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Los Angeles' iam8bit gallery played host to Nintendo last night, as the two companies launched Rhythm Heaven Fever with a full scale party. There were plenty of demos of the game on display, live painting by artists Yoskay Yamamoto and Mari Inukai, a live DJ spinning tunes, and a few photo booths where players could dress up and pose, or even dance for a video running on Nintendo's own site.

The event was a lot of fun, and you can pretend you were able to be there by browsing through the gallery below. iam8bit always does a great job with these events, and co-founder Jon Gibson promised us there's lots more on the way: He's currently working hard on the leetUP event that iam8bit is co-hosting at the beginning of next month, and says VIP tickets for that one have sold out already. We'll be in attendance, so stay tuned for more.

Gallery: Rhythm Heaven Fever Launch Event at Iam8bit

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>demoeventgamesiam8bitjon-gibsonleetuplos-angelesnintendopartyrhythm-heaven-feverwiiSat, 11 Feb 2012 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rhythm Heaven Fever review: Crazy into you]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/09/rhythm-heaven-fever-review-crazy-into-you/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/09/rhythm-heaven-fever-review-crazy-into-you/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/09/rhythm-heaven-fever-review-crazy-into-you/#comments I hold Rhythm Heaven games to a high standard. The DS game became such a fixture in my life that it permanently wired rhythms into my brain. Months after the last time I picked it up, I'll still randomly "scratch-o, hey" or hit imaginary taiko drums in my head. I'm predisposed to seek music games with original music anyway (Parappa, Gitaroo-Man) as it is, and Rhythm Heaven is among the most replayable and content-rich of the genre.

So when I say Rhythm Heaven Fever doesn't quite measure up to its predecessor, please understand that's not a condemnation. I just mean it's merely wonderful instead of the most wonderful.

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JoystiqRhythm Heaven Fever review: Crazy into you originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>nintendorhythm-heavenrhythm-heaven-fevertnxwiiThu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Play Rhythm Heaven Fever early in LA Feb. 10]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/03/play-rhythm-heaven-fever-early-in-la-feb-10/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/03/play-rhythm-heaven-fever-early-in-la-feb-10/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/03/play-rhythm-heaven-fever-early-in-la-feb-10/#comments If you're near Los Angeles on February 10, and you're eager to celebrate the upcoming release of Rhythm Heaven Fever, you can party with other like-minded people at the iam8bit gallery.

Nintendo, Giant Robot, and iam8bit are teaming up for a launch event, at which attendees will be able to play the game (with headphones, hopefully!) and pick up custom swag. Go find out who else in the world dares to play a rhythm game about interviewing wrestlers and playing airplane badminton!

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JoystiqPlay Rhythm Heaven Fever early in LA Feb. 10 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>giant-robotIAm8bitlaunch-partylos-angelesnintendorhythm-heaven-feverwiiFri, 03 Feb 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rhythm Heaven Fever arrives February 13, with a budget price tag]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/13/rhythm-heaven-fever-arrives-february-13-with-a-budget-price-tag/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/13/rhythm-heaven-fever-arrives-february-13-with-a-budget-price-tag/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/13/rhythm-heaven-fever-arrives-february-13-with-a-budget-price-tag/#comments To be honest, we were worried that Nintendo had decided against bringing the decidedly quirky Rhythm Heaven series to Wii after all. But much like the surprise announcement of a North American release of Xenoblade Chronicles, Nintendo revealed a new name and release window for Rhythm Heaven Fever in the pages of this month's Nintendo Power.

And now we know the specific date and price: Come February 13th, make your special Valentine (that's us!) happy with a fresh copy of Rhythm Heaven Fever, reasonably priced at $29.99. That's one way to overcome a perceived niche audience!

Gallery: Rhythm Heaven Fever (12/13)

JoystiqRhythm Heaven Fever arrives February 13, with a budget price tag originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>nintendorelease-daterhythm-heaven-fevertsunkuwiiTue, 13 Dec 2011 09:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Rhythm Heaven Fever spreads to North America in February]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/rhythm-heaven-fever-spreads-to-north-america-in-february/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/rhythm-heaven-fever-spreads-to-north-america-in-february/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/rhythm-heaven-fever-spreads-to-north-america-in-february/#comments Open the latest issue of Nintendo Power and you'll find yourself looking at four pages of heaven. Rhythm Heaven, specifically. The magazine drops the news we've been waiting for: an official release window for the Wii iteration of Nintendo and Tsunku's musical minigame series, titled Rhythm Heaven Fever. It's set for February 2012.

The article introduces several of the vibrantly cartoonish, inexplicable activities in which you'll engage, including seesaw inspection, tambourine practice with a monkey instructor, and protecting your date from an onslaught of soccer balls.

[Thanks, Aileen!]

JoystiqRhythm Heaven Fever spreads to North America in February originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>nintendoq1-2012release-daterhythm-heavenrhythm-heaven-fevertsunkuwiiTue, 29 Nov 2011 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Monstrous Rhythm Heaven soundtrack announced for Japan]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/03/monstrous-rhythm-heaven-soundtrack-announced-for-japan/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/03/monstrous-rhythm-heaven-soundtrack-announced-for-japan/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/03/monstrous-rhythm-heaven-soundtrack-announced-for-japan/#comments While the rest of the world has to wait indefinitely for the Wii Rhythm Heaven (it has a TBA release date in the West), it's out in Japan as of last month. And now that Japanese version is being joined by an enormous soundtrack collection ... that will almost certainly never be released outside of Japan.

