Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!

Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!
An image of Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!'s boxart
Japanese box art
Developer(s) Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher(s) Bandai Namco Entertainment
Series Taiko no Tatsujin
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release
  • JP: July 19, 2018
  • SEA: August 9, 2018
  • WW: November 2, 2018
Genre(s) Rhythm
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun![lower-alpha 1] is a rhythm game developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was first released in Japan and other parts of Asia in July 2018, and is due to be released in North America, Europe and Australia on November 2018.[1][2][3] The title's release marks the first release of a Taiko no Tatsujin game to western audiences in over a decade.

Gameplay

Similarly to past entries in the series, music notes, represented by circular faces of the series' mascots, move across a timeline in the middle of the screen from right to left. Red notes (ドン, "don") represent the face of the drum, while blue notes (カッ, "ka") represent the drum's rim. Successfully playing the correct note as each one reaches the end of the timeline builds up a "Spirit Bar". If the bar reaches a certain point by the end of the song, the stage is cleared. Besides traditional gameplay, a multitude of multiplayer rhythm-based party games are present to further expand upon the concept.

Tracklist

Similar to previous games in the series, the tracklist is organized into seven categories. The game also features downloadable song packs which can be purchased through the Nintendo eShop. The game contains 97 songs (inclusive of all downloadable songs) as of October 2018.

Pops

Song Artist Year
"Takane no Hanako-san" (高嶺の花子さん) back number 2013
"TT -Japanese ver.-" TWICE 2016
"Mita-koto Mo Nai Keshiki" (見たこともない景色) Masaki Suda 2017
"Tomo ni" (ともに) WANIMA 2016
"Zenzenzense" (前前前世) RADWIMPS 2016
"R.Y.U.S.E.I." Sandaime J Soul Brothers 2014
"Sugar Song to Bitter Step" (シュガーソングとビターステップ) UNISON SQUARE GARDEN 2015
"RPG" SEKAI NO OWARI 2013
"Memeshikute" (女々しくて) Golden Bomber 2009
"Silent Jealousy" X Japan 1991
"One Night Carnival" Kishidan 2001
"TRAIN-TRAIN" The Blue Hearts 1988
"Natsu Matsuri" (夏祭り) Whiteberry 2000

Anime

Song Artist Origin Year
"Howling" FLOW×GRANRODEO The Seven Deadly Sins 2018
"POP TEAM EPIC" Sumire Uesaka Pop Team Epic 2018
"Lupinranger VS Patranger" (ルパンレンジャーVSパトレンジャー) Project.R Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger 2018
"Be The One" PANDORA feat. Beverly Kamen Rider Build 2018
"Doko Made Mo ~How Far I’ll Go~" (どこまでも～How Far I’ll Go～) Tomona Yabiku Moana 2016
"Alola!!" (アローラ!!) Satoshi (Rica Matsumoto) Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon 2017
"Yokai Taisou Dai Ichi" (ようかい体操第一) Dream5 Yokai Watch 2014
"Odore Dore Dora Doraemon Ondo" (踊れ・どれ・ドラ ドラえもん音頭) Wasabi Mizuta, Morinoki Jidou Gasshoudan Doraemon 2005
"Itsumo Nando Demo" (いつも何度でも) Youmi Kimura Spirited Away 2001
"Kimi ni 100 Percent" (キミに100パーセント) Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Crayon Shin-chan 2013
"We Are!" (ウィーアー!) Hiroshi Kitadani One Piece 1999
"A Cruel Angel's Thesis" (残酷な天使のテーゼ) Yoko Takahashi Neon Genesis Evangelion 1995
"CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA" Hironobu Kageyama Dragon Ball Z 1989
"Odoru Pompokolin" (おどるポンポコリン) B.B.Queens Chibi Maruko-chan 1990
"Sanpo" (さんぽ) Azumi Inoue My Neighbor Totoro 1988
"Anpanman no March" (アンパンマンのマーチ) Dreaming Anpanman 1988
"Carrying You" (君をのせて)[upper-alpha 1] Azumi Inoue Castle in the Sky 1986
"My Neighbor Totoro" (となりのトトロ)[upper-alpha 1] Azumi Inoue My Neighbor Totoro 1988
"Rouge no Dengon" (ルージュの伝言)[upper-alpha 1] Yumi Matsutoya Kiki's Delivery Service 1989
"Umi no Mieru Machi" (海の見える街)[upper-alpha 1] Joe Hisaishi Kiki's Delivery Service 1989
"Gake no Ue no Ponyo" (崖の上のポニョ)[upper-alpha 1] Fujioka Fujimaki, Nozomi Ōhashi Ponyo 2008
"Shinka Riron" (進化理論)[upper-alpha 2] BOYS AND MEN Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion 2018
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Available through purchase of Studio Ghibli DLC Pack.
  2. ↑ Available as free download until August 31, 2018. Become paid DLC from September 1, 2018 onwards.

