DDR Discontinued?

CowKing MX · Basic Member Joined: 17 Dec 2002

my friend told me DDR was discontinued...

is it true?

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Tenaciousmonk · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2003 1:27 pm Post subject:

Your friend was kinda right and kinda wrong

Konami was planning on ddr extreme being their last mix, but konami's official site has announced the possibility of extreme 2 comming out. I think extreme was such a hit that they really don't want to end it.
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Kyle_Snyder · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX

I agree that DDR won't be discontinued. Out of all the mixes I've played, I'd say that Extreme is the best. It's only going to get better. Here are my predictions on what's going to happen in the next mix of DDR if it does happen:

- The extra stage will be Extreme350 if the new mix is called Extreme2
- Quasar will be one of the hidden songs
- There will be harder and longer Oni Courses
- Flash In The Night will return
- More Beatmania IIDX songs
- Modifiers from the Trick Oni Course will be selectable
- More liscensed songs will be cut from previous mixes
- They will have another online vote to see what songs from other Bemani games will be in this mix

These are just predictions. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them happened.
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Stiles · Trick Member Joined: 18 May 2003 Location: New Jersey

i dont think they will discontinue it. it still makes a decent amout of money, the only reason people mite think that is is because it is less popular then it had once been.

no way they can discontinue it....

DJTyrant · Maniac Member Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Location: Ventura, CA

your friend is wrong, there will be another DDR (see ddrspot.com interview)
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tac-tics · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 2:28 am Post subject:

DDR is a business asset. It exists because it generates income for Konami. It also happens to be one of Konami's largest assets. If Konami stopped making DDR machines, you know what would happen: they'd lose money. One thing companies hate doing is losing money. So it would seem terminating the DDR series would be a knife through their right ankle... they COULD do it, but they've already got most of the software and hardware specs for making the game and Maeda Naoki's phone number, so why not just call up a few artists to give the game a new Look&Feel and call it 9th mix?

Just my thoughts on this.
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HM · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 5:15 am Post subject:

Its certainly true that DDR is nowhere near as popular as it once was in Japan, but its staying strong in the US, and is really only just taking off here in the UK. We know that Euromix 3 is being made

, and should be out over next 1st / 2nd quarter next year. Now, I cant see Konami making this their last machine. Extreme 2 will come outjust no-one knows when!

9AD · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 6:29 am Post subject:

Konami's main money makers are there arcade machines, and it has allways been Konami's style to withhold as much info on there current project until they are near release. even though i apprently missed half of Konami's booth at E3, i don't think they even had anything from there AM division. oh well, also, Konami has released info on DDR Extreme for console which shows that they are still making enough money to continue the series.

Daniel · Trick Member Joined: 29 Aug 2002 Location: Sonoma, CA

In the recent Konami interview. A Konani employee says that they have no intentions of shutting down their Bemani section. This does not specifically say there will be a new arcade mix, but I doubt that DDR Extreme will be the last arcade mix. Konami didn't make an official statement saying that Extreme is the last arcade mix, theresfore they are still considering making another arcade mix.

David XLIII · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:03 am Post subject:

neh.........i remember on the extreme around here there is a banner that says "WERE STARTING OVER!""THANK YOU DDR PLAYERS!"

if they discountinued it i would just play IIDX or something.........hmmm IIDXFreak.com...

Tomo-kun AKA s1 · Trick Member Joined: 18 Aug 2002 Location: In a ditch

maybe there will be a new version of ddr, where starting over. and also they have been saying its the last mix since fourth plus *roles eyes* and it dose say where starting over on the OST. maybe there next mix (wich i bet will be like DDR ULTRA MIX caus that is a mix thats interface has never been on a machine) will be pushed to more of an american audience
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{SFSA} RAHK · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Albany,Ny

My arcade's manager says that he has a friend that has already played the beta Extreme 2 version. He says its blue scheme, as in Extreme green scheme.

hahahaha
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Pop'n Usagi! · Trick Member Joined: 17 Nov 2002 Location: Your mum

Well my best friend's sisters boyfriends second aunt (twice removed)s sister-in-law says her uncle has the first official extreme 2 machine!

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GuruX · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 2:24 am Post subject:

Echelon · Trick Member Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Cambridge, MA

OOoooo I would really like a blue scheme. I love green but I think blue would look better.

Well this thread suggests that 9th Mix will be released in America: http://www.ddrfreak.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=69117

Frankly I think that would really suck because then there would be no good music (as we can see with the home versions). If all is right in the world 9th Mix will be a release in Japan so that we get decent music. And when Konami finally does make a last mix I hope they include every single DDR song ever made, including Euromixes, Solo mixes, PSX exclusives...EVERYTHING

DJTyrant · Maniac Member Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Location: Ventura, CA

DJTyrant · Maniac Member Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Location: Ventura, CA