"Ok just to clarify Konami doesn't actually think your kids are fat, but they are hosting a very big Dance Dance Revolution tournament to raise obesity awareness. The event will be held in West Virginia on July 27 and the 28th where the game has become extremely popular in the local community; whoever wins the tournament gets scholarships and other prizes."

jmobley via gamergaia.com »

"Konami's Dance Dance Revolution and Nintendo's Wii Fit have often been referred to in the same breath, much due to both games having the knack of leaving their players collapsed in an exhausted, sweaty heap on the floor after an intense session of play (intentionally or neigh). One DDR producer explained the firm is considering the Balance Board for future versions of the game."

shuandrew via www.balanceboardblog.com »

XBL Radio is reporting a rumor that Konami has three DDR games and a Karaoke Revolution game to show off at E3:

-DDR SuperNOVA 2 for Playstation 2
-DDR Universe 2 for Xbox 360
-DDR Disney Challenge for Playstation 2
-Karaoke Revolution: American Idol 2 for Playstation 2

SuperNOVA 2 is the sequel to last year's SuperNOVA game and the sixth DDR game for the PS2.

Universe 2 is the sequel to the 360's first DDR game. It will bring back a mode from a previous Xbox (non-360) Ultramix g...

Reenee via xblradio.com »

"Release Date
-Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2 will be released in Japan around late August. (THIS DOES NOT MEAN AN AMERICAN VERSION WILL NOT BE RELEASED. THIS IS ONLY CONFIRMING THE JAPANESE DATE.)

-Music
-It will have over 50 new songs.
It will have carefully selected licenses and mentions "super popular" North American songs as licenses.
-KONAMI originals will be developed with the idea that it will be "fun to play" by popular BEMANI artists; all players' expectations and expecte..."

Reenee via zenius-i-vanisher.com »