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Friday, September 16, 2011

Namco Bandai, live from TGS


Among other things in the show like Tales of the Abyss, 3DS Tekken and Idolm@ster, Namco allocated half an hour for Taiko (which will be repeating again tonight at 9pm Japan time). Not the entire show was recorded, but all the important stuff is in here! Read more!



A recording of the live stream. You can skip the talking and get to what's on screen when it loads.

0:12 onwards: LOL DON-CHAN COSTUME XD Wonder who's inside it? Must be pretty tough crawling on the floor all day!

0:47 : Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Kettei-Ban PV! Most of what we already know is in here, now all that's needed is a high-quality recording of it sometime later on. Also, Danba Danba Din Dan, the new YMCK song, is in J-Pop genre in this game. The background music is invariably the theme song, Momoiro Taiko Paradise.

4:15 : Apparently the smartphone versions are getting an upgrade as well. More songs will be introduced to iPhone and Android, and something known as a Taiko no Tatsujin social game will be released on both this winter.

4:26 : Rina Koike (小池里奈) isn't just going to be appearing on the show, she's also going to be in Taiko PSP DX, as a special dancer in Hyakka Ryouran, scheduled for download on god knows when! (probably next month)


5:58 :  MEGATON! The hidden titles in yesterday's New Taiko song list have been revealed! They are...!

Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu - Gekijouban (初音ミクの消失-劇場版-)!
Red Rose Evangel!
...and the YMCK song mentioned earlier (interestingly enough, this time it's under Namco Original instead of J-Pop)

Geez, Miku's adaptability in Taiko knows no bounds...Namco Original this time lol
And Ayane is providing vocals for Red Rose Evangel. There goes any thoughts of having an instrumental like Black Rose again.


And the video ends with people in equally cramped YMCK character costumes coming out and dancing to the tune of Danba Danba Din Dan. Listen to it here first!