Vocaloid

Song Artist Year
"Haikei Doppelganger" (拝啓ドッペルゲンガー) kemu 2017
"Juumensou colorful ver." (十面相 colorful ver.) YM 2011
"Onigiri wa Doko Kashira♪" (おにぎりはどこかしら♪) Yomii 2016
"Senbonzakura" (千本桜)[upper-alpha 1] Kuro-usaP feat. Hatsune Miku 2011
"Charles" (シャルル)[upper-alpha 1] Balloon feat. flower 2016
"Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan" (アスノヨゾラ哨戒班)[upper-alpha 1] Orangestar feat. IA 2014
"Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu -Gekijouban-" (初音ミクの消失‐劇場版‐)[upper-alpha 1] cosMo 2011
"Tooriyo" (トオリヨ)[upper-alpha 1] Tezuka feat. Kagamine Rin/Kagamine Len 2015
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Available through purchase of Vocaloid Songs DLC Pack.

Variety

Song Artist Year
"YouTube Theme Song" (YouTubeテーマソング) HIKAKIN & SEIKIN 2015
"Jounetsu Tairiku" (情熱大陸) Taro Hakase 1999
"Alphabet Song" (ABCの歌) Nursery rhyme 1835
"Grip & Break down!! -Tatsujin Edit.-" (Grip & Break down!! -達人Edit.-) Touhou Project Arrange (SOUND HOLIC feat. Nana Takahashi) 2008
"Iro wa Nioedo Chirinuru o" (色は匂へど散りぬるを) Touhou Project Arrange (Yuuhei Satellite) 2010
"Bad Apple!!" Touhou Project Arrange (Alstroemeria Records feat. nomico) 1998
"Omae Butamen!" (おまえブタメン!) Oyatsu Company & The Puh 1978
"Night of Knights" (ナイト・オブ・ナイツ)[upper-alpha 1] Touhou Project Arrange (Beat Mario) 2007
"Tsuki ni Murakumo Hana ni Kaze" (月に叢雲華に風)[upper-alpha 1] Touhou Project Arrange (Yuuhei Satellite) 2011
"Kero⑨destiny" (ケロ⑨destiny)[upper-alpha 1] Touhou Project Arrange (Silver Forest) 2007
  1. 1 2 3 Available through purchase of Touhou Project Arrange DLC Pack.

Classic

Song Composer Year
"Clapolpolska" (クラポルポルスカ) Original adaptation of Clarinet Polka 2018
"Flight of the Bumblebee" (熊蜂の飛行) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1900
"Turkish March" (トルコ行進曲) Ludwig van Beethoven 1809
"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (アイネクライネナハトムジーク) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1787
"Orpheus in the Underworld Overture" (天国と地獄 序曲) Jacques Offenbach 1858
"Toy Symphony" (おもちゃのシンフォニー)[upper-alpha 1] Joseph Haydn 1770
"Excerpt from Symphony No. 7" (交響曲第7番から)[upper-alpha 1] Ludwig van Beethoven 1812
"Montagues and Capulets" (モンタギュー家とキャピュレット家)[upper-alpha 1] Sergei Prokofiev 1935
"March from The Nutcracker" (行進曲「くるみ割り人形」から)[upper-alpha 1] Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1892
"Jupiter" (木星)[upper-alpha 1] Gustav Holst 1914
"La Campanella" (ラ・カンパネラ)[upper-alpha 1] Franz Liszt 1851
"Requiem from Dies Irae" (レクイエム 怒りの日より)[upper-alpha 1] Giuseppe Verdi 1874
"First Movement from Symphony No. 25 in G Minor" (交響曲第25番ト短調第一楽章)[upper-alpha 1] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1773
"Hungarian Dance No. 5" (ハンガリー舞曲第5番)[upper-alpha 1] Johannes Brahms 1869
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Available in Japan as pre-order bonus from various retailers.

Game Music

Song Artist Origin Year
"Jump Up, Super Star! Short Version" Pauline (Kate Higgins) Super Mario Odyssey 2017
"Splatoon 2 Medley" (スプラトゥーン2 メドレー) Toru Minegishi Splatoon 2 2017
"Kirby's Dream Land Medley" (星のカービィメドレー) Hirokazu Ando Kirby's Return to Dream Land 2011
"PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2" Pac Toy-Box Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 2016
"Honwaka Kazoku ~Nekotomo no Uta~" (ほんわか家族～ネコトモのうた～) Misaki Machiya Neko Tomo 2018
"Anzu no Uta" (あんずのうた) Anzu Futaba (Hiromi Igarashi) The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls 2011
"TD - 28619029byte remix -" Shinji Hosoe (Sampling Masters MEGA) Techno Drive 2018
"Racing the Storm" Critical Velocity 2005
"Assault BGM1" (アサルト BGM1) Kazuo Noguchi Assault 1988
"Ridge Racer Shinji Hosoe (Sampling Masters MEGA) Ridge Racer 1993

