[RANDOM] - The End of CreoFUGA

Home of Taiko no Tatsujin's very first music-making competitions, the contest-oriented song sharing website CreoFUGA.net is about to shut down its door for good, with a news post signaling so to its users. It will be possible to browse the website and listen to its songs up until June 30th, 2020; after which everything will be gone for good.

Source (CreoFuga.net news)

Namco Taiko Blog (March 10 2016): Namco Original Bonanza! White ver. Update (V6.09)

It's a Namco Original bonanza with the upcoming V6.09 version update to Taiko no Tatsujin White ver., when the WCS2016 Area Elimination picks and more add in multiple juicy bunches! Oh and a minor update to the Search by Difficulty too.

Super Taiko 3D Deka (26/02/16)

While not being choke-full of content like most of 2015's broadcasts, this year's first Taiko Team livestream session sure had some aces up on its sleeves, in forms of artist cameos (...sort of) and some surprises along the way, all packaged with the usual degree of cheese of the broadcasting series.

Enough filling your eyes with big-sounding words! Here's what happened during the last Friday.

Namco Taiko Blog (28 January 2016) - February's Blocky Donchare and Another Tokaigi '16 Recap

It's time for our arcade monthly unlock schedule from the Taiko Team! This time coming with an handy recap of all things Taiko in this week-end's Tokaigi event.

Twitter Snippets (27 February 2016) - Taiko's Tokaigi 2016 Preparations on Nicovideo

【告知】1/30,31の闘会議内バンナムブースで世界大会課題曲譜面意見募集を実施！事前に音源が聴けるようにニコ動とYoutubeに動画をアップしたよ！ ニコニコ→https://t.co/0oDKkRjSKo youtube→「太鼓の達人ドンだー!世界一決定戦2016」で検索

— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) 27 Gennaio 2016

Want to hear in advance how the first batch Creofuga '15 contest winners will sound like in their definitive form? Courtesy of the Taiko Team's efforts, now you can! Since yesterday, videos of the six songs that will be available to try are available on both Bandai Namco's Nicovideo channel (linked above) and on their JP Youtube counterpart.

From these videos, we can already tell some name changes on both songs and artists, as follows:

• M-O-T-U's winning song will be spelled as SstTAarR*, and will give credit to the use of Hatsune Miku's voice in its subtitle (M-O-T-U feat. Hatsune Miku);
• The same fate will occur to Onigiri wa Doko Kashira's subtitle that, predictably enough, will display Yomii feat. Hatsune Miku as its artist;
• Finally, Chouzetsu-Gikoukei Shoujo will have as its subtitle the name of the fictional unit behind the song, rather than just the main composer/singer Nekomirin: Nekokaburi Cyclone (ねこかぶりサイクロン); as the videos do credit to, this alias stands for the combined efforts of Nekomirin and xi, an independent composer who gained popularity in the last few years due to multiple contributions on many rhythm games (the latest of which for the 2nd Tenkaichi Otogesai tournament).

Also being shared by the Team today are the links to the Tokaigi live broadcast on Nicovideo for both Saturday and Sunday, already advertising the contribution of Japanese "let's play" groups such as M.S.S. Project among others for some live challenges. Both live broadcasts will start at 11 am (Japan time).

【告知】次回太鼓チーム公式生放送は闘会議２０１６会場より生放送が決定ー！！太鼓ブースのステージ企画も生放送！２日にわたる大ボリューム生放送お見逃しなく！ 1/30： https://t.co/XJxSoIY18s 1/31： https://t.co/DPRvyUep8n

— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) 27 Gennaio 2016

Namco Taiko Blog (24 December 2015) - A Look Back, Then Two Steps Forward

For Eto's final 2015 Taiko Blog update, we got a handy reminder of all the exciting arcade-related content that is going to be introduced between today and 2016's good part of the first half. Among the topics remembers we already knew about are White Version's first update (live today!) and the Love Live!/Synchronica collaborations starting with it, as well as January 2016's monthly unlocks.

What's new for the post, however, is the official awarding of the 14 winners from the latest Taiko-related CreoFuga contest. By heading to the Results page, it's also possible to hear the judges' thoughts on the winners, together with their Honorable Mentions.

Between this entry and the already-announced Taiko Team hiatus, that's the last we'll hear of them this year. See you in January 7th, 2016!

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The X-Drums (02/11/15)

With more than 4 years in active with livestream shenanigans of sorts, the Taiko Team finally managed to shoot the 10th official installment of their livestream series. Glide through the rest of this post for having a full rundown (with visuals, no less) of this broadcasting milestone!

