CROSS×BEATS (iOS)

New Capcom music game produced by Naoki Maeda has been announced for release sometime in the Autumn.

http://www.capcom.co.jp/smartphone/crossbeats/

iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/cross-beats/id698016630?l=en&mt=8

Does this confirm that Naoki has left Konami?

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Ever since Naoki removed Konami from his work details on his twitter and Facebook accounts a while back and now this ... I'd say so.

The fact that Naoki hasn't made a new song for DDR2013 (You doesn't count and it was made a few years ago IIRC) and pretty much seeing Naoki and Capcom pretty confirms it for me.

That aside, looking forward for the songs Naoki and Tatsh will provide on this game. I'm also wondering if we'll see a song from jun on this.

Hopefully, this won't make Konami remove Naoki's songs from Bemani titles.

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DDR's songlist would be nothing if this happens.

Some screenshots of the music select and gameplay screens can be found here:

http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20130904_614104.html

It'll be exhibited at Tokyo Game Show, 9/19 ~ 9/22... and is this SIMON the same DJ SIMON?

from the site:

music game's revolution, evolution and innovation... (lol)

I'm curious about that SIMON song that'll be in the TGS exhibition.
Also I wonder what will happen to TERRA... or what happened to jun.

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Why is it on iOS only T.T
Guess that'll make something to look forward for this TGS.
On another hand I still hope Naoki would sometimes collaborate with Konami, kind of like Tatsh still does, though if he is now affiliated with Capcom, it may be more difficult?

I want to say that it wouldn't happen. I want to say that in doing so, Konami would lose a ton of draw from consumers. I want to say that they'd lose the songs that made DDR what it is, and making the Bemani fanbase turn their backs onto the company in making such a ridiculously dumb move.
I want to say these things, but I'm just as clueless here as you. I certainly hope they wouldn't remove all of his songs from the catalog, but dj nagureo was an important part in BEMANI's history as well that left and took all of his music with him. Maybe Naoki and Konami will work something out.
I dunno. This post here really got me to thinking, and it kinda got me a little worried to be honest.

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Is that SADA in the songwheel?

Hope they will have an OST for the game.//

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So I can sort of speculate on those two songs on the bottom of the page are unlockables by going to TGS 2013?

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nagureo's legacy in BEMANI history belongs to beatmania, not DDR. I also highly doubt this will sour Konami and remove NAOKI's songs from DDR 2013 out of spite.

Anyways, pretty excited about this one. About time Capcom does music games. NAOKI should do some Capcom remixes for good measure. Hope this game is a success.

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They're about the same in quantity, but a lot of nagureo's songs were ported to pop'n eventually because of the expiration of beatmania. I just placed beatmania above primarily because its older than pop'n.

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The fact that NAOKI went as far as removing any mention of his work history in KONAMI (but added it back around the time of this edit) is just concerning, with possible speculation of a falling out...?

Edit: Fixed. Thanks for pointing it out Arctic Wolves.
Still makes me wonder why he left though.

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He recently re-added his work history at KONAMI.

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I have heard that Konami still owns the rights to his work in BEMANI.

gameplay shot:


hmmm...


interface looks nice.

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