Namco Taiko Blog (July 21st, 2021) - An Oh-So-Familiar Nijiiro Summer Festival

Seven days from now, a new update will hit Nijiiro Version arcades! Let's see what's inside with today's official blog entry.

Official MyBachis: Promotion Sequence on (Japan) White ver.

There isn't much else to add, but this 3Q-4U-AC00 backed promotion sequence is added to White ver. cabinets across Japan to promote the Official MyBachis.

Official MyBachis: General Launch at LaLaBit Market and Amazon Japan

After the conclusion of the Namco store-only pre-order, the Official MyBachis are now accepting general vending via BNEI's own LaLaBit Market online store and Amazon Japan.

For those who did make it to pre-order, the bonus outfit gift will come in the form of an extra slip with the purchase, holding the serial code. Type it into the Donder Hiroba to receive.

Twitter Snippets (February 12-14 2016): Two Stream One TV Appearance

【告知】おはスタで大活躍のプリンスあきらさんと、太鼓チームの大福さんが、太鼓の達人公式マイバチを紹介する動画を期間限定公開！今週末限定公開だから、今すぐチェック！https://t.co/c4qksA0Kpo

— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) February 12, 2016

Above is the limited showing of kids show Ohasuta star Prince Akira (Dream5's Akira Takano) and Taiko Team's Daifuku talking and playing Taiko no Tatsujin and Official MyBachis. Only this weekend!

Also the two livestreams for the rest of the month has their NicoLive URL set. In addition to the previewed Official Livestream #12, the JAEPO 2016 weekend will also be graced with live-relayed footage from the BNEI Booth on the event floor.

【告知】2/26(金)18時〜太鼓チーム公式生放送の視聴ページが公開！今年開催の「世界大会」詳細をガッツリお届けします！リンクをクリックして放送内容詳細をチェック＆視聴予約だドン♪みんなで一緒に盛り上がろう！https://t.co/NgOqwT4xat

— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) February 12, 2016

【告知】2/20（土）16時から30分ほどJAEPO会場より太鼓チーム公式ニコ生実施！バンダイナムコエンターテイメントブースから放送なのでご来場の方はブースまで是非お越しください！ご視聴もお待ちしていますドン！https://t.co/AD17iOYhYV

— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) February 14, 2016

Namco Taiko Blog (February 10 2016): Official Livestream #12 WCS2016 Special and White ver. Update (V5.07)

The first of the two Namco Taiko Blog is about official release of Google Play's Plus STH, which we already did a lot of reportage before this, so we'll skip a lot here.

And so the remainder of our post will be dedicated to the other things that is actually new: a WCS2016-centric official Taiko Team livestream (#12), and the upcoming version update with some serious new stuff coming February 25!

Quick Takeaways: Tokaigi/Game Party Japan 2016

Source: eSports Runner Taiko no Tatsujin Club (@eSR_taikobu) and wikihouse/taiko talk page comments

Elementary-and-below

• Prefecture Match across April 1~30
• First place emerges
• Song choices:
• Preliminary: Geragerapo no Uta / Yokai Taisou Dai'ichi / Tonari no Totoro / XY&Z / Let It Go ~Ari no Mama de~ (all Futsuu), 
• Finals: Detective Conan Main Theme (Muzu, 1st matches) / Guren no Yumiya (Muzu, runner-up match) / Hard Knock Days (Oni, champion match)

Middle-school-and-up

• Shop Preliminary across March 19~April 24, Area Match across May 21~June 5 (tentative)
• One champion emerges from each of 21 areas
• Song choices:
• Shop Preliminary: Kagayaki o Motomete / Choco Chiptune. / Toori Yo
• Area Match: Onigiri wa Doko Kashira / Rin / SstTAaR* / Kokorobo* / Climb! Mount Parfait / Chouzetsu-gikoukei Shoujo

Other WCS2016

• Play tournament song choices during tournament periods to get Petit-charas
• Consolation Frame (敗者復活枠): Online tournament for qualified preliminary players only
• Qualification Battle (出場枠争奪戦): Online tournament for all other Donders not getting a chance to qualify. No age limit. Cannot double-enter with Consolation Frame.
• Etou is responsible for notecharting Rin, and has finished a prototype on 1/30 night which is shown on 1/31. Has a slowdown like Yozakura Braiders towards the end and ends with five kats with the last piano strum.

Official MyBachis

• Official MyBachis Trial-play at selected shops across February 6~29
• SORA-I Earthrise and SORA-II Gliese 581 added to those shops' AC0 cabinets
• Both songs released to all AC0 cabinets on March 1

Namco Taiko Blog (January 21 2016): Wii U3 January DLC and Taiko at Tokaigi

 

In today's two official Namco Taiko Blog posts, we look at these two pictured things, and I can't think of a good opening.

Twitter Snippets (January 20 2016) - Kat-chan Color Official MyBachis and Huis Ten Bosch Cup 2

Disclaimer: I wrote up the previous TaikOp-ed way in advance (say before 2016), so that Kat-chan color question is way before this. But anyway, buy the Official MyBachis at the Next Gen World Hobby Fair for a limited stock bonus of blue grip tapes and straps! Also available with the purchases are special Don-chan Face Bags to take them away!

