Famitsu has shared some initial details about the recently revealed Taiko Drum Master: Atsumete Tomodachi Daisakusen for Wii U.
Here’s a breakdown of what we know so far:
– Introduces the new “Tomodachi Daisakusen!” mode (“The Great Friend Operation” mode), where Kacchan becomes the hero and must collect lots of friends in order to become the most popular person in the neighborhood;
– You must do so by meeting friends in various towns;
– You can become close with people by performing songs and building up the “Nakayoshi Gauge” (“Good Friends Gauge”) and the friends you make will turn up at the Wada House;
– Popular features like “Mecha-Don Gasha” (a lottery to unlock new songs and costumes), “Baton Touch Ensou” (four players performing the same song), “Intro Don” (four player mode where you guess a song just by hearing its intro) and costume changes will also return in this game.
The initialy confirmed songs include the following list:
J-Pop
- “Oh! Rival” (Case Closed: Sunflowers of Inferno)
- “360 Degrees” (Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe)
- “OLA!!” (Crayon Shin-Chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!)
- “Muteki no Girlfriend”
- “Anata ni Koi wo Shite Mimashita”
- “Hello, World!”
- “Netsujou no Spectrum”
- “RPG”
- “Ai wo Komete Hanataba wo”
- “Ai Uta”
Vocaloid
- “Karakuri Piero” (40mP)
- “Tokyo Teddy Bear” (Neru)
- “Imitation Black” (SCL Project [NatsuP] feat. VanaN’Ice)
Anime
- “Day x Day” (Gintama)
- “Hard Knock Days” (One Piece)
- “Jiriki Hongan Revolution” (Assassination Classroom)
- “Ashita no Hikari” (World Trigger)
- “Kaze” (Naruto Shippuden)
- “Dream Parade” (PriPara)
- “Getta Ban Ban” (Pokemon X / Y)
- “Lapis Lazuli” (The Heroic Legend of Arslan Warriors)
- “Believe in Yourself” (Baby Steps)
- “Miracle Go! Princess Pretty Cure“
- “Database” (Log Horizon)
Video Games
- “God Mission Series Theme Song” (Dragon Ball Heroes)
- “Brave Sword, Braver Soul” (Soulcalibur II)
Variety
- “Rainmaker” (New Japan Pro Wrestling Kazuchika Okada Entrance Theme)
- “8.6-Second Bazooka” (Lassen Gorelai)
- “Attakain Dakara”
Classic
- “Bolero” (Ravel)
Namco Original
- “Issho ni Asobo”
Finally, here’s a gallery with a few screenshots from the game: