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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

DLC Termination Bulletin: A Digital Farewell to 3DS and Wii U eShops

Digital Version Termination Notice for 3DS3

The main sites of 3DS1, 3DS3 and Wii U3 have just put up notices that the distribution of their digital versions (including Trial Versions) are slated to be terminated after October 30 2020 (23:59 JST), following similar departures for Wii U1 (2015/11/19), 3DS2 (2017/05/30) and Wii U2 (2019/10/31).

Those who have already purchased and downloaded the games' digital versions can of course continue to play them. Redownloading the game is also still available if you have purchased but deleted the game(s) from your console(s).

On the other hand, some have been expecting the closing of support for the console generation for the 3DS and Wii U being imminent...

Sunday, October 4, 2020

Shironeko Caramel Mugen no Wata-ame Lyrics

Composition: mirawi (みらゐ)
Vocals: Kaori Aihara (愛原圭織)

Song of the Week! 3 October 2020

One Namco Original feature starring the recently-occurred return of one choice singer, coming up!

【お知らせ④(家庭用)】「太鼓の達人 Nintendo Switchば～じょん！」10月のごほうびミッションはこちら！期間内(10/30(金)まで)にクリアすることでごほうびが手に入ります♪ぜひゲットしてください！eスポーツトーナメント、オンラインランクマッチの紹介はこちら→https://t.co/15A3Jn44DP #taiko765 pic.twitter.com/15FQFcVuHK
— 太鼓の達人 (@taiko_team) October 2, 2020

Addendum (2020/10/03): Taiko Team has retracted the previous tweet and reposted the correct version (with no mention of "private matches") in the evening of 2020/10/03. But you know the saying "what goes on the internet stays on the internet"? Yeah...

Before all, a minor site announcement: instead of separate posts every time, we are going to consolidate Online Ranking Match info into monthly posts. See the first post (October 2020) that we are doing this way.

The meat of this Twitter Snippets post is also about the Online Ranking Match of Nintendo Switch Version/Drum 'n' Fun, especially the October 2020 Reward Missions. However, we are going to take you through the discovery together instead of saying what it is right away.

First, we invite you to compare the screenshot posted officially by the Taiko Team on Twitter (above) and a Japanese screenshot by a common Donder on Twitter and spot any difference. For an English reference, you can check our Reward Mission list (as linked above) or an English screenshot made by Nedmara from the Taiko no Tatsujin Discord.

Sharp-eyed readers should find that the third Greetings mission specifies that you can also satisfy the 50-play total with "Private Matches" (プライベートマッチ) in the Taiko Team's screenshot but not in the public version. Those currently owning a copy of Nintendo Switch Version/Drum 'n' Fun should know that online matches/tournaments can only be done through the native matchmaking algorithm, and there is no option for private rooms with friends so far.

Has the Taiko Team accidentally used an unreleased beta version to take the snapshot, or is it a deliberate preview on their part? And when will such update drop (like on or around the next batch of DLCs on October 8)? Stay tuned to official channels and us for updates.

First Video: MagiCatz

	Title
GV	MagiCatz 　　Sakuzyo 「DEEMO」より	★2	★3	★6	★10 (732)

Forget the ★10 that you probably have expected from the Level 11 rating from DEEMO, which is realized in Taiko no Tatsujin with a copious amount of swinging 24th doubles. Instead, marvel at that probably the second hardest song in the pack has the easiest Kantan and Futsuu.

Friday, October 2, 2020

[NS1] Dream on Piano Trees and Late-night Shows: Nintendo Switch Version October 2020 DLC

Aside from the already teased DEEMO Pack (DEEMOパック), there are more to expect for the October 8 2020 delivery of paid DLC to Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Version/Drum 'n' Fun.

Also dropping is the second instalment of Late Night Anime Pack (深夜アニメパック) bringing you five more tracks from popular late-night anime series, as well as an individually-sold tie-in song with The Idolm@ster Million Live! Theatre Days whose theme being very apt for this series.

DEEMO Pack: October 8 2020 (500 yen+tax)

Title
Saika 　　Rabpit 「DEEMO」より	★3	★4	★6	★8
Leviathan 　　NeLiME 「DEEMO」より	★4	★7	★7	★9
Wish upon a shooting star 　　SUi 「DEEMO」より	★4	★5	★6	★9
MagiCatz 　　Sakuzyo 「DEEMO」より	★?	★?	★?	★?
ANiMA 　　xi 「DEEMO」より	★?	★?	★?	★?

Key: red = series debut; blue = console debut

Late Night Anime Pack Vol.2: October 8 2020 (500 yen+tax)

Title
Gomakashi Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story ごまかし／「マギアレコード魔法少女まどか☆マギカ外伝」より	★?	★?	★?	★?
Aozora no Rhapsody Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid OP Theme 青空のラプソディ／TVアニメ「小林さんちのメイドラゴン」OP主題歌	★3	★4	★5	★8	★9
Paradisus-Paradoxum Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- 　　「Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活」より	★3	★4	★6	★8
Rising Hope The Irregular at Magic High School 　　「魔法科高校の劣等生」より	★4	★6	★6	★7
only my railgun A Certain Scientific Railgun 　　「とある科学の超電磁砲」より	★3	★5	★6	★7

Key: red = series debut; blue = console debut

Individual DLC: October 8 2020 (150 yen+tax each)

	Title
	BORN ON DREAM! ～HANABI☆NIGHT～　　The Idolm@ster Million Live! Theatre Days 　　「アイドルマスターミリオンライブ！シアターデイズ」より	★?	★?	★?	★?