Namco Taiko Blog (18 July 2013): Taiko Sorairo Game Version 5.04

Just in time for the preliminary round of the Taiko Tournament 2013 is this update, which starts releasing the CreoFUGA winner songs into the public build of Taiko no Tatsujin Sorairo Version. There are a couple more surprises though (the acquisition of some amazing licensed songs!). Come see!

Taiko no Tatsujin x Stamina Tarou

Namco is on a long roll with all these advertising campaigns for Taiko within Japan! From game series to convenience stores and lottery ticket companies, Taiko is moving towards the food industry with this campaign with Stamina Tarou, one of the largest chain stores selling meats, sushi and desserts in Japan.

This is just the first phase, starting July 20 and ending September 1 (there's more coming up from that date!). The folding cardboard set on the left is given out to the first 200,000 kids who dine there, and the one on the right is a lucky draw for the general public. 10 plush keychains, 20 juice mixers, 30 copies of Taiko 3DS (for those who still don't have the game) and 100 Taiko sports water bottles.

Taiko no Tatsujin x CoroCoro/Ciao! 2013 collab!

As you might have noticed, this period for the Taiko no Tatsujin franchise is heavilly filled with cross-overs and collaborations all over the place. However, while most of those special events are openly advertised by the Taiko Team both on the official site and on the blog, some other ones are less advertised. Thus, enter the latest Sorairo-related arcade collaboration!

pikaby asks: Your dream console Taiko songlist?

We've all followed the hype trains before, we've followed Namco's progress on updating the songlists for console versions of Taiko and each time a lot of us have secret wishlists on what we want to see in the game so we can play it. We cross our fingers when the game is released so the early adopters can buy and unlock it song by song. The excitement of seeing each one being revealed.....few things can compare to it!

If you had a console Taiko no Tatsujin game songlist to make, how large would you want it to be and what songs do you want to be on it? Lots of Namco Originals? With repeats or fully new songs? What about license songs that just wouldn't make it (like a lot that are currently in Taiko 0)?

Let's hear some ideas!

Kirame Kirari lyrics

Composer: Satoru Kousaki
Lyrics: yura

Song of the Week! 13 July 2013

As we've seen on many occasions, the new arcade allows for songs to be easily added and taken out for the usage of special events. Wanna see a couple of those today?

Sorairo version 4.03 videos

Punctual as always, Japan! Let's check out the new songs from today's update!