, a map/poster, and some Zelda character tatoos. Lots of extra goodies for those willing to order from EB World.

Nintendo Power

OK...so this one doesn't have anything to do with the Zelda game, but it's a cool deal anyway. If you subscribe to Nintendo Power before Christmas you can receive a Zelda soundtrack absolutely free (a $10 value). A collector's item by any means. If you do take advantage of this deal and order by phone, be sure to ask about the free CD. Chances are they won't just offer it...you'll have to speak up.

Sears

Well, I guess just reserving the game at Sears wasn't good enough. However, if you're going to be buying an N64 anytime soon, you might want to walk on over to the "Funtronics" (who comes up with these names?) section to make your purchase. For a limited time Sears will be throwing in a Zelda watch for free.

Target

Venture into a nearby Target store and you'll be able to throw down $10 and nab yourself a cool Zelda action figure! Even better, that $10 is good toward Zelda, so essentially you get the action figure for free. Not a bad deal.