Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

DLC Termination Bulletin: August 2024

Official Links

Unless otherwise specified, playing already downloaded songs, and re-downloading songs after completed purchases are still possible.

[NS1] Individual DLC Tracks

Title
2024/08/30 23:59 (JST/UTC+9)
Gunjou
群青
/YOASOBI
★2 ★4 ★6 ★8

[NS1] Pops Pack Vol. 1
  Termination date: 2024/08/30 23:59 (JST/UTC+9)

Title
Sayonara Elegy
さよならエレジー
★3 ★4 ★5 ★8
U.S.A. ★2 ★3 ★5 ★6
Koi The Full-Time Wife Escapist
/ドラマ「逃げるは恥だが役に立つ」より
★2 ★3 ★3 ★6 ★1

[NS1] Pops Collection (bundle only; packs/tracks are still on sale individually unless also terminated)
  Termination date: 2024/08/30 23:59 (JST/UTC+9)

Title
Pops Pack Vol.1
Sayonara Elegy
さよならエレジー
★3 ★4 ★5 ★8
U.S.A. ★2 ★3 ★5 ★6
Koi The Full-Time Wife Escapist
/ドラマ「逃げるは恥だが役に立つ」より
★2 ★3 ★3 ★6 ★1
Pops Pack Vol.2
Glass o Ware!
ガラスを割れ!
★3 ★4 ★4 ★6
Synchronicity
シンクロニシティ
★2 ★3 ★5 ★7
Koisuru Fortune Cookie
恋するフォーチュンクッキー
★3 ★4 ★6 ★7
Pops Pack Vol.3
Himawari no Yakusoku
ひまわりの約束
★3 ★4 ★5 ★7
Silent Majority
サイレントマジョリティー
★2 ★4 ★4 ★6
Gimme Choco!!
ギミチョコ!!
★4 ★6 ★7 ★8 ★10
Pops Pack Vol.4
Hakujitsu
白日
★2 ★2 ★2 ★8
366 Nichi
366日
★2 ★3 ★5 ★7
Mikazuki
三日月
★3 ★1 ★4 ★5
Pops Pack Vol.5
Ambivalent
アンビバレント
★2 ★2 ★4 ★7
Sekai wa Anata ni Warai Kaketeiru
世界はあなたに笑いかけている
★3 ★4 ★5 ★8
Winding Road Golden Kamuy
  「ゴールデンカムイ」より
★3 ★4 ★5 ★7
Individual DLC
Zassou
雑草
/HIKAKIN & SEIKIN
★3 ★3 ★5 ★6
Marigold
マリーゴールド
★1 ★1 ★4 ★6
Ai no Katachi feat. HIDE (GReeeeN)
アイノカタチ feat.HIDE(GReeeeN)
★1 ★2 ★3 ★4
Anata to Tu-lat-tat-ta♪ DREAMS COME TRUE/Manpuku
あなたとトゥラッタッタ♪
  DREAMS COME TRUE/「まんぷく」より
★1 ★1 ★1 ★1 ★10
Uma to Shika
  Kenshi Yonezu/TBS Series Sunday Theater "No Side Game" Theme Song
馬と鹿/米津玄師
  TBS系 日曜劇場「ノーサイド・ゲーム」主題歌
★1 ★1 ★3
★5
Kimi wa Rock o Kikanai
君はロックを聴かない
★1 ★1 ★2 ★4
Christmas Song
クリスマスソング
/back number
★3 ★4 ★5 ★7
Dramaturgy
ドラマツルギー/Eve
★2 ★2 ★3 ★5 ★8

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Song of the Week! 27 July 2024

 
The latest song batch for Pop Tap Beat has brought in what currently is the song that has waited the longest across Taiko history for a new playable port to date! It also kickstarted one niche trend among Variety picks...

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Namco Taiko Blog (2024/07/22~25): Nijiiro ver. August Update and Farewell Tracks


Between the peaks of World Championship 2024 and the imminent advent of Taiko arcade in North America/United States, the August update to Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver. (2024/07/31 in Japan and 2024/08/01 elsewhere) will sure to keep the hype going.

Official Links
Taiko no Tatsujin official blog (2024/07/22, 2024/07/25)

Nijiiro ver. New Tracks

Title
2024/08/01 (Japan only)
Bling-Bang-Bang-Born Mashle: Magic and Muscles S2
 TVアニメ「マッシュル-MASHLE- 神覚者候補選抜試験編」より
★3
★5 ★6 ★8
Orange Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle
オレンジ/「劇場版ハイキュー!! ゴミ捨て場の決戦」より
★? ★? ★? ★?
Seishun Complex Bocchi the Rock!
青春コンプレックス/「ぼっち・ざ・ろっく!」より
★3
★5 ★6 ★8
Tagatame TK from Ling Tosite Sigure/Boku no Hero Academia
誰我為/TK from 凛として時雨 「僕のヒーローアカデミア」より
★? ★? ★? ★? ★?
Key: red = series debut; blue = arcade debut

Boku no Hero Academia Collab Campaign: 2024/07/31~09/16

Just before the fourth movie, the popular anime series is collaborating with Taiko no Tatsujin with a two-faceted campaign:
  • In-game Item Campaign: Play Tagatame while using a Bandai Namco Passport (or equivalent) to get petit-charas of Deku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo

  • Merch Campaign: Two designs of collab keychain (50 each) are up for grabs via lucky draw. Set up your personal campaign page, then play Tagatame while using the QR Code generated on the page to earn points, and spend your points to redeem drawing chance for either design.
...as if we are not having another anime collab one week later, welp.

Rolling in Outfits Campaign Summer 2024: 2024/08/01~

30 outfit items can be yours as long as you play 60 credits of Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver. using a Bandai Namco Passport (or equivalent) this summer! Taiko Team knows how Donders want new outfit items to spruce up their wardrobes, so at least half of the campaign lineup are completely new to the arcade version.

The unlock requirements ramp up slowly across the lineup; you get one reward every one credit for the first ten, then one every two credits for 11th to 20th, and one every three credits for 21st to 30th.

That there is actually no concrete end date mentioned at this point makes us wonder whether North American/United States Donders can get the tail end when they get their hands on the new cabinets.

Title Fix: Namco's Own Edition
Donders outside of Japan who knows the early days of Nijiiro ver. may know what the state of localization is; not good to put it lightly. Taiko Team is gradually working to bring in more consistency in the English, trad. Chinese and Korean localizations, starting with the 2000 Series in this update.

Nijiiro ver. Farewell Tracks 

Title
2024/08/23 07:00 (all locales)
Paradisus-Paradoxum Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
  「Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活」より
  Also in: 3DS3↓, PS4↓, NS1↓, NS2 (s), Xbox
★3
★5 ★6 ★8
Walking with you
  Also in: NS1↓, NS2 (s), RC
★2
★4 ★5 ★8

Farewell Timeline (all times are JST/UTC+9)
Time Milestone
2024/08/06 00:00
  • Farewell Tracks unusable in Donder Hiroba tournaments and challenges
2024/08/23 02:00
  • Crowns and score ranks obtained from Farewell Tracks removed from totals in Donder Hiroba
2024/08/23 07:00
  • Farewell Tracks no longer playable 
  • Scores and rankings of Farewell Tracks removed from view in Donder Hiroba
  • Liked Tracks slot and Favourite Track reverted to none if Farewell Tracks was selected