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Link316 · Jul 27, 2004

was hoping there would be a $60 package like with the PS2 peripheral games, but I've checked around and this is all I've found,

Donkey Konga
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/244024.asp

Bongos
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/244944.asp

Nintendo wouldn't even give Donkey Konga a MSRP of $40, I love quirky games like this but I don't want to spend $80 on a game, guess its just Taiko for me

AstroLad · Jul 27, 2004

It's about time I had a worthy successor to Samba.

Soul4ger · Jul 27, 2004

That's strange, I thought they already announced the package was going to be $50...

Wario64 · Jul 27, 2004

Bullshit, they said it was $50 with game and bongos.

B'z-chan · Jul 27, 2004

Soul4ger said:
That's strange, I thought they already announced the package was going to be $50...

Look at EGM that has LOTR on the cover and Look for the eb page it lists 49.99 with konga drum

BuddyC · Jul 27, 2004

That $50 Donkey Konga comes with a set of Bongos.

Mr_Furious · Jul 27, 2004

$50 includes one set of drums. The second set is what boosts the price to $80 (if you care buy another one).

Memles · Jul 27, 2004

Please note...nowhere does it say "Does not Include Bongos".

Grizzlyjin · Jul 27, 2004

Not to mention that Taiko Drum Master only has an msrp of $59.99, except thats what EBgames is saying, I'm going to wait for an official word from Namco before I stand behind that.

Umm well Donkey Konga isn't really going to cost $79.99, you scared me there for a second. You get one set of bongos with the game, so unless you plan on having 2 bongo sets, it isn't going to cost you anything extra.

atomsk · Jul 27, 2004

BOO to namco for making konga + drum = 50 but taiko + drum = 60

and why are they releasing so close together? RHYTHM GAME OVERLOAD (ddr extreme on 9/21 too)

BuddyC · Jul 27, 2004

atomsk said:
BOO to namco for making konga + drum = 50 but taiko + drum = 60

and why are they releasing so close together? RHYTHM GAME OVERLOAD (ddr extreme on 9/21 too)

According to what the Namco rep told me at E3, Taiko will come with the drum and a drum stand. So I'm cool with that extra $10.

Wario64 · Jul 27, 2004

When does Donkey Kong Jungle Beat come out? I want that game more than Donkey Konga, but I guess I'll have to get D Konga as well for the bongos

Mr_Furious · Jul 27, 2004

atomsk said:
BOO to namco for making konga + drum = 50 but taiko + drum = 60

Well you do get an additional stand and drumsticks

BuddyC · Jul 27, 2004

Wario64 said:
When does Donkey Kong Jungle Beat come out? I want that game more than Donkey Konga, but I guess I'll have to get D Konga as well for the bongos

2005, but the import will be out this year.

Grizzlyjin · Jul 27, 2004

atomsk said:
BOO to namco for making konga + drum = 50 but taiko + drum = 60

and why are they releasing so close together? RHYTHM GAME OVERLOAD (ddr extreme on 9/21 too)

Well NOA is releasing Donkey Konga, not Namco. Namco only developed Donkey Konga, so at this point I don't think they really have that much to do with the pricing. Taiko: Drum Master is their own game, so they pretty much have to get it out there. Namco can have all the money they need from me for bringing over Katamari Damacy and Taiko: Drum Master.

I'm guessing Taiko: Drum Master is going to get the better reception review wise. I don't know, I gotten the impression that Donkey Konga is too easy. That beind said, I NEED both. I'm not really that upset about the projected msrp of Taiko, seems like it will be worth it to me. But I don't think Namco has said anything official about the msrp, so cross your fingers that the retailers are wrong.

I don't know about DDR Extreme, I played the arcade version to death and at this point don't really have a desire to have the home version right now, maybe when the gaming scene calms down a little bit.

EDIT: Jungle Beat is going to be awesome, thats some innovation that I can open up my wallet for. Here Nintendo and Namco, take my money. Let me touch your Katamari and Jungle Beat, it will be ever so much fun.

Link316 · Jul 27, 2004

are you guys sure about that? when a game comes a peripheral EB usually lists it, like "w/Guncon", "w/Eyetoy", etc, but with Donkey Konga it just says "Donkey Konga" instead of "Donkey Konga w/Bongos"

NotMSRP · Jul 27, 2004

Is there a US music list yet of Taiko no Tatsujin?

