Square Enix and Namco Bandai partnered to include “Overture IX” from Dragon Quest IX in Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Dodon to Ni Dai Me.

Get ready to dust off your Wii compatible Taiko no Tatsujin drum to play Tales of Vs. theme in Taiko no Tatsujin Dodon to 2 Dai Me.

A patent in the Japanese patent database reveals plans for another Taiko no Tatsujin accessory. This one being a squishy Wii remote shell with Wada-don’s face.

Hong Kong variety/game show Boom Boom Ba is all about music, not video games. A recent episode bucked the trend and dipped into game territory in a silly way.
 
One contestant would hit falling notes by hitting drums similar to Taiko no Tatsujin. The twist is the drums and other percussion instruments were strapped [...]

Instead of just throwing songs onto a disc Namco Bandai has been experimenting with ways to extend their Taiko games with single player modes like the adventure mode in Taiko no Tatsujin: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken. What does Taiko no Tatsujin Wii have? Daily training.
 
Taiko no Tatsujin Wii’s daily challenge dojo has goals to [...]

Compared to the 30 something songs in Taiko Drum Master, the only Taiko no Tatsujin game Namco Bandai released in North America, 70 is a substantial increase. Other Taiko no Tatsujin games hovered in the fifties so this isn’t as major for Japan. The Super Mario Brothers theme which was playable in Taiko no [...]

The Tokyo Game Show demo of Taiko no Tatsujin Wii didn’t pull any surprises. Sticking to the series’ roots players tap a toy taiko drum in the center to hit red notes and on the side to hit blue notes. The drum itself is solid and feels pretty much the same as the PlayStation [...]

If you didn’t have enough Wii accessories already Namco Bandai plans to bundle Taiko no Tatsujin Wii with a wireless taiko drum. The Wii designed taiko drum plugs into the Wii remote as an attachment. One wireless taiko controller comes with Taiko no Tatsujin Wii which retails for 7,980 yen ($75). Additional drums can [...]

One Taiko no Tatsujin (Taiko Drum Master) game a year isn’t enough either. To be fair Taiko no Tatsujin: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken was a portable game for the Nintendo DS. The unnamed console version of Taiko no Tatsujin is coming to the Wii. This will be the first non portable Taiko no Tatsujin [...]

The novelty of banging on a touch screen drum was previously introduced in Taiko no Tatsujin DS and I think most of the Siliconera readers don’t need a lengthy introduction explaining how to play the game. You tap the drum on the bottom of the screen or press any of the face buttons to hit [...]