The ¥4,800 ($62) soundtrack comprises an impressive four discs and 177 tracks, including all the music from Minna no Rhythm Tengoku ("Everybody's Rhythm Heaven," the Japanese title for the game) and the two previous games. It'll be out -- in Japan -- on August 24.

JoystiqMonstrous Rhythm Heaven soundtrack announced for Japan originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dsjapanmusicnintendoRhythm-Heavenrhythm-heaven-feversoundtrackwiiWed, 03 Aug 2011 01:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Nintendo's Comic-Con lounge stocked with Mario, Zelda, Rhythm Heaven, and more]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/18/nintendos-comic-con-lounge-stocked-with-mario-zelda-rhythm-he/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/18/nintendos-comic-con-lounge-stocked-with-mario-zelda-rhythm-he/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/18/nintendos-comic-con-lounge-stocked-with-mario-zelda-rhythm-he/#comments To keep you from ever having to look at an actual comic at Comic-Con, another game company has announced its lineup of playable demos. You'll be able to play a great deal of Nintendo's recent and upcoming 3DS lineup, most of its Wii lineup ... and Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 on DS.

Nintendo will have both a normal booth at Comic-Con, #5135, and a "Nintendo Gaming Lounge" at the adjacent Marriott Marquis & Marina hotel. This "Gaming Lounge" will feature playable demos of Super Mario, Kid Icarus Uprising, Mario Kart, Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D, Shinobi, and more 3DS games. In addition, you'll be able to try The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Rhythm Heaven, Fortune Street, and more on Wii.

Bring your DS and/or 3DS when you go. From 4-6 pm on July 21, Nintendo will host a Pokémon Black/White meetup. The Lounge will also have a giant Pokédex 3D AR marker of Reshiram for you to take commemorative pictures with, and a "gallery" of oversized AR Cards. There will even be downloadable maps for Dragon Quest IX!

JoystiqNintendo's Comic-Con lounge stocked with Mario, Zelda, Rhythm Heaven, and more originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dscomic-con-2011dsfortune-streetkid-icarus-uprisingLegend-of-Zelda-2010mario-kart-3dsmario-kart-7nintendopokedex-3drhythm-heavenrhythm-heaven-feversuper-mario-3dsuper-mario-3d-landThe-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-SwordwiiMon, 18 Jul 2011 10:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Rhythm Heaven preview: For your ears only]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/rhythm-heaven-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/rhythm-heaven-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/rhythm-heaven-preview/#comments The Wii Rhythm Heaven game was, without a doubt, one of the most delightful experiences I've had in the last week, in exactly the ways I knew it would be as soon as I saw the first screenshots. It turns out there is a formula for Rhythm Heaven games, and as long as the Rhythm Heaven team makes a Rhythm Heaven game using that Rhythm Heaven formula, the result will be something wonderful.

Rhythm Heaven.

Gallery: Rhythm Heaven Wii (E3 2011)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3-2011nintendoRhythm-Heavenrhythm-heaven-feverwiiSat, 11 Jun 2011 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Nintendo teases new Rhythm Heaven, Mario Party 9, Kirby titles]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/07/nintendo-teases-new-rhythm-heaven-mario-party-9-kirby-titles/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/07/nintendo-teases-new-rhythm-heaven-mario-party-9-kirby-titles/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/07/nintendo-teases-new-rhythm-heaven-mario-party-9-kirby-titles/#comments Though Nintendo didn't do its traditional "Here are a bunch of logos of games we're making," it couldn't resist a little info dump at the end of the company's press conference. Shown on a screen as attendees exited were logos for [deep breath] The Rolling Western, Paper Mario, Super Fossil Fighters, Rhythm Heaven, Fortune Street, Kirby Mash Attack, Kirby Wii and Mario Party 9.

What systems are these games for? Who's making them? We have no idea. Have a nice day!

JoystiqNintendo teases new Rhythm Heaven, Mario Party 9, Kirby titles originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo produced a few slick videos of its various console lineups for its conference, now embedded after the break.

In addition to footage of known 3DS games, including Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition and Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle, the 3DS video reveals a second Resident Evil game, Biohazard: The Mercenaries 3D. The Wii video offers the first look at the new Fatal Frame and Rhythm Heaven games, among many other first- and third-party titles. And though you have to wait until the end, you will see clips of the new Kirby game and Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS in the DS video.

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JoystiqFootage of Nintendo's 3DS, DS and Wii lineups originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsbiohazard-the-mercenaries-3ddsfatal-framekirbynintendonintendo-conference-2010rhythm-heavenrhythm-heaven-feverwiiWed, 29 Sep 2010 04:05:00 EST<![CDATA[New Rhythm Heaven, Fatal Frame games announced for Wii]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/29/new-rhythm-heaven-fatal-frame-games-announced-for-wii/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/29/new-rhythm-heaven-fatal-frame-games-announced-for-wii/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/29/new-rhythm-heaven-fatal-frame-games-announced-for-wii/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Nintendo's conference today wasn't all about the 3DS. The publisher has also announced new DS and Wii titles. Mistwalker's The Last Story was given a January 27 release date, but more excitingly, two new Wii sequels were announced -- one for the GBA/DS Rhythm Heaven series, and one for Zero, known here as Fatal Frame.

Both games are scheduled for 2011 releases, and screens of both are available in our galleries.

Gallery: Fatal Frame (2011) (Wii)

Gallery: Rhythm Heaven (Wii)

JoystiqNew Rhythm Heaven, Fatal Frame games announced for Wii originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fatal-framejapannintendonintendo-conference-2010q1-2011release-daterhythm-heavenrhythm-heaven-feverthe-last-storywiiWed, 29 Sep 2010 03:10:00 EST