The first Taiko no Tatsujin game to be released on the Nintendo DS, on July 2007, and seen as Namco testing the waters of the casual gaming crowd that Nintendo managed to pull in with the new touchscreen controls, as a large part of this game was showing off the new control method, which is a first for Taiko. Although the song list is somewhat lacking at a time where 40+ songs seemed to be the standard, and there were many repeat songs from past entries, it's not just a few songs with touch controls slapped onto them; DS1 marks another turning point in the series where major additions made remain for many later Taiko console games.
Most notable is the addition of Don-chan's room, a sort of central hub for the side options of the game. Aside from the already present features like changing Taiko sounds and the tutorial (which no longer uses Onpu no Uta as background music), new features was a mailbox for Don-chan to receive messages from the in-game characters as the player racks up his play time and achievements. Some characters even send you gifts, ranging from secret songs to costumes and Taiko sounds. The other major introduction in DS1 was the ability to change Don-chan's body color and clothing, which proved to be very popular and became a main feature in almost every Taiko game since, even in the arcade. Along with the game, players also received two special styluses (called bachi-pen) to play Taiko on the DS touch screen. It has wireless multiplayer of up to four players using only one cart, and a Taiko Dojo which you can challenge everyday to raise your Taiko Rank, influenced in part by Brain Age, a massively popular brain training simulator.
A game-breaking bug was discovered, in that when all three save slots are used up and all three Dons have costumes on them other than the default one (note 'all three', if one Don is using the default colors and no costumes, the bug won't activate), the game freezes on the title screen and refuses to load anything. You won't even be able to delete a save file! This was patched on June 30 2009, when Namco released an official statement. Anyone with the defective game can trade it in for the updated 1.01 version for free, which has 'updated version' under the game title. No other features were added other than to patch the bug.
~ Theme song ~
Kimi ni Touch! (キミにタッチ！)
Kimi ni Touch! (キミにタッチ！)
| No. of songs | 35 |
 No. of secret songs | 6 |
J-Pop (7 songs)
| Title |  |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakuranbo (さくらんぼ) Ai Ootsuka | x3 | x4 | x4 | x8 (video) |
| Kibun Joujou (気分上々↑↑) mihimaru GT | x4 | x4 | x5 | x7 (video) |
| Natsu Matsuri (夏祭り) Whiteberry | x3 | x2 | x6 | x6 (video) |
| Ketsui no Asa Ni (決意の朝に) Aqua Timez | x3 | x4 | x6 | x5 (video) |
| WON'T BE LONG Exile | x3 | x5 | x4 | x6 (video) |
| Mata Ai Mashou (マタアイマショウ) Seamo | x3 | x5 | x4 | x5 (video) |
| DANCE2 .feat Soy Sauce (DANCE2 feat.ソイソース ) TV ad- Pocky | x4 | x4 | x7 | x8 (video) |
Anime (7 songs)
| Title | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touch (タッチ) | x4 | x4 | x4 | x6 (video) |
| Together Pokémon Diamond & Pearl | x2 | x3 | x5 | x5 (video) |
| Juuken Sentai Geki Ranger (獣拳戦隊ゲキレンジャー) | x2 | x2 | x5 | x7 (video) |
| Precure 5 Smile Go Go! (プリキュア5 スマイルGoGo!) | x2 | x2 | x2 | x5 (video) |
| Doraemon no Uta (ドラえもんのうた) | x1 | x2 | x2 | x5 (video) |
| Detective Conan Main Theme (名探偵コナン メイン･テーマ) | x3 | x3 | x6 | x6 (video) |
| Anpanman no March (アンパンマンのマーチ) Soreike! Anpanman | x1 | x3 | x3 | x2 (video) |
Children/Folk (2 songs)
| Title | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mori no Kuma-San (もりのくまさん) | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 (video) |
| Inu no Omawari-san (いぬのおまわりさん) | x1 | x1 | x3 | x6 (video) |
Variety (1 song)
| Title | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarako Tarako Tarako (たらこ･たらこ･たらこ) TV ad- Kewpie Pasta Sauce | x2 | x2 | x5 | x7 (video) |
Classic (6 songs)
| Title | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excerpt from Symphony No. 7 (交響曲第７番から) Beethoven | x3 | x4 | x6 | x8 (video) |
| William Tell Overture (ウィリアム･テル序曲) Gioachino Rossini | x3 | x5 | x7 | x7 (video) |
| Orpheus in the Underworld Overture (天国と地獄 序曲) Jacques Offenbach | x4 | x5 | x5 | x7 (video) |
| Flight of the Bumblebee (熊蜂の飛行) Nikolai-Rimsky Korsakov | x3 | x7 | x7 | x9 (video) |
| Classic Medley (クラシックメドレー) Wedding ver. (ウェディング編) | x4 | x5 | x5 | x7 (video) |
| Fantasie Impromptu (幻想即興曲) Chopin | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
Game Music (3 songs)
| Title | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. (スーパーマリオブラザーズ) | x3 | x4 | x5 | x8 (video) |
| GO MY WAY!! THE iDOLM@STER | x4 | x5 | x6 | x7 (video) |
| Namcot Medley (ナムコットメドレー) | x4 | x5 | x5 | x7 (video) |
Namco Original (9 songs)
| Title | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi ni Touch! (キミにタッチ！) | x4 | x4 | x6 | x7 (video) |
| Mojipittan Medley (もじぴったんメドレー) | x4 | x6 | x3 | x8 (video) |
| KAGEKIYO ～Genpei Toma Den Medley～ (～源平討魔伝メドレー～) | x5 | x6 | x8 | x9 (video) |
| Fuun! Bachi o Sensei (風雲！バチお先生) | x5 | x5 | x7 | x8 (video) |
| Kurofune Raikou (黒船来航) | x4 | x5 | x7 | x9 (video) |
| Taiko Ranbu Honoo no Maki (太鼓乱舞 炎の巻) | x5 | x7 | x7 | x7 (video) |
| Taiko Ranbu Mizu no Maki (太鼓乱舞 水の巻) | x4 | x6 | x8 | x9 (video) |
| Taiko Ranbu Kaze no Maki (太鼓乱舞 風の巻) | x3 | x5 | x6 | x8 (video) |
| Tenjiku 2000 (てんぢく2000) | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
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