Penda Beats, a new rhythm game potentially similar to Taiko no Tatsujin, will begin its location tests at Namco Ikebukuro from January 31, 2025. There’s not a lot of information on the game yet, though pictures from users show how the machines in question look. [Thanks, Taiko Time!]
Users NightCherry4241 and MMedaru13200, among others, have posted pictures of the Penda Beats arcade cabinet on their X (formerly Twitter) accounts. At the top of the machine, we can see the game’s logo, as well as the characters drawn in a cute art style. They’re all holding light sticks, and similar light sticks appear in the console area, complete with cords attaching them to prevent theft. It appears that Penda Beats will be a rhythm game in which you wave the light sticks like wotagei.
According to the automated trademark bot, Bandai Namco filed for a Penda Beats trademark back on December 18, 2024. It listed it as a storage medium for a commercial video game program and electronic circuits, as well as a commercial game machine. It filed a trademark for the logo on the same day, though under a different application.
The Penda Beats location test will begin at Namco Ikebukuro from January 31, 2025, and so we’ll get more information on the gameplay and such then.
Published: Jan 30, 2025 06:30 pm