Friday, March 11, 2016

Twitter Snippets (11 March 2016) - Taiko 3DS 3's Boxart



Pretty self-explanatory, isn't it? The reason behind us posting the boxart in advance is that Nintendo Network on the top-right corner... that's right- Internet interaction with the game is coming back after the past 3DS title, possibly in form of new content being spread through downloadable means!

[RANDOM] - Taiko no Tatsujin Coin Dungeon for NA and EU Players


As we've seen last month, some of the eldest collaboration dungeons on mobile RPG sensation Puzzle & Dragons have been made available in Japan as Coin Dungeon, with the Taiko-themed trial now featuring the cover characters from the most recently-released portable Taiko games.

Now the wait is over for the rest of the world, as today those dungeons are permanent Coin Dungeon additions for everyone to enjoy! If you're interested in, also take a look at the invade-friendly version of Don-Chan, which got some buffs to his pre-existing Active and Leader skills.

At first I''ll be busy doing Multiplayer dungeons with my multiple Horuses (half stamina FTW), but a free stone for returning dungeons is always welcomed. I just hope the other staff members won't catch me this time around...
Enjoy!

3DS3 Update: More Teaser Launch Announcement Information

In which we pick up from the last post and get to the mechanics and story stuff from the scans and more. By the way, the teaser site is now up at 3ds3-mys.taiko-ch.net, with little actual content than release specs.

Story...?
Nothing much is known about the story, other than that Don-chan (and Kat-chan) will be going on a tour on the world's mystery spots with new friends Tia (girl) and Popokaka (monkey). The antagonists this time are the members of the secret society Hexaglia in the hunt for a certain Lion Fang Necklace.

Story Mode
As to how to play the story mode, this looks somewhat similar to 3DS2's 3D overworld adventure, but the battle system is much powered up. Now both sides can have a maximum of 8 party members, scattered across 9 spots between front, center and back, possibly with some sort of intricacies. If you cannot decide, Popokaka can give you a hand in generating a suggested line-up.

The Gekitotsu note returns from Wii2 and works the same, with a rapid showdown of drumroll decides the receiving end of significant damage. The new gauge will release Taiko Magic for a specially-charged effect.

And in collaboration with the Ace Attorney is a little Phoenix Wright available to recruit as Maybe this has to do with Ace Attorney 6 releasing (which has another scoop in the same Famitsu issue) but dunno anyway.

The story mode also has more multiplayer aspects than 3DS2, where you can take your whole teams to battle with or against other players. Download Play is also available for this.

Thursday, March 10, 2016

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.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Taiko no Tatsujin Dokodon! Mystery Adventure (3DS3)


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In which the jump to PlayStation Vita last year, we return to the (sadly region-locked) embraces of the Nintendo handheld, in a new 3DS Taiko no Tatsujin expected to come on June 16 2016! The official scoop will be available on the upcoming issue of Famitsu to be released on March 10, but that doesn't stop Donders and us looking in their preview tweet and website post for new songs first-hand!

※Erratum (2016/3/10): Fixed Hoshikuzu to Rinia to Boku

Saturday, March 5, 2016

Song of the Week! 5 March 2016


As macabre as this tradition may sound, we are called up (once again) to prepare the burial grounds to yet another licensed song that is going to be removed from its arcade grounds, with no other ports in other Taiko games to take the spoils after the White Version removal.

This time around, the trend is coupled with another returning feature: copyright-dodging audio distortion magic!

Friday, March 4, 2016

Namco Taiko Blog (March 4 2016) - Taiko x EXILE Collaboration, Once Again!

The Taiko x EXILE campaigns have more to it! Win one of 30 design blankets that look like the above for purchasing any full song plans for over 1 month on either version, which you can enter here. Also remember that thing about Don-chan speaking like the EXILE members? Here are some short videos the showcases that:


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