Start banging the drums as the latest Taiko no Tatsujin game, Drum ’n Fun, has sold over 1 million copies, and a free DLC pack will be arriving on July 9th.

The free “I LOVE Games Pack” will include music from notable Bandai Namco games from the past. It includes:

  • “Boku no → Chikyuu Bokura no Chikyuu” from Mr. Driller DrillLand “Moji Pittan Medley” from Kotoba no Puzzle: Moji Pittan “Katamari On the Rocks Main Theme” from Katamari Damacy “No Way Back” from God Eater “The Arrow Was Shot” from Tales of the Abyss “In the Zone” from Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault “Brave Sword, Braver Soul” from Soulcalibur II “Karma (Tatsujin Mix)” from Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion “Namcot Medley” “Tanoshii Taiko Dojo”

In addition, there will be an update for an “eSports Tournament mode,” which adds 8-player tournament bracket functionality.

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This DLC release is only confirmed for Japan so far, but as all these songs are from Bandai Namco themselves, it is possible that this pack can release in North America as well. No word has been given from the Western branches yet on the “I LOVE Games Pack.”

Taiko no Tatsujin is a series similar to Guitar Hero, but with taiko drums as the instrument. Prevalent in Japanese arcades, the player has two sticks that can be bashed on a big drum controller. It’s immensely fun as you tap the head and casing of the drum to the beat. The songs range from J-Pop, to anime, to classical, to game music with alternate difficulties with each track. In our experience, drumming to Super Mario Bros, Dragon Quest, and Naruto’s “Blue Bird” in Vancouver’s Metrotown arcade was particularly awesome!

Taiko no Tatsujin made its Switch debut in November 2018 in the West. Its release featured HD Rumble, designed to make you feel like you’re hitting a real drum. It also had tracks from Nintendo games like Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu/Eevee, Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, and Kirby’s Dream Land. The epic battle theme “Megalovania” from Undertale is also in the game! Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ’n Fun also released on the PS4, but the Switch version had more of a complete playlist, as it had plenty of Nintendo-exclusive songs.

It’s great to see a game from the struggling music/rhythm genre thrive in today’s market. Hopefully, another title in the genre from Harmonix, Fuser, will have the same reception with its DJ mechanics. At least Fuser isn’t selling a plastic instrument peripheral this time.

Source - Bandai Namco (via Gematsu and Nintendo Life)

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