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Gamers Move to the Rhythm at Bandai Namco's Mumbai Comic Con Booth with a Taiko no Tatsujin Arcade Game

Collectors, gamers, and anime fans gathered at Bandai Namco's booth last weekend for their merch fix at Mumbai Comic Con. With a queue that went all the way around the booth, fans lined up for figures, plushies, tokens for "gachapon" machines, and arcade tokens. While the booth only hosted one arcade machine, tunes like "Idol" by YOASOBI from the Taiko no Tatsujin arcade game drew in fans in droves. The rhythm game was priced at ₹500 per try and gave convention goers a taste of the Bandai Namco arcade experience.

Oshi no Ko fans who answered the siren call were not disappointed as the "gachapon" section had three different capsule machines dedicated to the anime. SPY x FAMILY similarly had three machines to choose from amongst several other popular franchises such as One Piece, Hunter x Hunter, Hamtaro, and even Tamagotchi!.

For those who like a little more creativity, the booth had a section where attendees could try their hand at some model kits. Fans purchased Blue Lock acrylic standees, Jujutsu Kaisen and Dragon Ball Z models, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime pillows and plushies, Naruto and Bleach Mega Cat Project blind boxes, and checked out a lot more on display.

Visitors to the booth who filled out a survey on their smartphones were given a Taiko no Tatsujin sticker, a That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 2 sticker, and a Tamashii Nations folder.

Mumbai Comic Con took place on April 20 and April 21 at Jio World Centre, BKC, Mumbai, India.

Bandai Namco also had a booth at Delhi Comic Con, which took place from December 8 to December 10 at NSIC Grounds, Okhla.

The Bandai Namco Pop-Up Store at the Bandai Namco Amusement Center in Airspace in Nexus Seawoods Mall, Mumbai was operational from May 1 - May 31.

Bandai Namco Entertainment launched its Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Connect smartphone game last November. The free-to-play rhythm game is available on iOS and Android devices in Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Macao.

The Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival game for Nintendo Switch debuted in September 2022.

The Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master game launched on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox consoles and PC in January 2022.

Source: Mumbai Comic Con