Happy Dance Collection intended to make J-pop fans happy

Posted Jul 19th 2008 3:30PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Imports

As if the fact that it's only being released in Japan (as of yet) and the J-idol theme aren't enough clues, Happy Dance Collection is a very Japan-focused game. Namco Bandai is aiming squarely at the female Japanese audience with this game, which does contrast a bit to the variety of J-pop, European dance and other stuff usually found in the Dance Dance Revolution series. There's no E-rotic to be found here, for example.

Siliconera has posted a translated list of all the known J-pop songs appearing in Happy Dance Collection, which includes recent releases like Orange Range's "Ikenai Taiyou," and Greeeen's "Ai Uta" as well as more "classic" songs like Morning Musume's "Love Machine" and Koda Kumi's Cutie Honey theme (well, 2004 is kind of in the past, right?)

Tags: bandai-namco, dancing, happy-dance-collection, music, rhythm

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

7-19-2008 @ 3:50PM

Phil said...

Holy shit, Orange Range?!

...Yeah, call me back when we've got at least one more top quality band, maybe FLOW. >o>

But this may turn in a good direction if they keep up with the j-pop.

7-19-2008 @ 7:29PM

CJLopez said...

I'd rather go for these groups

- Laruku (L'arc~en~Ciel)
- B'z
- Doko (old, i know, but they were great)
- Porno Grafitti
- Nobodyknows+
- Exile
- BOA

7-19-2008 @ 5:34PM

bvhj said...

J-Pop fans are not allowed to be happy. EVER.

7-19-2008 @ 10:17PM

Jhongerkong said...

An E-Rotic refrence?

Just put down any number and that sir is how many internets you've won.

7-21-2008 @ 1:15PM

theclaw said...

Uh, OK...

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