BuddyC · Jul 27, 2004

Link316 said:
are you guys sure about that? when a game comes a peripheral EB usually lists it, like "w/Guncon", "w/Eyetoy", etc, but with Donkey Konga it just says "Donkey Konga" instead of "Donkey Konga w/Bongos"

Positive.

Grizzlyjin · Jul 27, 2004

Link316 said:
are you guys sure about that? when a game comes a peripheral EB usually lists it, like "w/Guncon", "w/Eyetoy", etc, but with Donkey Konga it just says "Donkey Konga" instead of "Donkey Konga w/Bongos"

Pretty sure, I think the reason they didn't list it as coming with the Bongos is the fact that there isn't a version that doesn't have it. In those cases you can either have the version with or without, and I don't think NOA is releasing a version of Konga that comes with just the game.

NotMSRP said:
Is there a US music list yet of Taiko no Tatsujin?

Nope, Namco has only given out a small little press release. And all the preview I have seen look like the Japanese version.

Wario64 · Jul 27, 2004

Link316 said:
are you guys sure about that? when a game comes a peripheral EB usually lists it, like "w/Guncon", "w/Eyetoy", etc, but with Donkey Konga it just says "Donkey Konga" instead of "Donkey Konga w/Bongos"

Link316 · Jul 27, 2004

Wario64 said:

cool, can someone close this thread?

atomsk · Jul 28, 2004

okay, i'll concede on the price point of Taiko, an extra 10 bucks is no big deal really...

but the whole release date thing still bugs me.

considering a drum rhythm game is a pretty niche market, releasing 2 so close to each other could lead to at least some cannibalizing in sales...

as far as DDR Extreme goes, i've had the import for ages, i'm just interested in any new songs and/or songs that were on older arcade mixes that didnt make it into home versions...

not too concerned about the eyetoy extra stuff...

Link316 · Jul 28, 2004

atomsk said:
but the whole release date thing still bugs me.

considering a drum rhythm game is a pretty niche market, releasing 2 so close to each other could lead to at least some cannibalizing in sales...

they're on different platforms

ChrisReid · Jul 28, 2004

Link316 said:
they're on different platforms

Yeah, so I think this thread is over now.

atomsk · Jul 28, 2004

and?

oh thats right. it's fall. i always forget companies get stupid during the fall...

yes, i'm aware killzone is coming 2 weeks before halo 2...

doesnt make it any less stupid

Meier · Jul 28, 2004

Namco has nothing to do with the price of the Donkey Konga. Their not publishing it like they are Taiko so that's not a very valid comparison.

Wario64 · Jul 28, 2004

Oh and about that EBgames ad, noticed how Link to the Past is $19.99. I think it's a price error...get that price matched with the new EGM issue

Andy787 · Jul 28, 2004

I still can't believe they're giving you the bongos free, such an awesome deal.

Belfast · Jul 28, 2004

Its not like they're giving you the bongos free. Its like they're giving you a $30 game and the bongos for an extra $20.

dog$ · Jul 28, 2004

I paid $80 for Beatmania IIDX 7th Style. Just the game. The standard controllers cost that much individually, and abount 4 times that amount for the "better" ones.

Even $80 for a game/controller combo is a pittance, much less $50. If I were interested in D Konga I'd be more than happy to only pay $80 for the set.

Invader Zim · Jul 28, 2004

EB must be just using what it launched at in Japan which was roughly 80 USD.

Nintendo Power said it would be about 50 bucks.

Link, here you're nothing more than a third rate troll that isn't even amusing. Go back to Next-Gen and keep pissing off the 13 year olds. You're in big-boy land now and you can't hang.

AniHawk · Jul 28, 2004

Invader Zim said:
Link, here you're nothing more than a third rate troll that isn't even amusing. Go back to Next-Gen and keep pissing off the 13 year olds. You're in big-boy land now and you can't hang.

I knew I recognized your name from somewhere, but didn't know if you were the GF one (it's a popular name).

seismologist · Jul 28, 2004

Taiko looks better anyway, better music, cheaper
and you don't look like your playing a game made for toddlers.

AniHawk · Jul 28, 2004

seismologist said:
Taiko looks better anyway, better music, cheaper
and you don't look like your playing a game made for toddlers.

Both games were fun. Taiko was the better one though.

Invader Zim · Jul 28, 2004

AniHawk said:
I knew I recognized your name from somewhere, but didn't know if you were the GF one (it's a popular name).

Yep, that's me.

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