Quick Takeaways: November 2 Livestream

This post might be removed when the full coverage is ready. Meanwhile, feel free to contribute screenshots and information to help out!

Livestream

• All comment goals met
• 10K goal: Twitter icon and Smartphone wallpaper.
• 30K goal: Title part Ching-ching (カチカチ).
• 50K goal: Petit-chara Request Corner for Twitter later.
• 76.5K goal: Limited revival of Namco Original X-DAY 2000, from 11/3~8. Asia ver. too.

WCS2016 / Song Contest

• Donders' Choice:
• Onigiri wa Doko Kashira (おにぎりはどこかしら♪) / Yomii (よみぃ)
• Rin (凛) / a_hisa
• Judges' Choice:
• Choco Chiptune. / Ancraft
• Reitouko CJ ~Amen Taiko Brothers~ (冷凍庫CJ ～アーメン太鼓ブラザーズ～) / DJKurara
• Starrrrrrr / M-O-T-U
• Kokorobo (ココロボ) / Ujico*
• Hiyoko Fantasy (ひよっこファンタジー) / Tsuyomi (つよみー)
• Climb! Mount Parfait (食らいむ！まうんとぱふぇ) / unatra
• Netemo Netemo (ネテモネテモ) / Shoji (☆しょーじ☆)
• Gloria / K.key
• Chouzetsu-gikoukei Shoujo (超絶技巧系少女) / Nekomirin (ねこみりん)
• Kagayaki o Motomete (輝きを求めてーー) / Versus
• Tooriyo (トオリヨ) / Tezuka (テヅカ)
• Asagao (アサガオ) / BTB
• Middle-school-and-up: Preliminary in Spring 2016, area elimination in Summer 2016, song candidates to be added beforehand
• Elementary-and-under: Preliminary in Spring 2016, free choice among all songs
• Tenkaichi Otogesai winner enters WCS2016 finals directly

Synchronica

• Second Taiko no Tatsujin collaboration in Winter 2015
• Touhou marker from Twitter campaign

V Version

• Nippon Falcom 10 Sound Gems: (pick 3 for V Version DLC, 1 limited free)
• FIRST STEP TOWARDS WARS / Ys I; Falcom Field Zanmai Version
• Tsubasa o Motta Shounen (翼を持った少年) / Ys The Oath of Felghana
• INNOCENT PRIMEVAL BREAKER GAME VERSION / Ys VII
• Gin no Ishi (銀の意志) Super Arrange Ver. / Sora no Kiseki SC
• Overdosing Heavenly Bliss / Sora no Kiseki the 3rd
• Inevitable Struggle / Zero no Kiseki
• Seize the day / Tokyo Xanadu
• Koi no Shooting Star (恋のシューティングスター) / Tokyo Xanadu
• Kanashiki Soukyuu o Kakeru (悲しき蒼穹を翔ける) / Gurumin
• Sorcerian Medley (ソーサリアンメドレー) / Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki Alternative Saga Version
• December: Sequel notechart to Kurenai's original 999-note

Wii U3 Atsumete Tomotachi Daisakusen

• New songs:
• START DASH SENSATION / Aikatsu!
• Maou (まおぅ)
• Maigo no UFO (迷子のUFO)
• Free DLC:
• Kimi ga Kureta Natsu 君がくれた夏 / (Leo Ieiri)
• Warera Omou, Yue ni Warera Ari (我ら思う、故に我ら在り) / Kamen Rider Ghost
• Ignis Danse
• Natsumono (ナツモノ☆) / Tanqun Democracy
• amiibo support:
• Pacman → EAT'EM UP! (+outfit+frame)
• Animal Crossing series/card → Animal Crossing: New Leaf Medley (とびだせ どうぶつの森 メドレー) (+outfit+frame)

AC0 Murasaki/White ver.

• !!!Chaos Time!!! (!!!カオスタイム!!!) / t+pazolite: adds November 15
• Kagutsuchi (カグツチ) / Massive New Krew: adds to White ver., God Collection
• KUSANAGI / aran: adds to White ver., God Collection

Miscellaneous

• Shiny Kung-fu Revival long version in t+pazolite new album

Namco Taiko Blog (October 22 2015) - wow much X so tenth: Taiko Team Official Livestream #10

*insert comment about lack of fancy header image, despite this is the nice rounded 10th installment of the Official Livestream*

Time: November 2, 17:00~18:30 (test) / 19:00~22:00 (main)

People: Etou + Masubuchi + Kawagen Collagen + guests (see below)

URL: (to be confirmed)

Voting at WCS2016 Song Contest II - The Hiroba Wars

Thanks for everyone who voted in the first part of the public vote! Now to determine the one and only Donders' Choice we move our battlefield (?) to Donder Hiroba, where you vote with your credits from today to October 25!