Namco Original

Song Artist Year
"Furi-furi♪Nori-nori♪" (フリフリ♪ノリノリ♪) Mana 2018
"World Heritage: Prelude" (和有るど経りて維持・序) Yako Danchinomiya
"Tabetemo Tabetemo" (タベテモタベテモ) ☆Shoji☆ feat. Honoka♡Erika
"void setup"
"Écran le Blanc" (エクラン ルブラン) Miho Tsujibayashi
"Tonde Mite" (トンデ・ミテ) Tadahiko Yokogawa feat. Yako Danchinomiya
"Angel Dream” (エンジェル ドリーム)
"Dokidoki Mune-kyun Omatsuri Time” (ドキドキ胸きゅん おまつりタイム)
"Nijiiro Yumeiro Taikoiro” (虹色・夢色・太鼓色)
"Negai wa Esperanto” (願いはエスペラント)
"Antonio” (アントニオ) You'll Melt More!
"Hiyokko Fantasy” (ひよっこファンタジー) Tsuyomi
"The Carnivorous Carnival”
"Hyakka Ryouran” (百花繚乱)
"Houou Tenbu Mugen Kuzure” (鳳凰天舞無限崩れ)
"Chikuzei ~GEAR UP~” (蓄勢 ～GEAR UP～)
"Carnation” (和蘭撫子)
"Boku wa Synth” (ボクハシンセ)
"Jotei ~Imbiratuula~” (女帝 ～インバラトゥーラ～)
"Sou'ryuu no Ran” (双竜ノ乱) Zeami

Release

During the Nintendo Switch Presentation in January 2017, a Taiko Drum Master game is confirmed to come to Switch in Japan.[4][5] The Japanese title is finally confirmed a year later during a Nintendo Direct in March 2018 which revealed features such as motion control and HD rumble support for the game.[6] The official release date of July 19, 2018 is announced in May and accompanied by a sneak peek of the track list, a new party game mode, and preorder bonuses.[7][8] A licensed drum controller by HORI is also announced on the same day.[9]

In July, Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia confirmed the release of the game in Southeast Asia which comes with official English translation of the game on August 9, 2018. The game will ship with Japanese voice-overs and Japanese, Chinese, and Korean text while the English text will be made available via a free patch.[10][11]

A few weeks later, Bandai Namco Entertainment America confirmed the Western release of the game alongside Taiko no Tatusjin: Drum Session! for the PlayStation 4.[12] The Western features the identical tracklist as the Japanese/Asia version while adding more language options. The game is confirmed to be digital only in US while a physical version will be released alongside the HORI licensed drum controller in Europe.[13][14]

Sales

Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum & Fun! sold 69,984 retail copies during its first week of release in Japan according to Media Create sales figures, which made it the best selling game of the week. This is also the best debut for the series to date.[15]

As for September 2018, the game has sold more than 200,000 retail copies in Japan.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Japanese: 太鼓の達人 Nintendo Switchば~じょん! Hepburn: Taiko no Tatsujin: Nintendo Switch Baajon
  1. ↑ "萬代南夢宮娛樂". www.bandainamcoent.com.tw (in cn). Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ↑ @BandaiNamcoEU (9 August 2018). "Beat the drums on Nov 2nd! The Taiko Drum Set will be available for Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! on Switch, along with songs from Dragon Ball Z and Moana. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! for PS4, in digital only, will feature titles from Dragon Ball Super, Frozen & more" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!". EB Games Australia. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  4. ↑ "Japan's Nintendo Switch Lineup Has Story of Seasons, Tales, Dragon Quest XI, And More - Siliconera". Siliconera. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  5. ↑ "Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017: all the news - Gematsu". Gematsu. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  6. ↑ "Taiko Drum Master: Nintendo Switch Version! announced - Gematsu". Gematsu. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  7. ↑ "Taiko Drum Master: Nintendo Switch Version! launches July 19 in Japan - Gematsu". Gematsu. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  8. ↑ "Taiko Drum Master For Nintendo Switch Announced". Ubergizmo. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  9. ↑ "HORI Releasing Taiko No Tatsujin Drum Controller For Nintendo Switch | NintendoSoup". NintendoSoup. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  10. ↑ "Bandai Namco to offer English version of Taiko Drum Master: Nintendo Switch Version! in Asia - Nintendo Everything". Nintendo Everything. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  11. ↑ BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Southeast Asia (2018-06-07), Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Version! ENG Announcement Trailer, retrieved 2018-10-08
  12. ↑ "Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! coming west on November 2 - Gematsu". Gematsu. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  13. ↑ "Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! physical edition and drum set announced for Europe; Drum 'n' Fun! and Drum Session! track lists - Gematsu". Gematsu. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  14. ↑ "Taiko No Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun For Nintendo Switch Will Be Digital Only | My Nintendo News". My Nintendo News. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  15. ↑ "This Week In Sales: Taiko no Tatsujin Drums Up A Nintendo Switch Version - Siliconera". Siliconera. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  16. ↑ "Media Create Sales: 9/24/18 – 9/30/18 - Gematsu". Gematsu. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
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