Konami to showcase DDR at CES '05

ZephyrGlaze · Trick Member Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV

Omigawd, DDR helps lose weight? Someone stop the hardcore ducking presses, what a surprise! This sounds like another lame attempt to mask that they haven't added any real content to the game for the last two years, and don't plan on it for any time in the near future.
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CHUCK BASS · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jul 2004

I always played for fun, never for a workout. But it's improved on my running alot. I was one of the first people to finish the mile-run in out class. And sprints are a breeze!

tekkie · Trick Member Joined: 19 Dec 2003 Location: Albuquerque

gs191 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Mar 2002 Location: Midlothain Va

I always wanted to go to CES. Its like "E3 for technology". Last year they were showing off GIGANTIC Plasma and LCD TV's. And sometimes the game companys (mainly MS, Sony, and Nintendo) show off there new platforms.

BTW, Konami is going for the "if it ain't broke, dont fix it!" idea with there DDR games these days.

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julian1000 · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject:

that sounds pretty cool i plan to watch ces on tv
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Catastrophe · Trick Member Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Location: Worcester, MA

So let me get this straight: there are some people here who strongly dislike the fact that Konami markets DDR as an excersize tool?

How can you dislike something like that? And where have you been the last 3+ years? Even if you just started playing yesterday and you've never seen any of Konami's advertisements then you should still be thinking to yourself "Hey, that game gave me a good workout the other day." WHY - would anyone who likes DDR - be opposed to this? It's just free publicity to both gamers non-gamers. You video game >> treadmill people should be happy that the treadmill aspect of the game helps to keep it in production. And the only way you're ever gonna see a new arcade machine is if enough schools and health clubs demand one. (Which is still unlikely.) So learn to appreciate the treadmill aspect of the game, too.

(I'm not talking to the people who are indifferent or don't really care. I'm indifferent myself since I'm in good shape.)

Flarone - Gradius V came out last November. KOA had a giveaway and KOE gave their prizes away in an Internet ranking for the game. I've never seen a Gradius V arcade cabinet. I don't remember seeing one for Gradius 4 either. Besides, Konami said that if they ever wanted to release more arcade games in North America they'd just contract a 3rd party to do the work that their office would have done. Look up Warzaid and Betson on their website. It seems that Konami just doesn't want to release any new arcade games at this time. It's not that they can't.

John Bono - Ultramix 1 added online play, Extreme USA added Eyetoy features and a new interface, and Ultramix 2 added a different kind of party mode and a ton of random stuff (most innovative DDR game by far). DDR MAX had oni mode too. The only game that didn't offer anything new was DDR MAX2 but that game is still popular anyways because of the songlist.

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Dex. · Trick Member Joined: 02 Mar 2002 Location: LC,NM

CES was cool.
The Konami booth was cool.
They were giving away the limited edition sampler soundtracks for Extreme and Ultramix2. Also, some DDRMAX T-Shirts.
I talked to Jason Enos alot and played DDR with him, and helped him showcase the game.
I was around at just the right time to get myself in an EBTV commercial. Should be played at all EB's all over the US sometime in Feb. or March.
Jason Enos is a nice guy, if you guys get to the chance to meet him, you should.
-Dx-
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skie · Vivid Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: olr studios

I apologize if this was posted elsewhere but this seemed to be the appropriate place, as this is a followup story that looks like made it's way to the Assoc. Press about excercise games at the CES. It was even on the front page of Yahoo for a short time:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&ncid=738&e=1&u=/ap/20050110/ap_on_he_me/fit_gadget_show_fitness

And there's even a picture of Mr. Enos

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rampage · Administrator Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Redmond, WA

You know, not to be mean..

.. but perhaps Jason Enos is not the best spokesperson for DDR, especially with Konami pushing its fitness and excersize(sic) angle. I mean seriously, look at that picture. Is this the image Konami wants to put out? Or is it just a genius marketing ploy, and the next time we see him, he'll be some 150 lbs lighter (all through the magic of DDR, of course).

lelliebunny · Trick Member Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Location: redmond, wa

even though ddr in the arcade has fallen by the wayside, at least bringing in additional players regardless of how it is marketed keeps konami producing. the bottom line is really the bottom line. konami is in the business of making money. to do that, you need to keep your existing customers and bring in new customers.
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