Taito has announced that it is working on a brand-new Groove Coaster rhythm game for the Nintendo Switch. The company will reveal the new title on January 30, 2025.
The new game will add another entry to the Groove Coaster series, which launched first on mobile devices in 2011. The series has also been available on PC and Nintendo Switch, and Taito has announced over 7 million downloads combined from all aforementioned platforms worldwide as of January 9, 2025. Groove Coaster is also available in arcades, but Taito has ceased supporting the platform due to storage space limitation issues.
The presentation event will go live on January 30, 2025, at 7:30 PM JST (5:30 AM ET). After revealing the new game, the event will continue with a live DJ performance by Ryutaro “Ryu☆” Nakahara, who is also known for his contributions to Konami’s Bemani game series.
The revelation of a new Switch game will, however, raise a question about the ultimate fate of Groove Coaster: Wai Wai Party, which has been available on the same platform since late 2019. Taito has been regularly adding new content to the game for over five years. Many of those are crossovers from other franchises, such as Square Enix’s The World Ends With You. The latest update for Wai Wai Party on December 19, 2024, added the Hololive Vtuber Shiranui Flare along with her song “Zenryoku Jumping!” and Hololive Fantasy’s “Reality Fantasy” among others.
Taito will reveal the new Groove Coaster game for Nintendo Switch on Thursday, January 30, 2025.
Published: Jan 9, 2025 01:30 pm