Every registered Donder Hiroba user can have at most five (5) votes, the first of which is given for free to all. To get the other four, play on Murasaki ver. with your Banapassport-connected account and you will get one ticket per credit.

Now with your ticket(s), you can check out the list of songs up for choosing. Clicking the title will take you to its Creofuga page where you can listen and read the artist comments. When you are sure which song the vote should go to, click the corresponding Vote (投票する) button. If you have a Twitter profile linked to the Donder Hiroba account, you can have it tweet out your vote on the way too!

 

Donder Hiroba campaign page

Taiko Time's Guide to Voting at WCS2016 Song Contest

Here is a pictoral guide on how to support your favourite songs at the first round of voting for the World Championship 2016 Song Contest! The voting started last Saturday on October 3 and will end on October 12.

Before you start, make sure you have a Twitter account, which is what Creofuga use to connect to you and track the votes. Each person may put in one vote for each song each day, so you on your own can give a song at most 10 votes of support!

The Online/Offline Experience (21/08/15)

The follow-up to the month of June's double portion of Taiko livestream awesomeness is a broadcast featuring a Test portion before the actual beginning, alongside with the reveal of new and exciting Taiko no Tatsujin content for the next few months. Let's begin!

World Championship 2016 Song Contest: The Day Before Updates

We are one day away from the opening of the newest Creofuga song contest, in for the upcoming World Championship 2016. Let's check out the things for the last time before it kicks off!

Twitter Snippets (13 July 2015) - Taiko Team's CreoFuga Hall of Fame!

【楽曲公募】8/1より開始予定！開始前に「楽曲公募の殿堂入り」企画がスタート！殿堂入りの方へのインタビューも掲載！第一回は、はるなばさんです！クリエイターの方にも、ドンだーにも必見です！ https://t.co/XqkCZ7G1TM pic.twitter.com/ST4eYLL8Ri

— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) 13 Luglio 2015

The next CreoFuga music-making contest isn't already active, yet the Taiko Team feels the need of tributing some of the past winners' feats in the series! This year's CF song-making contest now has a special Hall of Fame sub-page, listing the most-recurrent people who started making songs for the Taiko no Tatsujin series from one of the past CF contests, also featuring interviews towards the beginning of this year's contest.

So far, the Hall of Fame consists of five big names: Harunaba, Ryuitty, MOES, bona and Kaneko Chiharu. The only interview available at this point is Harunaba's, but the other ones will follow in a few weeks. Stay tuned for quick translations of these!

The 15th Anniversary Livestream Extravaganza (28/06/15)

Fifteen years ago, a humble new rhythm game made by Namco was sent to arcades nationwide in Japan. It wasn't very good at first, but it had a strong niche; using a traditional Japanese music instrument in a more contemporary setting, and of course, the overall cute and colorful vibe.

Fifteen years after that fateful event, the Taiko no Tatsujin games still prove to be strongly popular and worthy of huge events in order to celebrate its success, and last Thursday's livestream was here to be the front-runner for some of the biggest deals in 2015 and beyond. It's finally time to spill the beans and find out what the livestream was fully about!

Taiko Team's Seventh UStream: Let's Make Music Together, part 3!

September 2013 was a really great month for Taiko aficionados, and it ends really well with yesterday's Nicovideo/UStream broadcast by the Taiko Team, and this handy blog post is here to sum it up.

Namco Taiko Blog (12 September 2013) - Details about September's UStream session

As previously mentioned, today's Taiko Team blog entry isn't about the freshly-announced Taiko Wii U (although it's being acknowledged on the Taiko Donder page, as the game's website is now active), but it's instead focused once more in the arcade department... or something like that. The third and final UStream session about the tournament song's live note-charting is going to be aired soon, and here's what you have to know about the event.

Taiko Team's Sixth UStream: Let's Make Music Together, part 2!

Etou's notechart-crafting project continued last Friday with the latest Nicovideo/UStream live session, where another CreoFuga creation slated for this year's arcade tournament is the event's main feature. Here's a very fast recap of what happened this time, including some other quirky events!

Namco Taiko Blog (25 July 2013) - August's early DonChare Halloween

Next month's DonChare unlockable stuff has been revealed, as well as more details about the Taiko Team's second live notechart making event.

Taiko Team's Fifth UStream: Let's Make Music Together!

As Taiko Team's newest UStream/Nicovideo session wraps up, here is our usual summary post for those who have missed the broadcast. With the live notecharting project and a bunch of random announcements in the mix, there's a lot to talk about, isn't it? (Credit to tetsutaro for the pictures!)