Konami Adds "Jubeat" To Bemani Line-Up - Kotaku Comments

Konami Adds "Jubeat" To Bemani Line-Up

DMAshura — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:09:20 MST

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".

DMAshura

Konami Adds "Jubeat" To Bemani Line-Up

CaptainMurphy — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:27:58 MST

Wow I can totally see some skinheads taking the name the wrong way.

CaptainMurphy

Konami Adds "Jubeat" To Bemani Line-Up

Jeff Paine — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:43:22 MST

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)

Jeff Paine

Konami Adds "Jubeat" To Bemani Line-Up

htd — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:37:05 MST

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.

htd

Konami Adds "Jubeat" To Bemani Line-Up

RobTheBuilder — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:50:33 MST

Is this a case of "Guys, we need a bemani game we can put on DS." ??

RobTheBuilder

Konami Adds "Jubeat" To Bemani Line-Up

quartet4 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:18:49 MST

The official blog says the name is pronounced like "you-beat." Still won't stop everyone from reading it as "jew-beat" though. :p

quartet4

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Witzbold — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:46:44 MST

SHIT! Noticed the dates and the test has ended already. D:

Witzbold

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Witzbold — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:42:50 MST

I must find the test machine and play it!

Witzbold

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Onizuka-GTO — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:47:43 MST

funny.

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

Onizuka-GTO

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Mit — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:22:07 MST

@crosswayboy: You are correct, that is what I meant to say ;>_>

Mit

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JimmyPageJun1or — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:02:34 MST

Dang, everyone beat me to the racist jokes.

JimmyPageJun1or

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ShaggE — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:21:10 MST

Wow, that's nearly as bad as the iBeat Blaxx MP3 player.

ShaggE

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wana10 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:17:03 MST

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.

wana10

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Erwin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:18:03 MST

@EnigmaNemesis: ?
I'm confused.

Erwin

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DaiMacculate — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:17:24 MST

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.

DaiMacculate

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VipingViper — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:10:00 MST

That looks a lot like an MPC.

VipingViper

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Americo — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:06:52 MST

@Kenzya: You beat me to it!

Americo

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EnigmaNemesis — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:57:23 MST

That is a walk-through spoiler link to song 3!

EnigmaNemesis

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EnigmaNemesis — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:56:55 MST

@FatCatLim:

or Braille

[www.quido.cz]

EnigmaNemesis

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FatCatLim — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:54:04 MST

@Djriceken

So...I guess to pass Expert Mode we'll all have to learn Morse Code?

FatCatLim

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djricekcn — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:46:18 MST

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djricekcn — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:43:24 MST

This game is really hard on hard mode...
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djricekcn

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EnigmaNemesis — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:32:13 MST

@shindokie:

Yet Mencia and every black comedian is all gravy!

I think there is just tolerance levels with bigotry built in.

EnigmaNemesis

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Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:31:50 MST

it looks spiffy. i doubt it'll be that interesting though. i just dig the aesthetics

Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.

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Crosswayboy — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:29:51 MST

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...

Crosswayboy

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FP Shindokie — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:28:52 MST

@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

FP Shindokie

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Mit — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:22:49 MST

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.

Mit

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HigglyPiggly — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:11:07 MST

Jew beat... Is this going to be like DDR except with Rabbis getting their funk on in the background?

HigglyPiggly

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Boolean — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:10:21 MST

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?

Boolean

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EnigmaNemesis — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:08:49 MST

@Erwin211:

I see what you did there!

EnigmaNemesis

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brello — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:08:36 MST

Since it involves J-pop...how about J-beat? or Jabeat? Jubeat sounds a bit silly to say in public, don't you think?

brello

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Erwin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:07:11 MST

@BPMOmega: That does make sense if you look at the E in the logo.

Erwin

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Billkwando — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:06:55 MST

It worked for Wii

Billkwando

Konami Adds "Jubeat" To Bemani Line-Up

Erwin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:05:13 MST

How did they come up with such an easily ridiculed name?

Erwin

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EnigmaNemesis — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:02:50 MST

@Kenzya:

I was about to ask that!

EnigmaNemesis

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Billkwando — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:02:23 MST

Oh Japan. Is THIS how you got into WWII?

Billkwando

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BPMο — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:02:14 MST

I thought it was "jub-eat" which sounds almost like "jubblies" which is a favorite subject of Kotaku.

BPMο

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SanjiX — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:01:53 MST

@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.

SanjiX

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Bentles — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:59:23 MST

Terrible name, but Borat might enjoy it...

Bentles

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Kenzya — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:57:04 MST

Um.. do you pronouce this jew-beat?

Kenzya

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onidavin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:56:49 MST

Konami adds "HateCrime" to Bemani Line-Up.

onidavin

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CyricZ — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:56:05 MST

Anti-Semitism!!...

Or not.

Anyway, I'm interested, if it gets us away from the humdrum of yearly DDR, IIDX, GF/dm, pop'n.

CyricZ