Pop'n Music

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Price: $59.90

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Item Number: RI025-J1

Publisher: Konami

Jan/UPC Code: 4988602146714

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NCS Product Synopsis
©NCSX» The last Pop'n Music game for the Playstation 2 was released two summers ago in 2007. NCS is fairly certain that Pop'n Music 14 Fever was the series' swansong on the PS2 since the console is ancient and software sales have been dwindling for years. It's unclear however if Konami will make the PS3 the console of choice for canonical Bemani releases but until that's sorted out, a new Pop'n Music reaches the Japanese consumer market this week. Not for the Xbox 360 nor the PS3 however. This one's exclusively for the Wii where rhythm-loving gamers will wag the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to hit the onscreen cues. The basic gist of Pop'n Music is pastel-colored Beatmania. Cues rain down the screen and a corresponding button must be slapped when each cue reaches the baseline below.

The Wii rendition of Pop'n Music features a little over 40 songs that are included on the game disc but additional songs may be downloaded for a small fee. That's Konami's way of milking the Bemani faithful just a little bit more after the initial sale. An assemblage of familiar characters and a four-player mode dubbed "Score March" allows party people to play the game together like a musical gang.

Product SKU: RI025-J1
Alternate SKU: RVL-P-R83J
JAN Code: 4988602146714
Japanese Product Name: ポップンミュージック
Publisher: Konami
Compatibility: Nintendo Wii (Japan-Only)
Website: http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/

View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website.

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Please note Japanese Wii games will not boot on

USA

or European Wii consoles due to the inherent region-lockout on Japanese Wii game discs. A Freeloader (and a Wii with 3.2U firmware) is required to play Japanese Wii games.