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New game announced: Jubeat!

1:28 PM on 12.26.2007   |   Jim Sterling

New game announced: Jubeat! photo

Jubeat is a brand new bemani game has recently undergone location testing and was announced for Japan. The game is described as a 4x4 grid of squares located at arm height, with two speakers on each side and a subwoofer at the cabinet's base. It's been suggested that you will press the square panels when they light up -- so it's basically Dance Dance Revolution for people more used to using their hands than their feet. Chronic masturbators, presumabley.

Konami has set up a site for the game, but by now it should become apparent that the only reason I even posted this news was so I could use that headline picture. I'm actually disappointed that the game goal isn't to give out a thrashing to das Juden in time to music. That'd sell like hotcakes to the Passion crowd.








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Nyteshade's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 13:33
Nyteshade
So when some game studio finally does make a game about beating Jews, what the hell are they going to name it?!

I kid, I kid... They can call it Auschwitz Interactive...

Sorry... I'm done.
Cutie Honey's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 13:35
Cutie Honey
Good job for Bemani to do SOMETHING new.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 13:40
king3vbo
Amen to that CH!

What a horrible name, btw... they need to change that
Civnerd's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 13:44
Civnerd
Leave it to the Japanese to Engrish a classic title..... That's okay, I think the jewish community in Japan is very small so they won't have an uprising on their hands until it hits stateside, in which hopefully someone with an english background can rename it "Masterbation Training"
13thDragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 13:46
13thDragon
I heard you can unlock Hitler.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 13:46
Cheeburga
Prepare for shitstorm?
Trev's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 13:48
Trev
I read the title in my RSS reader. I thought that was how it was pronounced. I was like "Naw. They wouldn't go there." And there was went; D-toid and Sterling, keeping the brows low for the good of all robot-kind.
RICHARD BLOCKER's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 13:50
RICHARD BLOCKER
Oooooo boy. I'm just waiting for this to heat up so I can chime in.
Tragic Hero's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 13:54
Tragic Hero
Was going to go "there" but the picture with the article already did it for me. Well done Sterling?
rubadub's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 13:56
rubadub
Jubeat is like a jewish magazine about the sites and sounds of Israel, or one might even say an "Urb for Jews"
flaming burrito's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 14:14
flaming burrito
rofl that pic cracked me up
Lightthrower's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 14:15
Lightthrower
Lol 13thdragon XD! Unlock Hitler, nice one.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 14:18
BluDesign
Surprisingly, no one's photoshopped a pic of hitler saying "I approve!" on Google Image Search.

Ah well.
brosef's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 14:24
brosef
What's with the Passion kick you're on as of late there Jim?
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 14:24
michiyoyoshiku
Yeah.....seem everybody else is thinking what I am.
Way to go Konami your game couldn't be more antisemetic.
No wonder the world has moved on to Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 14:38
Cheeburga
Jewbeat.


A game where jewish people dance.
No fistycuffs.
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 15:00
Niero
I registered Spickbeat to save Hispanics from the oncoming musical Holocaust
modemlooper's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 15:18
modemlooper
The title makes me think jewish... the description sounds like a Simon clone updated for DDR fans.

Ju means gentle in Japanese. Gentle Beat
boatorious's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 15:28
boatorious
Well, I guess it isn't a Jim Sterling Destructoid post unless it bizarrely bashes Christians or Americans.

I do hope you know that the UK has about twice the rate of anti-semitic violence than the bible-thumping US.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 16:04
Jim Sterling
boatorious:

That's the funniest post I've read all day. Since when do I bash Americans? (My girlfriend, for the record, IS American, I've said a million times that America is better than England and I'm moving TO America!).

Also, I didn't bash Christians in this post, I bashed anti-semites. UNLEEEEEEEESS you're saying all anti-semites are Christians ... NOW who's doing the bashing?

Brosef:

No idea. I've just been obsessed with Jesus stuff lately, which is amusing, being atheist. I wanna see Passion of the Christ because I've just been doing a lot of reading of that whole era lately.
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 16:07
Neonie
"Chronic masturbators"...."Japan"...a game where you use your hands... sounds about right.
J Murda's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 16:10
J Murda
I heard Abraham is the final boss.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 16:29
Holyetheline
hahaha Jim you are hilarious. So witty when you stick up for yourself.
God Len's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 16:58
God Len
What? Japan's Jewish community is small? I don't think so
jayzn's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 17:53
jayzn
Dear Jim and the entire mainstream media:
please let "published obscenity" be less meaning naked ladies and more meaning pictures of atrocities. k thx
inque's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 20:26
inque
LOL took me quite a while what the picture had got to do with the game?

Anyways, thanks for not being PC about anything dtoid! The world needs to lighten up!!
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 22:14
Bob Muir
Thank you, Japan, for making hilariously-named games.
Chromer's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 22:52
Chromer
Ok let me get this out of the way. Jim you pronounced the game wrong. Konami has anounced that the game is pronounced "You-beat" not "Jew-beat." However that still doesn't help the fact you said chronic masturbators. lol
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/28/2007 17:22
Fading Star
Good luck with that.
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