
Hatsune Miku has been successfully miniaturised into a version superceding all previous in terms of sheer mini-moe, though perhaps even Mini Miku cannot compare to the nendoroid or even normal versions. The limited edition Mini Miku has been dubbed “Kocho Kore Hatsune Miku”, so expect it to become a collector’s item, perhaps.
Ultra-puchi Miku is set to be available exclusively at the summer Wonder Festival & Comiket, so you had better get your plane fare ready, or else be prepared to make liberal use of Yahoo Auctions. On the other hand, it seems quite possible hundreds of thousands of them will negate all rarity value.
In case you are wondering about the actual size, she is said to be some 20mm in height, or for non-metric types 1/16th of a shaku (6 bu). She is set to go on sale for a bank breaking ¥500.
Via Yujin.

Why is it holding a leek? For that matter, why does Miku hold a leek? Whatever the answer to these important questions, this is a great looking figure, as expected of a figure a year in development; apparently it also has a lot of die cast parts, hence the metallic finish. Not cheap either.
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Hatsune Miku creator KEI’s eagerly awaited upcoming artbook KEI画廊 / KEI Garou (due today in fact) has unfortunately been delayed – release will shift to the last third of July; announcing a delay on the day before release seems to suggest some grievous error, but just what is the cause is not revealed – KEI offers his apologies with a commemorative illustration on his homepage

This is a bash the blocks style game where the objective is to knock poor Hatsune Miku’s clothes off, using a leak to bat the ball, naturally enough. It even has a Miku soundtrack, though perhaps more effort could have been invested in the CG.
It’s a 10mb download, just unzip and run. “Official” RapidShare type download here, or alternatively download from this server here. Game site is here, reaching me via here.
Hatsune Miku seems to be the target of increasing gaming attention lately… Not long before we see her get a full commercial game to herself, perhaps?

Tech Arts 3d’s adult game 3Dカスタム少女 / 3D Custom Girl certainly allows you to create girls who bear more than just a passing resemblance to various characters, not least of which is the recreated Hatsune Miku visible below (somewhat H) – see here for a much more detailed breakdown of the game’s girl creation functionality.
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Some ingenious soul has made a 3D CG puchi/chibi/nendoroid rendition of the Haruhi and her crew’s OP dancing – see below for the video, which originates from NicoNico. Puchi/nendoroid Hatsune Miku videos included for good measure.
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Famitsu reveals a none too inspiring video preview of what may mark the first of many game appearances for Hatsune Miku. The game is 13歳のハローワークDS / 13-Sai no Hello Work (details here), for the Nintendo DS, and it features a Vocaloid singing minigame.
Given the enormous success of Miku, I’m inclined to think we can expect some much more impressive use of the franchise in a gaming medium at a later date, perhaps on the Wii or PS3?