Get ready to rock out! Taiko no Tatsujin, the iconic arcade game, is finally coming to North America in November 2024!
For the first time since the release in Japan, Taiko no Tatsujin machines will make their North American arcade debut. So, if you’re in America, you can start drumming in November 2024. The newest songs available in Japan will come into the machines with online updates.
Likewise, you can log your play record using a Bandai Namco Passport. Taiko no Tatsujin was first introduced by Bandai Namco in 2001. According to the notes, the arcade machine emulates a taiko drum on which players must strike with a stick. Although the machines never made it to North America, North American users could still play the game through consoles or mobile apps like Pop Tap Beat. Countries other than Japan that have the machines in their arcades include China and Australia.
Prepare for a blistering good time and experience the joy of drumming like never before!
Taiko no Tatsujin is a series of rhythm video games developed by Namco in which the player simulates playing a taiko drum in time with music. When Taiko no Tatsujin machines finally arrive in North America, players are in for a big one. We love Taiko here at GamesHub—it’s something of a staple for our nights out. Here’s GamesHub editor Steph Panecasio and contributor Courtney Borrett drumming away at a local machine in Sydney, Australia.
Where can we play?
The series has released games for the arcade and for console and mobile platforms including PlayStation 2, Advanced Pico Beena, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android, and Japanese feature phones.
A new press release from Bandai Namco Amusement has been shared through PR Times announcing that the first official Taiko no Tatsujin machines will finally reach North America in November 2024. According to the release, these machines have enjoyed wild popularity in Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific area since the early 2000s. Additionally, the Australians were enjoying the games too.
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