Rumor: Elite Beat-dev iNiS developing Xbox 360's 'Lips' karaoke game
by Christopher Grant 
{ Jun 16th 2008 at 3:14PM }
So, to recap: Microsoft is working on a karaoke game codenamed "Lips" – that's a rumor. The developer working on the game is iNiS – also a rumor. That iNiS has a long history of making music and rhythm games and that it's co-founder Keiichi Yano confirmed that the developer was in fact working on an unnamed Xbox 360 game – those are both facts. We'll (hopefully) put the rest of the puzzle together four weeks from today when Microsoft holds their E3 press conference. If you've got any more information, we're all ears about Lips.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 16th 2008 3:19PM
Wow... it may be good. EBA and Oundean are one of the best music games ever.
beatboxtaun @ Jun 16th 2008 4:06PM
I loved EBA! It's one of those games that you beat over and over again! That would be cool.
Hey, I'm on there now. You can message me.
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 16th 2008 4:09PM
=)
You didn't answer... I ate all the chicken fajitas... hehe.
Alan @ Jun 16th 2008 3:22PM
Bah! I want an EBA sequel here in the US instead.
Demaar @ Jun 16th 2008 8:43PM
True, but my interest in this Lips thing just jumped through the God damned roof. Considering my interest was zero before, that's a bit of a difference lol
Hoopla @ Jun 16th 2008 3:25PM
Get to work on EBA2: Encore, iNiS!
Oshi @ Jun 16th 2008 3:53PM
This. Also, Ouendan 3.
Ethan @ Jun 16th 2008 3:30PM
They might actually be beginning to understand what this massmarket crossover appeal thing is. It's not bright colours and childish themes, it's about tapping into something people already enjoy.
Superstar90 @ Jun 16th 2008 3:31PM
I hope the motion controls force you to replicate EBA dances! They are so perfectly co-ordinated!
1UPMASTER @ Jun 16th 2008 3:32PM
that picture REALLY got my hopes up for EBA2...
J.Goodwin @ Jun 16th 2008 3:41PM
Very interesting.
If iNiS was involved, then I think we could safely assume that this is not just another karaoke game. Probably the worst case scenario for this thing would be for it to be Singstar with a different title.
You need more than a distinction here, you need something genuinely different...
Jhongerkong @ Jun 16th 2008 4:11PM
I wanna buy this just so I can yell "OOOOUUUUUUEEEEEEENNNDDDDDAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNN!" into thie mic.
MrLuna @ Jun 16th 2008 4:12PM
Why would anybody think that SignStar needs an answer to begin with is beyond my comprehension.
Keiichi @ Jun 16th 2008 4:16PM
EBA2: European Tour, dammit! Gimme some Lightning Seeds, Roxette, Republica, Fratellis and The Feeling!
And we know that Ouendan 3 is coming - unless that 'tsuzuku' at the end of Moero Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii was a lie. Don't let Looney Tunes Cartoon Concerto get away with its shameless plagiarism...
J.Goodwin @ Jun 16th 2008 4:54PM
Republica - YEEESSSSS!
Noshino @ Jun 16th 2008 4:53PM
oh...sheat...time to get a 360 I guess, EBA was so addiciting, played it almost nonstop til I got all ranked S on all songs...
michas_pi @ Jun 17th 2008 12:08AM
HEEEEEEEEEELP!
Nick @ Jun 17th 2008 4:22PM
im prob not supposed to say anything about it but i did focus group on lips... got kicked out for knowing too much on the ideal of video games so i feel im free to speak on what happened...
only thing i got out of it was that you could upload mp3s to it and sing to those... im not too hip to karaoke games but from there pitch it didn't seem like anything new or exciting...