Bandai Namco Ending Sales Of Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! Later This Month

Time to order the physical version off Play Asia, then.

That's just par for the course with this series, they don't change the formula much and release as many games as possible.

What an odd decision to leave the dlc purchasable but remove the main game. I don’t understand that at all.

@Waluigi451
I think what they mean is that you can still redownload the game with the dlc. But it doesn't make any sense to me either.

Is there a reason why they’d a keep the dlc but remove the game? Why not just keep both?

@Waluigi451 Its probably because the licences for the dlc tracks haven't expired yet and there are people who haven't bought them all yet while the game itself probably had their contracts expire and would rather have any new Taiko purchasers get the newest game

@PersianZSR at the bottom of the statement, it says DLC will still be available to purchase. I think @Fighting_Game_Loser is correct though that it probably has to do with the music license.

@Poodlestargenerica tbf, what else COULD you change about a rhythm game? They also did make those two RPGs so they're not just pumping out games.

Odd they would do that, but I have both this game and the newer one so it’s not a big deal. I love these, they are so fun! It’s pretty dumb that a lot of the content that’s on the first game is behind a paywall on the second game. Maybe that’s why they are removing the first one. 🤔

@IceClimbersMain I have nothing against them. I've played the ones on ds because they're touch based, it just feels like there are so many.

pants 14000 yen worth of DLC purchases later…cripes only half way there.

Safe bet this is all about the license on the music. Either the DLC has a different license arrangement, or just hasn't expired yet. Just the nature of the genre. I should get a physical drum controller for this. I never got really into the game because using the joy cons like drum sticks seemed like a great idea, but in practice they're not accurate enough.

People thinking it's because of expiring licenses are being generous (though, not unreasonable). Cynically, I believe it's an attempt to nudge folks towards Rhythm Festival and its subscription service.

The DLC still being around for D'n'F comes off as keeping a revenue stream open for the FOMO crowd who aren't gonna be as quick to jump ship.

And I say this as someone who loves the Taiko series and thinks the subscription model isn't a bad idea for this type of game series (could be a tad cheaper, though...).

A big f* you to customers to force us into their subscription model. That's a real shame, but also expected from Bandai Namco.

I have the first game which is good fun.

Entropy

Here's hoping that it'll go on sale again before it bows out for good.

One of the few things that make this better than Rhythm Festival is that the game itself isn't trying to sell you DLC. The physical release of Rhythm Festival has been available quite cheaply, but I just can't justify buying it for my niece and nephew as I don't want to buy them a game that's only going to nag them to nag their parents to spend more money. Your loss, Bandai Namco.

@Daggot I've really enjoyed this game, my favourite mode was touch screen. The joycons are indeed either not precise enough, either it goes too fast in harder modes for them to follow properly. I also got the small drumset and that was a huge disappointment. First off the noise it makes is really unpleasant and second there's an input lag. And you also have to hit it really hard. I've had a lot of fun with touch mode, and that's actually the only mode that worked for me.

A subscription service for a game like this makes no sense to me. It's not like I play this regularly enough. I mean, I did spend hundreds of hours on it, but buying all the DLCs separately comes down much cheaper over the years.
And good to know that they will remain available as I do still plan to get some more.

Not interested in the other games as I don't want to have songs over multiple games, especially since they all have the same gameplay. Imagine being busy with a game and wanting to play a song that's - oh no - in an other game. I think an import option would have been handy. Whichever game you own, you can play all of the songs from any other game you own. But I know how Bandai Namco works and they'd rather delist the older game instead. And here we are.

Classic Bandai Namco.

@Yalloo Thanks for the warning about the drum. I never did look at touchscreen. Guess I was afraid to beat my Switch to death. Worth a look. LOL

Please understand 🙇🏻

Glad I bought it years ago. Didn't buy all of the DLC, but I'd prefer that to a subscription anyday

@Kimyonaakuma
I really dont understand.
Rhythm Festival has a base set of songs as well. The subscription model is there for the dedicated. But you can also buy what you want "ala drum n fun"
Its basically Drum N Fun with an extra optional sub model. (The biggest difference I suppose is you have the locked songs taunting you if you dont opt for the sub)

Music game fans are pretty dedicated....Konami has had both sub models and a pay per play components "ala arcade" for a number of their music titles on PC

This is why I still prefer buying physical media. Even though you can still redownload it, at some point in the future, even that will be gone. PSVita, 3DS, WiiU, etc have proven that fact. If you like something, buy it physically. If you can't, don't buy it.

@PharoneTheGnome And if you can't buy it because paying $200+ for a used physical game is absurd, pirate it (assuming it isn't offered through modern official means, of course)

@IceClimbersMain gameplay mechanics, game modes, presentation....... same thing as in any other sequel.