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Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Nintendo Switch)

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Released: 25th November 2025. Welcome to Omiko City! Get ready to beat the drum in rhythm with Don-Chan! Join an amazing musical festival, alone or with friends! “Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival” is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2022! Enjoy a whole host of exciting features after a four-year hiatus of this all-time favourite series! Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival supports the popular “Sharing Joy-Con” and “Shaking” performance features from the previous title, “Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum’n Fun”. A new character, Kumo-kyun, has been added, and the game has evolved to include online battles, a party mode and a music subscription service! The Story: Discover Omiko City, where the Taiko world is set. You will strive to become a Taiko Master along with your buddies, DON-Chan and Kumo-kyun! Taiko Mode: Have fun playing Japanese Taiko with your favourite songs! There are four difficulty levels to choose from: “Easy,” “Normal”, “Hard”, and “Extreme” to match your skill level. There are 76 songs in the collection, including the latest songs such as “Gurenge”, “Feel Special”, and “Racing into the Night”! You can play the game in a variety of play styles, such as “Handheld Mode,” “TV Mode,” “Sharing Joy-Con,” “Shaking,” “Touch Play,” and “Taiko Drum Set” Online Mode: The “Online Ranked Matches” allows you to match up with other players who are close to your level, so you can always enjoy a heated battle! Win Taiko battles with players from all over the world and move up in rank! In Online Room Match, you can customise the rules and play with anybody! Party Mode: In “Don-chan Band,” up to four players take charge of different tones and play together to make a successful live performance. And in the “Great Drum Toy War,” you build your own deck of toys and battle it out! Taiko Play: Take advantage of this mode to replay sections of songs as many times as you’d like, to improve your drumming skills! Customise as much as you want: Get “Don Coins” by playing various modes. Use the coins to get items such as costumes and name plates from the in-game store! Customise as you like! Taiko Music Pass: Play over 500 additional songs from a variety of genres, on a music lineup with monthly updates. Details will be announced at a later date. Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival for Nintendo Switch

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  • Details

    Released:
    25th November 2025
    Studio:
    Bandai Namco
    Format:
    Nintendo Switch Game
    Barcode:
    3391892021295
  • Description

    Welcome to Omiko City!
    Get ready to beat the drum in rhythm with Don-Chan! Join an amazing musical festival, alone or with friends!
    “Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival” is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2022!
    Enjoy a whole host of exciting features after a four-year hiatus of this all-time favourite series!
    Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival supports the popular “Sharing Joy-Con” and “Shaking” performance features from the previous title, “Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum’n Fun”.

    A new character, Kumo-kyun, has been added, and the game has evolved to include online battles, a party mode and a music subscription service!

    The Story:
    Discover Omiko City, where the Taiko world is set.
    You will strive to become a Taiko Master along with your buddies, DON-Chan and Kumo-kyun!

    Taiko Mode:
    Have fun playing Japanese Taiko with your favourite songs!
    There are four difficulty levels to choose from: “Easy,” “Normal”, “Hard”, and “Extreme” to match your skill level.

    There are 76 songs in the collection, including the latest songs such as “Gurenge”, “Feel Special”, and “Racing into the Night”! You can play the game in a variety of play styles, such as “Handheld Mode,” “TV Mode,” “Sharing Joy-Con,” “Shaking,” “Touch Play,” and “Taiko Drum Set”

    Online Mode:
    The “Online Ranked Matches” allows you to match up with other players who are close to your level, so you can always enjoy a heated battle!
    Win Taiko battles with players from all over the world and move up in rank!
    In Online Room Match, you can customise the rules and play with anybody!

    Party Mode:
    In “Don-chan Band,” up to four players take charge of different tones and play together to make a successful live performance. And in the “Great Drum Toy War,” you build your own deck of toys and battle it out!

    Taiko Play:
    Take advantage of this mode to replay sections of songs as many times as you’d like, to improve your drumming skills!

    Customise as much as you want:
    Get “Don Coins” by playing various modes. Use the coins to get items such as costumes and name plates from the in-game store! Customise as you like!

    Taiko Music Pass:
    Play over 500 additional songs from a variety of genres, on a music lineup with monthly updates. Details will be announced at a later date.

    Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival for Nintendo Switch
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