Is DDR still popular in japan?

Jeff's Bawls · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 9:00 pm Post subject:

with Yasu over there, there's probably still much interest.
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TranZfuZionV2 · Trick Member Joined: 31 May 2002 Location: Tacoma WA.

In my opinion, I think Pump is better then DDR. It IS harder, and I like most of the songs better. I think Pump would have a future if it had a better interface. I see people playing Pump just as much as DDR now.
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Mysterio · Trick Member Joined: 20 Nov 2002 Location: Aiken, SC

Eh, Pump is okay (it's a lot better than Stepping Stage, I'll tell you that), and it's arrow placements means two things compared to DDR:

A) It's more freestyle friendly
B) It's harder

And no way Pop'n is better than IIDX...
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slik · Trick Member Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Location: augusta, ga

Thank you, end of the pump discussion!

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You Touch My Tra-La-La. · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 3:55 pm Post subject:

Can I have a legit review on the new pop'n? Anyone? I've heard good things, but I've never even played any version of pop'n. Now IIDX--what does that stand for again? Everyone, including me, has always called it that, but I still don't know. Hmm. Ponderance. Anyway, and what is it about the piu vs. DDR argument? If you do your research, for those of you who declare piu a ripoff, Bemani developed both games at around the same time, and piu actually went to market a month or two before ddr did way back in 1997.
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Shinmizu · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 12:24 pm Post subject:

DDR came out in 1998, not 1997, and IIDX wouldn't have been out any earlier than 1999, since Beatmania 3rd came out around the end of 1998.

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Dance_More · Trick Member Joined: 18 Nov 2002 Location: Winchester,VA

I don't mind pump but i don't like the songs nearly as much plus most mix don't have as many songs on them...does pump have nonstop and oni too? anyway no DDR isn't as popular as it use to be but atleast other bemani is still popular over there like pop n' (which i still haven't played yet

)...and DDR can still become popular over here to make up for the loss of popularity in Japan

Larrikin · Contributor Joined: 17 Feb 2002 Location: Illadelphia

DDR is pretty much dead over there. I found tons of Popn, IIDX, BM, and GF/DM over there but I found one DDR machine in all of 4 cities. I think DDR is dying because its just lost its shine. Everyone that wanted to get into the game has gotten into it and everything on there has already been done. No one really seems to jsut take notice of the game anymore. Usually whenever I play atleast one person takes note over here but over there everyone just walked by to play IIDX 9. Plus Popn and IIDX are more fun

. Konami needs to figure out some extremely innovative way to keep players in Japan for it to have much life after extreme.
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slik · Trick Member Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Location: augusta, ga

I don't know why piu is so big in Korea. Maybe because they haven't really produced any more games like it. Maybe they did? I don't know. But also another thing I like about pump is when new mixes come out. They don't always just have nothing but remixes like ddr did. They have alot of new songs with the old songs still selectable.