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Densha de Go returning to arcades in 2012
Topic Started: Oct 9 2011, 05:50 AM (1,330 Views)
ddragon1234

Good news everybody

To celebrate Densha de Go's 15th anniversary, Taito is releasing a new Densha de Go arcade game in 2012.

http://www.taito.co.jp/arc/dengo15th/

Here is the press release

http://biz.taito.co.jp/release/dengo_15th.pdf

I can read a bit of Japanese, it says on October 8th and 9th, in Hibiya Park fountain plaza, there will be some arcade cabinets set up. You can play the 3 old ones from the 1990's "Densha de Go!", "Densha de Go! 2 Kousokuhen" and "Densha de Go! 3 Tsuukinhen". Those will be free to play.

They will be showing off their new arcade game titled "Card de Renketsu! Densha de Go!", literally "Link up by card! Go by train!" It seems it will be card based like the Initial D games. It worries me because in the press release they call it a kids card game, whatever that means. This one will not be open to play at the event, but here are some pictures of the event

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Information found here http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20111008_482691.html

Who knows, maybe we'll see a home release in the next few years based off this game.
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dmc081

didn't they stopped doing densha de go simulator games because is to expensive to make?
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keneda2002
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Does anyone know's if they have improve the graphics of densha de go 1,2,3 on this arcade cabinet?

That picture is the card game ?
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I think they do that to see the reaction of the potential customers.
If this is sucessfull they will do a new game.

I can't wait for a new densha de go HD on ps3
Edited by keneda2002, Oct 27 2011, 08:48 AM.
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ZeusII
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hope they bring us something new one day, ongakukan is also mute, no news about new games... nothing :( :unsure: :-/
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Zeether

The layout makes it look like they tell you when to change brake/power settings. A little too casual looking I think.
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vanadium

I personally hope this succeeds. I don't know the sames numbers of the DDG title on the Nintendo DS, but between this and the iPad/iOS version of DDG: Yamanote-Sen, I'm really hoping they keep thr franchise alive into 2012 and beyond.
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Zeether

I hope this can result in a revival of the Densha De Go games. Dunno if Taito can rerelease the old ones digitally since they may have to get the rights again for all the rail lines.
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jasonmaivia
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I'm hoping for a series revival.
If this can help, then that's awesome.

A console version, especially for Wii U would be pretty neat especiall if it uses the Wii U tablet controller's motion and video screen to look around in real time.
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