pop'n music 13 CS Preorder, Bowl-mani Fest and Play-Asia lucky summer sale

eddie · 07-08-2006, 03:08 AM

Well, it's that time of the year again. Another PS2 bemani release is on the radar and as usual, play-asia.com has started letting people get prepared for it. pop'n music 13 CARNIVAL is slated for a late September release, and play-asia is taking preorders on the regular edition for $64.90. They'll also be taking preorders on the Limited Edition as soon as they're available.

On top of that, they're holding another one of their awesome seasonal contest/sales. This time around they have over 3000 items discounted across the entire catalog, and are giving away a load of next gen goodies such as a 60 gig Playstation 3 (JP) and Nintendo Wii package. The sale isn't without it's bemani items either. beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS is now only $49.90 and beatmania IIDX 9th style is only $39.90!

There are plenty of other items on sale, so check out the list and join in on the winning!

Also, Bowl-Manifest 2006 is happening at TGA right now. The staff here at bemanistyle hopes that everyone in attendance is having a great time, and we wish everyone a safe trip back after the festivities. Unfortunately none of us could attend due to scheduling conflicts, but we know that's not stopping any of you from enjoying the event to the fullest!

[update 7/10/06]

This just in: Konami has patented "Guitar Revolution". (Check out the story on 1up.com) could this be even more of a sign that we're gonna see U.S. Guitar Freaks releases than the fact that V2 was at E3? We really can't be sure at this point, but if Konami does have something up thier collective sleeves, I'm sure we'll be seeing more info on it soon.

Jeff Paine · 07-08-2006, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by djparanoia

Also, Bowl-Manifest 2006 is happening at TGA right now. The staff here at bemanistyle hopes that everyone in attendance is having a great time, and we wish everyone a safe trip back after the festivities. Unfortunately none of us could attend due to scheduling conflicts, but we know that's not stopping any of you from enjoying the event to the fullest!

I thought you were a special guest? Well, you're still listed as one on the Bemanifest website.

eddie · 07-08-2006, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by UseMyExciter

I thought you were a special guest? Well, you're still listed as one on the Bemanifest website.

Again, like I said. Things came up that prevented me from going. Special guest or not, I do have personal obligations that take precedence. I would have loved to be there for the weekend, but unfortunately it just wasn't meant to be this time around.

***red shoe paul*** · 07-08-2006, 01:26 PM

Wished you we're here Eddie, Me and Anthony both. Everythings going great here at the event and there are tons of people. Today is the concert and it'll be one amazing time. We are recording the event and hopefully have it up by tonight. Here are some images of Kors K and his girlfriend playing SigSig. He played all his songs on DistorteD.

_bloop · 07-08-2006, 01:48 PM

Pop'n music 12, DDR Strike and GF/dm V are also on the summer sale

Månåtor v0.25 · 07-08-2006, 10:58 PM

I was supposed to be there as well, but my wife made me sell back my plane ticket

snapps · 07-10-2006, 09:20 PM

Harmonix will sue

karvelot · 07-10-2006, 10:59 PM

Konami should of released Guitar Freaks/ Drummania over to the US about two years ago. Now they're are going to have a hard time getting people to buy this one because of Guitar Hero. It's a little too late to release Guitar Freaks (or Guitar Revolution as they call it) over here because of that. I think they should focus on releasing Drummania or Pop'n Music over here before someone makes something simular, like what happened with GuitarHero. http://www.bemanistyle.com/forum/ima...lies/frown.gif

ultralowincome · 07-10-2006, 11:48 PM

^-^-^
If GuitarFreaks gets released stateside good ol' X-Play and other mainstream video game jackasses will pass it off as a GH ripoff cuz of the difficulty and music style...groan...

Reiaya2DX · 07-11-2006, 04:25 PM

q opinion, pues la mejor ojalasea tan buena como todas las anteriores

**Catastrophe** · 07-12-2006, 09:01 PM

Guitar Revolution? Sure. Just please have good songs and please keep the Bemani tradition of hitting as many genres as possible.

Also, they have to offer a version that is sans-guitar and the option to remap your buttons!

Midekai · 07-16-2006, 04:27 AM

WTF these are awesome deals...they probably charge a lot for shipping and handling, so you end up paying the same amount of money XD

DKW · 07-16-2006, 01:52 PM

Guitar Freaks has always struck me as highly unforgiving, and nothing I've seen from V has changed that. It's incredibly easy to fail, especially at the level you need to set for any of your scores to count. That, and raw Japanese-ness of a lot of the music, are probably going to be much bigger obstacles than any GH-related "ripoff" prejudice.

I still think this has a chance, definitely more than Beatmania. I mean, c'mon, it's guitar. What could be more mainstream? And the music, on the whole, is far more familiar to our tastes than any other line, even DDR (cf. Right On Time, Silly Girl, or Summertime Cruisin' to Wild Rush, Gradiusic Cyber, Speed Over Beethoven, or Maximizer).

If they put in some beginner-helping feature a la Easy, that could clinch it.

PM 13...geez, I'm barely a third of the way through 12 at this point. I gotta get away from Dynasty Warriors more often.

DeMarcus · 07-22-2006, 11:38 AM

first, I agree with paul... anyone who saw kors k and his girl play iidx would have been amazed... his girlfriend was sick... she placed like 6th in the tournament last time i checked (correct me paul) she was better then him lol...

as for guitar "revolution" I have no faith in it coming to america... sadly nubs will say it is a clone of guitar hero, while our real bemani fans will picks it up asap... but i dont think thatll be enough...

also I enjoy the difficulty of it... its about precise strumming timing rather than an open as a fat banyard timing in guitar hero... i mean im about at a 50-60 range (yes Jimmy Weckyl still rape me) so I can see what their trying to do with the harder songs... and its meant to be defeated WITH PRACTICE, unlike guitar hero which is easy to hard in one party...

(funny part is I love gh)

If anything... I think pop'n has the best chance... but then again, the most popular in japan dosent apply to the american market...