Konami is finally starting to consider the DS a viable option for its Bemani series of games, as evidenced by the February 2010 release of the music game Utacchi!!
Konami had a build of Pop ‘n Music for me to check out. I played it and fans should know it’s North American debut is very different from the arcade game.
Konami will release Beatmania IIDX 16 Empress + Premium Best on October 15. The latest Beatmania game contains tracks from Empress, a small selection of songs from IIDX 17 Sirius, and a ton of classics.
Before Guitar Hero was a hit and Rock Band was a billion dollar franchise Working Designs attempted to bring Konami’s Bemani music game Guitar Freaks overseas.
Konami sort of brought Pop 'n Music outside of Japan. Beat 'n Groovy was a localized version of the arcade music game that perplexed newcomers and alienated fans with its art style. Perhaps, Konami is seriously thinking about bringing the original series overseas.