Namco Taiko Blog (September 5 2014) - August 28 Livestream Recap and Outfit Contest Results

Today's blog post was intended for yesterday, which was postponed because Etou was feeling under the weather with the cold, but he's back now. The topic is a recap of the August 28 2014 livestream session. And since we have already published our own recap a few days back, we are going to do the very self-promotional thing and ask you to check that out instead of reiterating everything here. For this post we are just going to re-post the links for the downloadable perks. Here you go!

8/28 Livestream Twitter icon: http://taikoblog.namco-ch.net/pic/taiko_0826aic.png

8/28 Livestream smartphone wallpaper: http://taikoblog.namco-ch.net/pic/taiko_0826sp.png

4th Costume Contest smartphone wallpaper: http://taikoblog.namco-ch.net/pic/taiko_coscon4.png

...OK, maybe we do have to talk a little about that. So here goes in point form:

• All comment goals are completed and the rewards delivered.
• Prof. Sakamoto: Bokura no Sekai ni Dance o coming September 10, his Sacred Ruin and Mappy Medley remixes later.
• Tatsh/Zeami: Xa (read as Ikusa) and Souryuu no Ran coming September 10, with newly named Sou-uchi (double play) Ura Oni notechart for the latter.
• Also coming: 3DS2 September DLC, AC0 Ranking Dojo and Taiko School

Again, do check out our recap for more details!

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Taiko Plus - Popular Song Pack 17 and 2nd Taiko RPG collab!

Double update run for everyone's favourite drumming game for Apple devices! Today, the Popular Song Pack 17 (人気曲ぱっく17) bring in 5 other very recent licences to Taiko Plus:

• Kumamoto Surprise!
• Ressha Sentai ToQger
• SHINING LINE*
• JUST LIVE MORE
• V (Volt)

On top of that, another promo song delivery with Taiko RPG Da-Don has been issued, also starting from today! Until October 2nd, players will be able to purchase with the Musical Notes another couple of songs which can be played on Taiko Plus for free until the promotional period's end: Pastel Dream and Kurenai. If you don't have the song packs wit5h these song in, this is a good chance to try them out for free!

Namco Taiko Blog (4 September 2014) - Taiko 3DS 1's downloadable version

After all the talk about the most recent Taiko games, today's blog entry brings us back to the past for a very quick announcement. If you happen to want to play the first 3DS Taiko videogame but haven't, now it's more accessible than ever!

Taiko Team's Yellow-est Stream Session (28/08/14)

We had an official blog entry feature today, but now let's recover some unfinished business! After nigelliusnitrox's generous sum-up of the previous stream session, it's time to have another look at last Friday's Taiko Team livestream, complete with visuals and some extra bits.

My apologies in advance for the quality of some of the screenshots; due to the sparking color of the wall behind, some of the images got really bright, at the point to make hard to read things!

Namco Taiko Blog (2 September 2014): Taiko no Tatsujin Kimidori Game Version 2.06

As a direct result of the livestream on August 29th, the Taiko no Tatsujin Kimidori in Japan is getting another firmware update with all the stuff announced in it, and more!

First of all, the new songs!

J-Pop
Kenka Joutou (喧嘩上等) (by Kishidan)

Anime
FUTURE FISH (from Free! Eternal Summer)

Vocaloid
World's End Dance Hall (ワールズエンド・ダンスホール)
Bokura no Sekai ni Dance o (僕らの世界にダンスを)

Namco Original
Mugen no Sora (夢幻の蒼空) (by Silver Forest feat.SAYA)
Souryuu no Ran (双竜ノ乱) (by Zeami)
Xa (by Tatsh)

Next, the announcement of a collaboration with Professor Sakamoto! The new Vocaloid song, Bokura no Sekai ni Dance o, is composed by him, and that one song will be placed in a promotional folder once the firmware is rolled out.

There will be another promotional folder, for composers who are actively and recently involved in Taiko no Tatsujin. The initial folder will have three songs, which are all the new Namco Originals as mentioned above!

And last but not least, the second phase of the Funassyi x Taiko no Tatsujin collaboration will go underway! There will be lucky draws for special Funassyi Taiko merchandise for anyone in Japan who accesses the Donder Hiroba.

The duration of this giveaway is from September 10th, 2014 to October 28th, 2014.

Prize A: Funassyi and Don-chan plush doll
Quantity: 20
Five plays count as one chance for the draw.

Prize B: Funassyi hand puppet
Quantity: 100
Three plays count as one chance for the draw.

Prize C: Keychain
Quantity: 500
One play counts as one chance for the draw.

Kimidori Game Version 2.06 will go live on September 10th, 2014. Don't miss it!

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Merch News: Squishy Mascot Gacha

Retrieved from Bandai Product Info Sheet

Today we look at some upcoming Taiko no Tatsujin-themed gashapon prizes! Named suitably the Taiko no Tatsujin Squishy Mascots, these keychain mascots are made with squishy foam, so you can squeeze them all you like!

Staff Interview: CoroQuetz

Who are you and what are you doing here?
CoroQuetz here, and I'm the guy currently in charge of the Made By You column~

When did you start playing Taiko?
I can't remember the exact year, but I remember trying out a Taiko no Tatsujin 7 in an arcade somewhere when I was young. My first console Taiko was DS1, 2 or 3 years after that. I've been seriously playing for about 4 years now, though.

What was your first Taiko arcade version?
Taiko no Tatsujin 7, though I only played it once, actually.

What are the versions of Taiko you've played?
On the arcade side, I've played 7, 11 Asia, 12 Asia and 14. Console side, only DS1, DS2 and iOS+, surprisingly. I spent way more time on the arcade versions than the console versions.

What's your favorite console/arcade version?
I have to say that having spent so much time on 11 Asia, it holds a special place in my heart.

What's your favorite control method?
Bachi controls~ If I'm playing a console I'd prefer to use bachi controls as far as possible (touchscreen, tatacon etc)

What about on the arcade?
I have a set of bachi I use~

How long do you usually play Taiko?
Usually in 1/2 hour sessions, though I sometimes play a little longer.

What's your favorite genre and why?
Game Music, mainly because I recognise the most amount of songs from there. I have a fondness for videogame music, so I'm always excited to find a new song I like in this category.

What's your favorite song and why?
Favourite song... that's a hard one. There's a lot of Namco Originals I like... I guess the one I played the most is Taiko Time, funnily enough.

What's the song that gives you the most trouble?
At this moment, Kurenai and Kamikaze Remix are giving me problems. I still can't full combo them...

What's your least favorite song?
Honestly, I can't think of any song that I've actually played that made me feel that it was least favourite or anything like that. Ah well.

Do you actually like any of the side modes/minigames in Taiko?
Story mode's always a blast~ Though it would be nice if I actually knew Japanese so I could understand what was going on...

What song would you like to see in one of the future Taiko games?
More Namco Game Music songs would be nice~ There's a lot of potential in Namco games, especially in, say, Soul Calibur or Tekken.