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Saturday, March 16, 2024

First Video Portal: March 2024

2024/03/16

Title

/
Tokeru Katagiri
とける/かたぎり
★5
★7 ★8 ★10
(788)
★10
(982)

2024/03/14

Title
Phoenix
  Leos Vincent/FOCUS ON (Nijisanji) x Taiko no Tatsujin
  レオス・ヴィンセント
  FOCUS ON (にじさんじ) × 太鼓の達人
★4
★5 ★6 ★7
(1*)

Marionette Pure
  Lize Helesta/FOCUS ON (Nijisanji) x Taiko no Tatsujin
マリオネットピュア
  リゼ・ヘルエスタ
  FOCUS ON (にじさんじ) × 太鼓の達人
★4
★5 ★7 ★8
(1*)

CYBERgenicALICE
  Nei Ponto/FOCUS ON (Nijisanji) x Taiko no Tatsujin
  先斗寧
  FOCUS ON (にじさんじ) × 太鼓の達人
★4
★5 ★6 ★9
(1*)

Seiza Wardo Ogami Masako & Yasutoku Matsutani feat. Erika Kaiho
星座わーど/おおがみまさこ & 松谷康德 feat. 海保えりか
★4
★5 ★5 ★7
(512)

Godzilla Main Theme
ゴジラ・メインタイトル
★3
★5 ★6 ★8
(395)

(1*) - Notecharts and Max Combo values are the same as each song's respective original version.

2024/03/13

Title
Kyu-kurarin Iyowa feat. Kafu
きゅうくらりん/いよわ feat. 可不
★3
★4 ★5 ★8
(605)
★10
(862)

2024/03/07

Title
Show Universal Studios Japan Zombie de Dance New Theme Song
/ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン
  「ゾンビ・デ・ダンス」新テーマソング
★2
★4 ★6 ★8
(460)

Halo Pokémon Horizions: The Series
ハロ/アニメ「ポケットモンスター(2023)」より
★1
★1 ★3 ★7
(386)


Song of the Week! 16 March 2024

 
Often times, writing on up-to-date happenings leads to be up and ready for sudden schedule changes, something that rings true even on hobbyistic-rooted contents that a videogames-centered blog would entail. Last week's Saturday feature was actually going to be an Hatsune Miku-themed one due to the recurring 'Miku Day' (3/9, based on a goroawase name reading) happening on a Saturday this year, but dire news from the day earlier have pushed for a more somber topic change instead.

Put your worries to rest, though- I'm not enduring music that doesn't... match my taste (to say the least) for nothing! The already-penned feature is not lost, but rather postponed to this week's slot instead. I mean, it's not like there's going to be another Saturday Miku Day anytime soon, right!?

Namco Taiko Blog (March 15th, 2024) - Departing Hearty Rangers (Nijiiro Ver. Farewell Tracks, 2024/04/17)


Title
2024/04/17 (all locales)
Zenryoku Zenkai! Zenkaiger Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
全力全開!ゼンカイジャー/「機界戦隊ゼンカイジャー」より
  Also in: NS2 (MP)
★2
★2 ★4 ★6
Hadaka no Kokoro TBS Tuesday Drama "My Housekeeper Nagisa-San" Theme Song
裸の心/TBS系 火曜ドラマ「私の家政夫ナギサさん」主題歌
  Also in: NS1 (DLC), NS2 (MP)
★1
★2 ★5 ★7

Farewell Timeline (all times are JST/UTC+9)
Time Milestone
2024/03/29 00:00
  • Farewell Tracks unusable in Donder Hiroba tournaments and challenges
2024/04/17 02:00
  • Crowns and score ranks obtained from Farewell Tracks removed from totals in Donder Hiroba
2024/04/17 07:00
  • Farewell Tracks no longer playable 
  • Scores and rankings of Farewell Tracks removed from view in Donder Hiroba
  • Liked Tracks slot and Favourite Track reverted to none if Farewell Tracks was selected

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

[PSV/iOS] - Curtain Call Updates for V Version and Plus STH



Alongside the just-unveiled WADIVERSE project, today we've also caught wind of a couple of announcements, pertaining the distribution discontinuation of content for a couple of older Taiko entries, with the first one being the PS Vita's V Version.

Browsing to the game's official website will warn its users that the remaining paid solo song DLCs that are left available on sale to be retiring by the end of March 28th. It's also specified that re-downloading previously-bought DLC content, both already discontinued and the soon-expiring leftovers, is still possible for previous buyers, for the time being.



The screen up here, on the other hand, is from the long-running Taiko Plus Shinkyoku Tori Houdai for iOS/Android, which we already know to be discontinued by the end of the same day as V Version's leftover DLC purchase.

It was already disclosed in the past how a final update will let people with the game to still be able to play it after the app's delisting from the app stores, but today is also being shared that the post-shutdown offline play also extends to all form song pack purchases for iOS players coming from the original Taiko Plus app. With STH's subscription service shutdown, however, this report also encourages players to redownload every previously-bought song pack before the March 28th's end, as redownloading owned DLCs won't be possible anymore, afterwards.

Twxtter Snxppets (March 12th, 2024) - WArning into a Cross-reality Taiko DIVE


Roughly a year since the debut of the side inhouse-label of WADIVE RECORD with the Taiko no Tatsujin web Anime's Omiko Sisters duo song (more on that here!), a different kind of project is in store for this branch to expand in its own way, with the introduction of the WADIVERSE.

In short, starting from the concept of "Taiko no Tatsujin from another world", an undefined number of stories will be told with familiar Taiko characters from would-be alternate realities. Such is the case of Hana here, joining Don-Chan in quite the different looker for an upcoming adventure inside a mysterious-looking place called Band Noise Town.


This story will be told all throughout the month of March via the official @taiko_All handle on Twxtter, both in visual and musical form! The highlights for Episode 1's timetable shown up here are five update days for the actual story's manga panels (the first of which is already online!), four days devoted to character illustrations, another four for character descriptions and a couple of music-powered appointments: one for Episode 1's proper music video and another for said MV's newcoming song to become playable across all active Taiko titles!

Keeping a bookmark on that handle will surely be handy in order to get steady updates on how the story will unfold, alongside whatever's coming up in the aftermath...

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Song of the Week! 9 March 2024

 
Tragedy struck for the larger mangaka/animation scene in Japan yesterday, as it has been made public how renowned author Akira Toriyama has passed away at this very month's start.

In light of the unfortunate news, today's feature will pick up the remaining Taiko-transplanted songs from Toriyama-inspired works we've yet to talk about, be it with Song Series Showcase posts or former SotW entries. There's also room for something extra on my side, so to quote one of iconic lines from its involved work,

"You're gonna love this. Trust me..."

Friday, March 8, 2024

Namco Taiko Blog (March 7th, 2024) - A License FOCUS-ed Spring Nijiiro Update


Welcome all, once again, to a look-from-the-next-day coverage on the most recent development blog update! While the anticipated Women's Day rides into the sunset once more, let's see what's in storm for the arcade Taiko front...