PS3 Fanboy-favorite multiplayer music game,
Rock Band, is heading to Japan. The ensemble peripheral game will be "heavily localized" for the Japanese market, which will undoubtedly mean the addition of playable Japanese songs in the
Rock Band lineup. It's unclear at this moment whether or not Japanese language content will be made available as DLC in other territories, but considering the wide availability of European tracks on the
Rock Band Store, we wouldn't be surprised. If only
Rock Band featured
SingStar-like video production, you'd be able to see all of us make fools of ourselves singing J-Rock songs. Be thankful that we won't subject you to that.
[Via press release]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-02-2008 @ 3:32PM
Mikemyerz666 said...
who is the group in the photo? and does this possibly mean Envy will be in rock band? sweeeeeeet
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6-02-2008 @ 4:05PM
Sabeer Kibria said...
They're Ajikan or more commonly known as Asian Kung-Fu Generation. They're awesome. You should listen to them. If the Japanese version of Rock Band has any songs by them, its an automatic buy on my part.
6-02-2008 @ 3:45PM
Zack said...
Asian Kung-Fu Generation is the band in the photo.
6-02-2008 @ 3:45PM
Zack said...
Here's to hoping we can download Asian Kung-Fu Generation songs, especially ones that have been already licensed to anime. ;)
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6-02-2008 @ 3:51PM
Spider-Prime said...
Well if the PS3 is region free and I doubt the instruments have region lockouts, we probably can import this.
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6-02-2008 @ 6:17PM
Ishimaru said...
Sure it's region free, but can you read all the kana that might come with it? :)
6-02-2008 @ 9:33PM
Spider-Prime said...
I know enough ;)
6-02-2008 @ 3:57PM
Aysir said...
Cheaper and now with added L'arc and Gackt? that'd be what it takes to persuade me to get Rock Band.
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6-02-2008 @ 4:05PM
_sean_ said...
if we get J-rock tracks here, I'll buy rock band, despite the lack of space in my living room.
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6-02-2008 @ 5:25PM
mdo7 said...
Why don't we get some J-Rock for Guitar Hero 3 as a DLC. We can get some J-rock theme music from some good anime like Deathnote, Fullmetal Alchemist, Blood+, Trinity Blood, and some other good J-rock. If we can do that why not also add Spanish Rock and Euro Rock (German, French, and other).
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6-02-2008 @ 6:35PM
Mike said...
that would be awesome if they had the opening song from death note
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6-02-2008 @ 7:52PM
B-way said...
Asian Kung Fu Generation has done a bunch of really good openings (Haruka Kanata is an amazing opening) but I really like the Beat Crusaders even more. Them and the Husking Bee singer made Beck AWESOME.
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6-02-2008 @ 8:16PM
Brutist said...
Better yet, some BEAT CRUSADERS! Rock Band : Beck
Yea, AKFG, Nightmare, Stance Punks, Laruku, all of them would be awesome.
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6-02-2008 @ 9:01PM
Mike said...
If we are able to get J-rock songs I would like to see High and Might Color,and some T.M Revoluition songs
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6-02-2008 @ 9:23PM
Jay said...
Come on, Acidman, Ellegarden and AKFG as well.
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6-03-2008 @ 1:04AM
davebo said...
I wouldn't mind some Bump of Chicken in Rock Band.
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6-03-2008 @ 5:09PM
Ishimaru said...
+1
Their new album is really great :)
6-03-2008 @ 1:57AM
clifton Garrison said...
This is the best thing that could happen to rock band!!! I'm going to import this just because japanese music is awesome in every way possible!!
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6-03-2008 @ 2:36AM
B-way said...
The only question would be if they either let all the songs be downloadable from everywhere, they keep them region locked, or if you can get around it by using your Japan psn account to buy songs off their and have them actually work with your US/Euro game.
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