[DS] Taiko no Tatsujin (Taiko Drum Master) DS - now with Dual Styluses

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Originally Posted by Wired Magazine

It's been a long time coming, but Namco Bandai has finally gotten their heads on straight and announced Taiko no Tatsujin for Nintendo DS in Japan. Scheduled for release in the summer, the game will feature the Super Mario Bros. theme song, which is one of the best parts of the hit arcade game. Previous home versions of the game haven't included the Mario theme, because, uh, they were all on Sony systems. No longer!

The control method that the DS game will use is still a secret, says Famitsu. But Namco hasn't shown any images of what the DS game's bottom screen will look like, so the game will likely use the touch screen to replicate the drum controls.

It'll feature four-player multiplayer and you'll be able to dress up your own drum character for battle.

J-Pop:
Natsumatsuri (Summer Festival)
Won't Be Long
Mata Aimashou (Let's Meet Again)
Dance2 Featuring Soy Sauce [Pocky Chocolate Commercial Song]

Children's/Folk Music:
Mori no O-Kumasan (Bears in the Forest)
Inu no O-mawarisan (Dog and the Policeman)

Game Music:
Super Mario Bros.

Classical:
Beethoven's 7th (partial)
William Tell Overture
Heaven and Hell (Offenbach)
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakov)
Classic Medley (Wedding Songs)

Namco Originals:
Kimi ni Touch!
Mojipittan Medley
Kagekiyo
Pachi O-Sensei

and more hit songs!

The best part is the two styluses that will come with the game. Portable Taiko Drum Master with realistic drum action!



No release date for the US yet, but it comes out in Japan on July 26.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

Super Mario theme? Well that pretty much guarantees it'll be a million seller in Japan within four seconds of its launch. Seems like it'd be an absolute nightmare to play on the train or something. But challenges are fun!

You'd look like a freakin' idiot playing that on the train, but who cares? I might have to import this if it doesn't get released in the US. The PSP Taiko never came out here, and I've heard it's pretty good, so I'm not holding my breath for the DS version.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Elixir

I'm not sure that's how that phrase is meant to go.

I meant, the PSP version was good, and it never got a domestic release, so even if the DS version is good, I doubt it will be released in the US. I personally don't care if it's easy if the songs are decent. Just the novelty of having a dual stylus game that's fun is worth it for me.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.