Across Japan (1 September 2017): Pre-Autumn's Shared Bounty

 

Finally, an Across Japan feature where we can say that all songs will make the overseas jump at the same time of Japanese arcades! The Dojo Ranking mode's new trials will also be there, although the same can't be said for the returning Touhou Project campaign...

Namco Taiko Blog 2 (31 August 2017) - Touhou Project x Taiko no Tatsujin's Third Collaboration Primer

Continuing from today's previous blog entry, here's a full rundown of the returning campaign that ties in Taiko no Tatsujin with the Touhou Project arrangement scene! For future reference, a dedicated website was also made with the content that is also spotlighted after the jump.

Namco Taiko Blog (31 August 2017) - Yellow Version GV 6.xx Update Notice

As foreshadowed a few days ago, here we are with a blog post about the next arcade update schedule! Will it only feature the Autumn Rewards Shop stuff or there's actually something more...?

Twitter Snippets (28 August 2017) - Yellow Version's Next Seasonal Rewards Shop Renewal

【お知らせ】太鼓の達人 ごほうびショップ【イエローVer.秋】
次回アップデート日より、どんメダル用「ごほうびショップ」が「夏→秋」に一新されます！あたらしい楽曲やきせかえが、もうすぐやってくる！
くわしい情報は後日、公式ブログなどで発表していきますので、ご期待ください！ pic.twitter.com/jy86zsLVH4

— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) 28 agosto 2017

A quick tidbit for today, coming from yesterday's Taiko Team social media activity! While no dates are being spread as of now, it's been notified that the next Yellow Version software update will also bring in the Autumn Rewards Shop lineup for players of both Japan and general Asia to enjoy.

Given that this tweet has been pinned and that the current Rewards Shop lineup was introduced almost 3 months ago, it's a safe bet to assume that further details are expectable later this week...

3DS3 Update: Special Sticker Are Better Late Than Never

While the console front is having field days with the Sony people, Namco decides to have another present campaign to keep 3DS3 relevant (at least until Taiko Switch comes up perhaps?)

The present in question this time is the very mouthful "Special Sticker from which you can get in-game item". Yes, they are stickers for you to... stick on things. Yes, they reveal QR codes which you can scan with a copy of 3DS3 to get in-game items. And as a bonus, you can also have a dandy Taiko no Tatsujin themed backing sheet after all that!

All of these could be yours starting from August 9, i.e. two weeks ago! Yes sorry but to be frank we never expect 3DS3 to still have activity up to now.

3DS3 main site details page

Song of the Week! 26 August 2017

For this year's last pick of August, let's dig out some tracks that resound with Namco's gaming library once more... quite literally too, given the subject matter!

Issho ni Waiwai Ensou List

Premiered during the Yellow Version arcade firmware in both Japanese and General Asia Taiko HD arcades, the Issho ni Waiwai Ensou (いっしょにワイワイ演奏) mode is a custom mode that is triggered upon the start of a 2-player play by default, with the regular 2P variant still available to pick up.

This mode offers a selection of songs from the full songlist normally available in public builds, with the main objective of clearing track with a shared soul gauge bar between the two players. The Issho ni Waiwai Ensou mode allows the selection of different difficulty modes among the two players, with every available song's charts on all modes being re-branded to emphasize the mode's cooperative aspect. No gameplay modifiers of sorts can be chosen while playing with this mode.