If you thought Square Enix’s iOS games were expensive brace yourself because each The Idolm@ster Shiny Festa game costs $54.99. The complete The Idolm@ster Shiny Festa series will cost $164.97 and it appears the games will have DLC.

Last week, Siliconera reported Namco Bandai filed trademarks for The Idol Master and Shiny Festa in Europe. Namco Bandai also registered Shiny Festa and Idolm@ster (not “The Idol Master”) trademarks in the United States.

Namco Bandai have filed trademarks for The Idol Master and Shiny Festa in Europe.

Last week saw a slate of new releases in Japan, with Namco Bandai’s The Idolm@ster Shiny Festa taking the top spot.

More details about the music/rhythm game Idolmaster Shiny Festa come from Famitsu which announced the “Star of Festa” mode. This five day event is locked until you get enough fans and improve your idol rank.

Instead of being an idol management simulation, The Idolmaster Shiny Festa is more like Hatsune Miku: Project Diva.

Idolm@ster Shiny Festa still puts players in the shoes of a music producer, but instead of managing schedules you tap to the beat of popular Idom@ster tunes.

Namco Bandai is turning the Idolmaster series into a button tapping rhythm game with Idolmaster Shiny Festa.

Namco Bandai have also announced that each version of the game comes with its own special animated feature.

Namco Bandai also pulled scenes from the Idolm@ster anime to play through.