"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 »

As promised by Konami, they've put up soundtracks to some classic franchises of theirs on a couple of online stores (Contra, Castlevania) and now the DDR SuperNOVA soundtrack is now available for purchase on iTunes.

Before you put down the $13 for the album, you should know a few things:

-Songs by the band BeForU is absent, as well as Riyu Kosaka's Honey Punch. Mysteriously enough, other Japanese songs are retained.

-The Nonstop Megamix is segmented up! It is no longer the 1-hour l...

Reenee via phobos.apple.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 »