The third Wii Taiko no Tatsujin, released on December 2010. As the title 'Minna de Party' would suggest, Taiko Wii 3 places emphasis back on the Wii casual audience, allowing up to 4 players on one screen at the same time, which hasn't ever been done before. It's cramped, but it works fine. To add to it, the main gimmick this time are the seven minigames of the Dream Taiko Land, 4 of which involve drumming skills, and the remaining three harks back to the PS2-era minigames, which is a welcome addition.
That isn't to say Taiko Wii 3 has ignored the fans of the Oni metagame though. Continuing on from Taiko Wii 2, Minna de Party finishes off the remaining Taiko 13/14 generation songs not already seen in Wii2/DS3. And in a very unexpected twist, after several unremarkable unlocks involving old songs (though they've been updated well enough to justify their presence), the Ura Oni unlock presented many surprises, giving many popular and new songs Ura Oni difficulties never before seen on any arcade (previously, Taiko Wii 2 simply ported Ura Onis from arcades, but didn't introduce any new ones). Many unexpected new songs came through Wii 3, including the Xbox 360 music Doom Noiz from Galaga Legions, and a new, unconventional 2000 song.
In other minor news, the loading screen has been tweaked to feature less blinding colors and now shows the song title while waiting for the song to start playing. Returning Wii features like Everyday Taiko Dojo, Miis, song lyrics and the mailbox are here, though there are no costumes or alternate Don-chan voice samples like in the previous games. Also the first Taiko game to not stick strictly to the number of songs as advertised, featuring 71 songs instead of 70 in all other promotional material.
Taiko Dream Land minigames
~ Theme song ~
Popcorn Parade (ポップコーン★パレード)
Popcorn Parade (ポップコーン★パレード)
No. of songs | 71 |
No. of secret songs | 23 |
No. of songs with Ura (1P) | 10 |
J-Pop (9 songs)
Title | ||||
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Ring a Ding Dong Kaela Kimura | x3 | x4 | x5 | x7 (video) |
Butterfly 2009 "Zexy" CM song | x2 | x3 | x4 | x6 (video) |
VICTORY EXILE | x2 | x4 | x5 | x7 (video) |
Ponytail to Shushu (ポニーテールとシュシュ) AKB48 | x3 | x5 | x6 | x7 (video) |
Kimi ga Iru (キミがいる) Ikimono Gakari | x3 | x4 | x6 | x8 (video) |
Mata Kimi ni Koishi Teru (また君に恋してる) Fuyumi Sakamoto | x2 | x3 | x4 | x6 (video) |
Tamashii Revolution (タマシイレボリューション) superfly | x3 | x4 | x6 | x8 (video) |
Sobakasu (そばかす) Judy and Mary | x4 | x4 | x5 | x5 (video) |
Hero (ヒーロー) FUNKY MONKEY BABYS | x3 | x4 | x4 | x7 (video) |
Anime (11 songs)
Title | ||||
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Gake no Ue no Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ) | x1 | x2 | x2 | x3 (video) |
Sanpo (さんぽ) My Neighbor Totoro | x1 | x2 | x5 | x5 (video) |
Sanpo (さんぽ) My Neighbor Totoro | x4 | x6 | x7 | x9 (video) |
Mainichi Ka-san (毎日かあさん) | x2 | x3 | x5 | x7 (video) |
Tensou Sentai Goseiger (天装戦隊ゴセイジャー) | x3 | x4 | x6 | x6 (video) |
Alright! Heart Catch Precure (Alright! ハートキャッチプリキュア!) | x4 | x4 | x4 | x7 (video) |
Saikou Everyday! (サイコー・エブリデイ!) Pokémon Diamond & Pearl | x2 | x4 | x5 | x5 (video) |
GO-GO Tamagotchi! (GO-GO たまごっち!) | x1 | x3 | x5 | x7 (video) |
Tomeidatta Sekai (透明だった世界) Naruto Shippuden | x3 | x4 | x5 | x6 (video) |
Kimi ga Shuyaku Sa~! (君が主役さっ!) Gokujou! Mecha Mote Iinchou | x3 | x4 | x5 | x6 (video) |
One day One Piece | x2 | x3 | x5 | x6 (video) |
Yuukai Tsuukai Kaibutsu-kun (ユカイツーカイ怪物くん) | x3 | x3 | x5 | x5 (video) |
Variety (2 songs)
Title | ||||
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Pirameki Taisou Taiko de Metabo Yattsukero! no Maki (ピラメキたいそう 太鼓でメタボやっつけろ!の巻) | x3 | x4 | x5 | x8 (video) |
Black Rock Shooter (ブラック★ロックシューター) feat. Hatsune Miku | x4 | x5 | x6 | x8 (video) |
Classic (10 songs)
Title | ||||
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Alborada del Gracioso (道化師の朝の歌) Ravel | x5 | x7 | x8 | x8 (video) |
Excerpt from Symphony No. 7 (交響曲第7番から) Beethoven | x3 | x4 | x6 | x8 (video) |
