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Konami Adds "Jubeat" To Bemani Line-Up

The newest member of the Bemani family—which includes DDR, Guitar Freaks, Pop 'n' Music, et al.—in Japanese arcades is jubeat, a touch-panel game that... well, we're not sure what the hell is going on with this one yet. It's currently on location test in Japan, so we're sure to see how the game behaves in motion soon enough, but it appears that players will have to frantically slap display screens in time to J-pop tunes, competing with others via local or internet connection. That mysterious glowing cube on top of the cabinet? Unsure, but it may simply be for decoration and to increase the obnoxiousness of the seizure inducing lightshow. More on jubeat as we learn about it.

jubeat [Konami via Arcade Heroes]

7:40 PM on Thu Dec 27 2007
By Michael McWhertor
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CyricZ at 07:56 PM on 12/27/07
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Anti-Semitism!!...

Or not.

Anyway, I'm interested, if it gets us away from the humdrum of yearly DDR, IIDX, GF/dm, pop'n.
onidavin at 07:56 PM on 12/27/07
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Konami adds "HateCrime" to Bemani Line-Up.
Kenzya at 07:57 PM on 12/27/07
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Um.. do you pronouce this jew-beat?
Bentles at 07:59 PM on 12/27/07
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Terrible name, but Borat might enjoy it...
SanjiX at 08:01 PM on 12/27/07
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@Kenzya:
Yes... thats what it sounds like.

This looks like it isn't gonna be to good. Kind of reminds me of Dance Mania/Freaks. If you don't know what that was, in a nutshell, it sucked too.
BPMζ at 08:02 PM on 12/27/07
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I thought it was "jub-eat" which sounds almost like "jubblies" which is a favorite subject of Kotaku.
Billkwando at 08:02 PM on 12/27/07
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Oh Japan. Is THIS how you got into WWII?
EnigmaNemesis at 08:02 PM on 12/27/07
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@Kenzya:

I was about to ask that!
Erwin at 08:05 PM on 12/27/07
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How did they come up with such an easily ridiculed name?
Billkwando at 08:06 PM on 12/27/07
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It worked for Wii
Erwin at 08:07 PM on 12/27/07
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@BPMOmega: That does make sense if you look at the E in the logo.
brello at 08:08 PM on 12/27/07
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Since it involves J-pop...how about J-beat? or Jabeat? Jubeat sounds a bit silly to say in public, don't you think?
EnigmaNemesis at 08:08 PM on 12/27/07
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@Erwin211:

I see what you did there!
Boolean at 08:10 PM on 12/27/07
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Perhaps the beat in "jew-beat" is not a verb, but a noun. In that case, J-pop may take on a different meaning. Hava Nagila, anyone?
HigglyPiggly at 08:11 PM on 12/27/07
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Jew beat... Is this going to be like DDR except with Rabbis getting their funk on in the background?
Mit at 08:22 PM on 12/27/07
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Someone at bemanistyle says it's pronounce you-beat, not jew-beat.

Also, the controller is made to look like a drum machine (which makes everything make a bit more sense.) Could be interesting, I just don't understand how you're supposed to know the timing of when to hit/touch the panels.
Shindokie at 08:28 PM on 12/27/07
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@Mr Bentley:

I head he is suspending Borat and Ali G because of some civil issue and people not willing to take a joke. Society having to much shit up there ass to take any kind of humor ugh. Anyway u beat? Is it like ubisoft? yu bi soft yu beat? hmm
Crosswayboy at 08:29 PM on 12/27/07
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Stupid name, cool looking game.

It looks to me more like a sampler than a drum machine: [www.sweetwater.com]

Makes more sense too.

I guess I'll just have to pray that Konami gives this game a chance across the Pacific...
Gantz: Your Trusted... at 08:31 PM on 12/27/07
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it looks spiffy. i doubt it'll be that interesting though. i just dig the aesthetics
EnigmaNemesis at 08:32 PM on 12/27/07
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@shindokie:

Yet Mencia and every black comedian is all gravy!

I think there is just tolerance levels with bigotry built in.
djricekcn at 08:43 PM on 12/27/07
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This game is really hard on hard mode...
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djricekcn at 08:46 PM on 12/27/07
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FatCatLim at 08:54 PM on 12/27/07
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@Djriceken

So...I guess to pass Expert Mode we'll all have to learn Morse Code?
EnigmaNemesis at 08:56 PM on 12/27/07
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@FatCatLim:

or Braille

[www.quido.cz]
EnigmaNemesis at 08:57 PM on 12/27/07
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That is a walk-through spoiler link to song 3!
Americo at 09:06 PM on 12/27/07
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@Kenzya: You beat me to it!
VipingViper at 09:10 PM on 12/27/07
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That looks a lot like an MPC.
DaiMacculate at 09:17 PM on 12/27/07
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This made me think of that Matisyahu dude for some reason...if it was a rapping game that used old yiddish folk tunes for samples that would be really interesting.
Erwin at 09:18 PM on 12/27/07
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@EnigmaNemesis: ?
I'm confused.
wana10 at 10:17 PM on 12/27/07
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i haven't seen the gameplay yet but if the buttons are indeed the screen i have no idea how konami will ever release a cs version.
ShaggE at 10:21 PM on 12/27/07
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Wow, that's nearly as bad as the iBeat Blaxx MP3 player.
JimmyPageJun1or at 11:02 PM on 12/27/07
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Dang, everyone beat me to the racist jokes.
Mit at 11:22 PM on 12/27/07
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@crosswayboy: You are correct, that is what I meant to say ;>_>
Onizuka-GTO at 04:47 AM on 12/28/07
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funny.

when i first read the title, i though: "Jug-beats? i want some jugs right now too"

D:
Witzbold at 05:42 AM on 12/28/07
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I must find the test machine and play it!
Witzbold at 05:46 AM on 12/28/07
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SHIT! Noticed the dates and the test has ended already. D:
quartet4 at 07:18 AM on 12/28/07
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The official blog says the name is pronounced like "you-beat." Still won't stop everyone from reading it as "jew-beat" though. :p
RobTheBuilder at 07:50 AM on 12/28/07
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Is this a case of "Guys, we need a bemani game we can put on DS." ??
htd at 08:37 AM on 12/28/07
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I wonder if there would be an 'osu!'/EBA game ported to arcade.

I used to love DDR but bemani is not something for me, the j-pop/techno beat button smashing stuff cannot compare the guitar hero/rock band music spirit.
Jeff Paine at 09:43 AM on 12/28/07
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It's about time there's a new Bemani game. The most recent one was what, Karaoke Revolution, and that wasn't even developed by Konami (except in Japan)
CaptainMurphy at 10:27 AM on 12/28/07
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Wow I can totally see some skinheads taking the name the wrong way.
DMAshura at 04:09 PM on 12/31/07
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The game is actually a play on words (as are many things in the Bemani series, like .59...) The pronunciation is ユビート "yubiito", with a long "i". It's a combination of 指 "yubi", which means "finger", and ビート "biito", which is "beat". So it sort of means "finger-beat".