First to Twitter: @taiko_team is not the only excited Twitter feed to release this piece of news. In fact all the participating games' Twitter feeds has also done so, and in pretty good sync! In case you do not recognize, it's the Game Music Triangle trio again with Groove Coaster (EX) and maimai (Orange), plus the proud addition of jubeat (saucer fulfill) from Konami's BEMANI family.
【速報】AOU主催による「天下一音ゲ祭 全国一斉認定大会」が開催決定！太鼓の達人が参加だドン！ http://t.co/JP0gaPHqWC #taiko765 pic.twitter.com/Wk0Ihxd6JU
— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) August 18, 2014
大ニュース！！！
全日本アミューズメント施設営業者協会連合（ＡＯＵ）主催による「天下一音ゲ祭 全国一斉認定大会」が開催決定！
KONAMIからはその大会にjubeat saucer fulfillが参加することが
続きは→http://t.co/Gh7T5x0tLz
— jubeat staff (@jubeat_staff) August 18, 2014
【速報】
「天下一音ゲ祭 全国一斉認定大会」開催！
「グルーヴコースター EX」参戦決定！！！
http://t.co/45mzYoyIPx
詳細は下記をご覧下さい。
http://t.co/2MDRNTVNee
#グルコス pic.twitter.com/YqbPqNo4Uv
— グルーヴコースター公式@8/12新曲 (@groove_coaster) August 18, 2014
maimai公式にて『【特ホウ】『天下一音ゲ祭 全国一斉認定大会』開催 ＆
maimai ORANGE参加決定！』を公開しました。
なんだかどえりゃあ事になったがね
http://t.co/xNrueDumU0
#maimai pic.twitter.com/khij3RyOIq
— maimai公式ニュース (@maimai_official) August 18, 2014
Next we check out with the main organizer of the collaboration event, the All Nippon Amusement Machine Operators' Union (全日本アミューズメント施設営業者協会連合会, AOU in short). In their August newsletter a full page (Page 5) has been allocated for the event. Here are the extra details we have from this:- A total of 7 new songs will be added for each game: Each game will put up one song to pass between the games, and one brand new song will be created by each game's composer. The songs will be added late-October first-hand to participating stores.
- The key activity of the event is a(nother) tournament, hosted within designated blocs across Japan. Each arcade center member of the AOU will each host a Store Preliminary on AOU's Games Day (November 23) together. Winners will proceed to a late-December Bloc Finals showdown to determine the champion of each game within the bloc.
- The tournament will accept "online entry", a first in AOU game tournaments.
- Arcade centers completing the union's membership application by September 19 will be eligible to hold the Store Preliminary
There will be more news as the event draws near, so stay tuned at all the usual outlets, as well as these notable links!