Fantasie Impromptu (幻想即興曲) Chopin | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
Flight of the Bumblebee (熊蜂の飛行) Nikolai-Rimsky Korsakov | x3 | x3 | x7 | x10 (video) |
From the New World (新世界より) Dvorak | x3 | x4 | x6 | x6 (video) |
March from The Nutcracker (行進曲「くるみ割り人形」から) Tchaikovsky | x3 | x5 | x6 | x7 (video) |
Montagues and Capulets (モンタギュー家とキャピュレット家) Sergei Prokofiev | x4 | x4 | x4 | x4 (video) |
Classic Medley (クラシックメドレー) Rock ver.(ロック編) | x4 | x5 | x8 | x10 (video) |
The Entertainer (エンターテイナー) Scott Joplin | x4 | x5 | x7 | x8 (video) |
Toy Symphony (おもちゃのシンフォニー) Mozart | x3 | x4 | x5 | x6 (video) |
Game Music (11 songs)
Title | ||||
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii (New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii) | x3 | x4 | x6 | x9 (video) |
Monster Hunter Medley (モンスターハンターメドレー) | x4 | x5 | x6 | x7 (video) |
No Way Back God Eater | x4 | x7 | x7 | x9 (video) |
No Way Back God Eater | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
Overmaster (オーバーマスター) THE iDOLM@STER SP | x5 | x5 | x7 | x8 (video) |
L・O・B・M THE iDOLM@STER SP | x4 | x5 | x6 | x8 (video) |
Namcot Medley (ナムコットメドレー) | x4 | x5 | x5 | x7 (video) |
Make Inu Henjou feat. Kani Prince (負け犬返上 feat.蟹プリンス) | x3 | x5 | x7 | x9 (video) |
URBAN FRAGMENTS R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 | x4 | x5 | x6 | x9 (video) |
DESERT STORM F/A | x5 | x6 | x7 | x8 (video) |
IN THE ZONE Ace Combat X2 Joint Assault | x5 | x6 | x8 | x10 (video) |
Doom Noiz Galaga Legions | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
Namco Original (28 songs)
Title | ||||
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Popcorn Parade (ポップコーン★パレード) | x4 | x4 | x6 | x8 (video) |
Ikasama Pirates (イカサマパイレーツ) | x3 | x4 | x6 | x7 (video) |
Theremin Rhapsody (テルミン狂想曲) No. 42 'Pathetique' | x4 | x6 | x6 | x8 (video) |
Arumujika ac14.0V (アルムジカac14.0V) | x5 | x7 | x7 | x9 (video) |
SORA-III Heliopause (SORA-III ヘリオポース) | x4 | x6 | x7 | x9 (video) |
NECOLOGY | x3 | x5 | x7 | x9 (video) |
Taiko Time (タイコタイム) | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
Dream Tide -Yume no Chouryuu- (Dream Tide -夢の潮流-) | x3 | x5 | x7 | x8 (video) |
Uchuu Samurai (宇宙SAMURAI) | x4 | x6 | x7 | x8 (video) |
mint tears | x5 | x6 | x8 | x10 (video) |
Yumeiro Coaster (夢色コースター) | x4 | x4 | x7 | x9 (video) |
Black Rose Apostle | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
Black Rose Apostle | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
Zeihen ~transformation~ (蛻変~transformation~) | x3 | x4 | x6 | x7 (video) |
Zeihen ~transformation~ (蛻変~transformation~) | x5 | x6 | x7 | x8 (video) |
Shunyuu ~happy excursion~ (春遊 ~happy excursion~) | x4 | x5 | x7 | x8 (video) |
Shunyuu ~happy excursion~ (春遊 ~happy excursion~) | x5 | x6 | x8 | x9 (video) (2P video) |
Metal Police (めたるぽりす) | x5 | x6 | x7 | x9 (video) |
Metal Police (めたるぽりす) | x5 | x7 | x8 | x9 (video) |
Kimi no Akari (きみのあかり) | x4 | x4 | x5 | x5 (video) |
Kimi no Akari (きみのあかり) | x5 | x6 | x7 | x8 (video) |
Gekkabijin (月下美人) | x4 | x6 | x7 | x9 (video) |
Taiko Ranbu - Kaiden (太鼓乱舞 皆伝) | x5 | x5 | x7 | x9 (video) |
Off Rock (オフ♨ロック) | x4 | x6 | x6 | x8 (video) |
Jigoku no Taiko Jiten (地獄の太鼓事典) | x5 | x6 | x7 | x9 (video) |
Neko Kujira (ねこくじら) | x4 | x6 | x7 | x8 (video) |
BE THE ACE | x3 | x4 | x6 | x6 (video) |
Takkyu de Dakkyu (卓球de脱臼) | x5 | x7 | x7 | x8 (video) |
Dajare de Oshare (ダジャレdeオシャレ) | x5 | x5 | x3 | x2 (video) |
Dajare de Oshare (ダジャレdeオシャレ) | x4 | x6 | x5 | x8 (video) |
Saturday Taiko Fever (サタデー太鼓フィーバー) | x4 | x5 | x7 | x8 (video) |
Saturday Taiko Fever (サタデー太鼓フィーバー) | x4 | x6 | x8 | x9 (video) |
Haikei, Gakkou ni te... (拝啓、学校にて・・・) | x2 | x3 | x4 | x7 (video) |
Haikei, Gakkou ni te... (拝啓、学校にて・・・) | x3 | x5 | x6 | x8 (video) |
Hataraku 2000 (はたラク2000) | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
Joubutsu 2000 (万戈イム一一ノ十) | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
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