Well yes, that means you have to change them manually, still hey calling all Kat-chan people!

今週末から開催される「次世代ワールドホビーフェア」にて数量限定販売される公式マイバチについてくる、かっちゃん(青)色のグリップテープとストラップが届きましたので、装着してみました。 かつ派にはたまらない仕上がりですね♪(タケモト) pic.twitter.com/qh8zYOhlvP

— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) January 20, 2016

In other arcade related news, after multiple extensions, the Huis Ten Bosch installment of 3D Projection Taiko no Tatsujin has stood so long it slates another Huis Ten Bosch Cup tournament. This time only one department is available, accepting entries of groups of 4.

【お知らせ】ハウステンボスさん主催の「ハウステンボスカップ」、第2回が3月19日(土)に開催されるそうです。 今回は1部門のみで、ご家族でもお友達同士でもエントリー可能となっています。 詳細は大会ページをご参照ください。(タケモト) https://t.co/OJVbwB5bx5

— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) January 20, 2016

Official MyBachis Gets Their Website!

In which the Official MyBachis also get a website! Looks like everything Taiko will be having their special site eh?

...okay, so while the site does not have overwhelming new info (bulk of which we have seen here and here), there is a small reveal being the exclusive outfit that you would get with pre-ordering at selected Namco outlets, the grip tape color on the sticks being dependent to your MyDon's face color. You have until February 14 for them!

Namco Taiko Blog (14 January 2016) - World Hobby Fair 2016's Taiko Perks

Another event that is going to host a number of Taiko-related activities early this year is the also-yearly World Hobby Fair, which is the main topic of today's double Taiko Team blog entries.

Namco Taiko Blog (December 18 2015): Official MyBachis, More of Your Questions Answered

Daifuku drops in with this bonus official blog post answering Donders' further questions with the Official MyBachis. Take a look in the five categories!

Official MyBachi Specs

• Q1-1: How long and thick will the sticks be?
  A1-1: Length approx. 350mm and thickness approx. 20.5mm in diameter is the current expectation.
  
• Q1-2: Will there be places for Donders to put on stickers or write my own name on the sticks?
  A1-2: Technically there will be: it is okay to do so on the grip tape but in particular please do not do so on the wooden part. In official tournaments, if organizers deem the additions dangers the tournament proceedings from pre-match checks, the sticks will not be allowed to be used.
  
• Q1-3: Is it okay to double- or even multiple-wrap the sticks in grip tape?
  A1-3: There is no particular guidelines to how you wrap grip tape so long as it is wrapped in grip tape, and that the Taiko no Tatsujin branding is not covered. But if you decided to replace the grip tape, and in official tournaments if organizers deem the additions dangers the tournament proceedings from pre-match checks, the sticks will not be allowed to be used.

Here, it is hard to say what actually constitutes what is okay and what is "being deemed dangers the tournament proceedings", because everyone wraps grip tape/put on stickers/write names in different ways. Judgement have to be made only when the real thing is inspected to determine whether it is allowed on the match. The most suggested is to still use the sticks completely unaltered from its state at sale.

Pre-order and Retrieval

• Q2-1: I am busy in early March, and I can't get the pre-ordered sticks on time. Is it okay to leave it to say until April?
  A2-1: Pre-ordered sticks can still be obtained up to within half a year after ordering.
  
• Q2-2: Can I order on behalf of other people/order multiple pairs?
  A2-2: Yes. The production of the sticks is built to order, and so there are no limits to how many one person can buy.

Selling at Next Gen WHF

• Q3-1: Are the stock quotas separate by day for the pre-sale at the convention?
  A3-1: Yes, the stock are limited by day. The Tokyo show (Jan 23 and 24) has separate stocks for both days. Stayed tuned for more detailed selling arrangements as they come out.

Future Selling

• Q4-1: Will there be selling points outside Namco stores?
  A4-1: Currently only Namco store pre-orders and Next Gen WHF are slated to sell the sticks. In the future, the Team will consider additional outlets like other stores and on the internet. Stayed tuned for more detailed schedules and lists of locations as they come out.
  
• Q4-2: About when will the general selling happen?
  A4-2: Not yet decided at the moment, with further adjustments in the works. Stay tuned for more details as they come out.

Use in Official Tournaments
Here is a comprehensive chart to show which events allow the Official MyBachis and which don't! (English translation and overlay by us)

Note: M+ = middle School and up, E- = elementary School and below

In the tournaments where Official MyBachis are allowed, any finalist who wants to use the Official MyBachis but does not have a pair can loan from the organizers. And sticks attached with cabinets are always allowed.

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Namco Taiko Blog (December 10 2015): Taiko no Tatsujin Official MyBachi Talk

 

This is basically a full recap for the Official MyBachi corner from the December 9th livestream, but everything in written helps us put everything in English. Let's see if these officially recognized sticks to own make you interested!