Bandai Namco have announced their music rhythm game Taiko no Tatsujin DS (also known as Taiko Drum Master DS outside Japan) will be coming to Nintendo DS with two styluses named “Bachipens,” which will replace the plastic one you have. With them you tap on the small tambourines which appear on the touch screen, while following the rate/rhythm of the music.
This Japanese creator interview shows the first gameplay video of the new DS game at 2:30 minutes in. Drums please!
It’s only been announced for Japan so far, but the series did get a U.S. release on PS2, so there’s hope for an English version. Pricing is set at 5040 Yen, which is about $40.
Taiko no Tatsujin DS will have a versus mode in addition to up to 4-player multiplayer in local area network mode. The release date is set for July 26th 2007 in Japan, in case you’re thinking of importing it like so many people do with the Ouendan rhythm games.
For a partially translated 28 songs list that includes diverse music — anywhere from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 to J-pop, Anime, Super Mario Bros. and original tunes — take a look at the list on Wikipedia‘s Taiko DS page.