Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival is coming to Nintendo Switch this September

Earlier this year during a Nintendo Direct presentation, Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival was announced for Switch. Now Bandai Namco has confirmed in an update that the game will be released worldwide on September 23rd.

As mentioned, 76 songs are included, plus an in-game subscription service giving players access to over 500 songs at launch. One of the tracks even includes an orchestral version of the main theme The Legend of Zelda. Here’s some PR from the original announcement:

“The newest Taiko no Tatsujin Game is coming to Nintendo Switch! Drum to 76 boppin’ beats including an orchestral version of the main theme The Legend of Zelda, as well as “Gurenge”, “Feel Special” and “Racing into the Night”. Compete in the new Great Drum Toy War mode or host a live concert with friends in the DON-chan Band. A paid in-game subscription service will also be available at launch, giving you access to over 500 songs. Drum to your heart’s content Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Coming to Nintendo Switch in 2022.”

Physical pre-orders for this next entry are available now live on Bandai Namco’s official website for $39.99. Taiko no Tatsujin Drum Controller pre-orders are also available for $69.99. Additionally, the full song list for the base game has been released on the Taiko no Tatsujin website (thanks, Gematsu):

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pop

• “Natsumatsuri”
• “feel special”
• “DDU-DU DDU-DU”
• “I LOVE…” (Official HIGE DANdism)
• “Yoru ni Kakeru”
• “Dakara Boku wa Ongaku o Yameta”
• “marigold”
• “Ao to Natsu”
• “Zencense” (from Your Name.)
• “Kurenai”

anime

• “gurney”
• “Kaikai-Kitan”
• “Into the Unknown”
• “Guren no Yumiya” (from attack on Titan)
• “Yume o Kanaete Doraemon”
• “Mezase Pokemon Master – 20th Anniversary -” (from Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!)
• “Zankoku na Tenshi no Days” (from Neon Genesis Evangelion)
• “Butterfly” from (Digimon adventures)
• “Moonlight Densetsu” (from Sailor Moon)
• “Maka Fushigi Adventures!” (from dragon ball)
• “Tonari no Totori”

vocaloid

• “Roki” (Mikito-P feat. Kagamine Rin)
• “KING” (Canary)
• “Villain” (Blume, Teniwoha)
• “Dareka no Shinzou ni Nareta Nara” (Yurry Canon)
• “Charles” (Ballon feat. Blume)
• “Tell Me Beat!” (Kinoshita feat. Kagamine Rin)
• “Colorful Voice” ([email protected])

diversity

• “He’s a Pirate”
• “Pixel Galaxy” (snail shell)
• “FREEDOM DiVE ↓” (xi)
• “Mopemope” (LeaF)
• “Night of Nights” (Touhou project arrange Beat Mario)
• “SAISHU-KICHIKU IMOTO Flandre-S” (Touhou project arrange Beat Mario)

classic

• Overture to William Tell (Rossini)
• “Symphony No. 5” (Beethoven)
• “Three Marches Militaires” (Schubert)
• “Etude Op.10 No. 4”
• “Funiculi, Funicular”
• “La Campanella” (Liszt)

game music

• “Super Mario Bros.“
• “The Legend of Zelda main topic”
• “Kirby: Star Allies Medley”
• “Life will change” (from individual 5)
• “MEGALOVANIA” (from UNDERTALE)
• “JOIN THE PAC –Taiko no Tatsujin Ver.-“
• “Katamari on the Rocks ~Main Theme” (from Katamari Damacy)
• “The Windmill Song” (from Klonoa: Door to the Phantomil)
• “Escape from the Crisis” (by critical speed)

Namco Originals

• “Mainichi ga Donderful”
• “Bouken Hiyori” (Taiko no Tatsujin Doka!! to Oomori Nanadaime theme song)
• “Kappa no Sara wa Konna ni Mo” (Mei Oosawa (BNSI) feat. Takashi Ikezawa)
• “Yume Utsutsu Catharsis” (Kanaya Ooki feat. Kaori Aihara)
• “Fuuma Module 6768” (Hisui)
• “1/2 ~In Me” (Mizuki Shinohara feat. Kaori Aihara)
• “Solitude Star” (Harusaki x Turnip)
• “Konya wa Homy”
• “Niji Iro Baton” (Ponchi feat. Haachi x DOnders)
• “Peta PETA!? pumpkin” (yuclaire)
• “PONPOKO RHYTHM” (Mamyukka)
• “Hakanaki wa Gensho ni Mau” (Se-U-Ra)
• “Zero no Shinfuonii” (Kyo (BNSI) feat. Sariyajin)
• “Fly again!” (Yoshihito Yano (BNSI) feat. Takayoshi Tanimoto)
• “Genkai Creator Ouenka” (Yukiko Miyagi (BNSI) feat. Suzune and Kiyohito Kawase)
• “Highway3234”
• “Ai Nan Daze” (Taku Inoue (BNSI))
• “via lactea” (feat. Setsunan)
• “Dragons” (massive new crew)
• “Useful Coaster” (U-ske feat. Natsu Kazura)
• “GO AND GET HER!” (Satoshi Terashima)
• “Kokushin Chronicle”
• “Pure marionette”
• “Hayabusa”
• “Tokyo Tokkyo Kyo Kyoka Kyoku Kyokuchou!!”
• “Gekiun! Shichifuku Happy Crew” (Yuuya Kobayashi (IOSYS) feat. Momiji Yamamoto (monotonous))
• “Daisuki na Taiko no Ne” (Taiko no Tatsujin 20th Anniversary Song / Soshina feat. Don Chan)

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