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Friday, November 30, 2018

[NS1] A Wintry Selection of Year-end Collab and DLC Deals

For the last month of 2018, Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Version goes with a bang, with a DLC lineup that has been much more vibrant than the previous months. All of the additions will become available starting on December 6 2018. Sneak peek: it has Namco Originals!

A Three-fold HIKAKIN Collab
HIKAKINパック

Following HIKAKIN's appearance in the promotional video for the game before launch, the recognized YouTuber will be having a full-blown in-game collaboration.

The star collaborative element is the HIKAKIN Pack (HIKAKINパック) available until January 31 2019, which includes the party game Boom-boom Rock-Paper-Scissors (ブンブンジャンケン) inspired by his video sign-outs, and the Performance Character HIKAKIN with the Performance Skill to Change Taiko Sound to HIKAKIN (音色が「HIKAKIN」になる)... okay?

You can also get the brand new song by HIKAKIN and his musical collaborator SEIKIN, free until January 31 2019 (and to be paid DLC afterwards):

Title
Zassou NEW!
雑草/HIKAKIN & SEIKIN
★?★?★?★?

HIKAKIN Collab special page on the NS1 official site

Some Other DLC Too
Outside of the HIKAKIN collaboration, two more paid DLC packs are also coming to Nintendo Switch Version.

The Winter Break Anime Pack (冬休みアニメパック, 400 yen+tax) features three songs from popular Disney animated movies, but apparently Taiko couldn't use the "Disney" name unlike Studio Ghibli:

Title
Try Everything Zootopia
トライ・エヴリシング/「ズートピア」より
★2★3★4★3
Let It Go ~Ari no Mama de~ Frozen
Let It Go~ありのままで~/「アナと雪の女王」より
★2★2★2★4
Do You Want To Build A Snowman Frozen
雪だるまつくろう/「アナと雪の女王」より
★1★1★3★7

Meanwhile finally the first Namco Originals in the NS1 DLC lineup can be found in the Tatsujin Challenge Pack Vol. 1 (達人チャレンジパックVol.1, 500 yen+tax), featuring... surprisingly tame picks unlike the name suggests:

Title
Jingle Bells No. 765
ジングルベル第765番
★2★3★4★8
Kare Kano Kanon
カレ・カノ・カノン
★3★4★5
★8
KAGEKIYO Genpei Toma Den Medley
  源平討魔伝メドレー
★4★5★7★8★10
My Mine★4★5★4★6
Saitama 2000
さいたま2000
★5★7★7★7


And a Year-end All-in-One Deal
If you have been holding out on NS1 DLC, because it fails to attract you or otherwise, this might be a chance for you to reconsider. Until January 6 2019, the Super Bargain! Limited Bundle Purchase Pack (超お得!期間限定まとめ買いパック) lets you buy all six paid DLC packs so far at a 20% discount, to only 2160 yen+tax:
  • Studio Ghibli Pack
  • Vocaloid Pack
  • Touhou Project Arrange Pack
  • Pops Pack Vol. 1
  • Winter Break Anime Pack
  • Tatsujin Challenge Pack Vol. 1