2010

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2010

Summary to be updated.

January

• January 20th: pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝 is released to Japanese arcades.
• January 28th:
  • DanceDanceRevolution MUSIC FIT, the Japanese counterpart to DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3, is released in Japan for the Nintendo Wii. It marks the final DanceDanceRevolution title released in Japan for any home game console.
  • Sota Fujimori's second album, SYNTHESIZED2, is released.

February

• February 2nd: pop'n rhythm is released in Europe for the Nintendo Wii.
• February 4th:
  • Sana's fifth album, ボクをさがしに, is released.
  • pop'n music portable is released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable.
• February 25th: うたっち is released in Japan for the Nintendo DS.

March

• March 10th: A new spin-off series of GuitarFreaks & DrumMania, titled GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG, is launched.
  • Asaki steps down as sound director, and his position is given to Yuei Uematsu.
• March 18th: jubeat ripples APPEND is released to Japanese arcades.
• March 24th:
  • The second album of The Epic of Zektbach media project, The Epic of Zektbach -PIANO COLLECTION-, is released.
  • kors k's second album, Ways For Liberation, is released. It is his first and only album published by KONAMI.
  • beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released.
• March 25th: GuitarFreaks V7 & DrumMania V7 are released to Japanese arcades.
• March 28th: The Epic of Zektbach -FRAGMENTS OF ARIA TE'LARIA- is released. It contains several books covering the world of The Epic of Zektbach media project, as well as a drama CD and an original video animation.

April

• April 8th: 乐动魔方 is released to Chinese arcades.
• April 21st:
  • GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG Original Soundtrack beginning edition released.
  • jubeat ripples APPEND ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released.

June

• June 4th: DanceDanceRevolution hottest party3, the European counterpart to DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3, is released in Europe for the Nintendo Wii.

July

• July 7th: DanceDanceRevolution X2 is released to Japanese arcades.
  • It is the first BEMANI title to support PASELI.
  • Takayuki Ishikawa replaces Naoki Maeda as the arcade series' sound producer.
  • Yasuhiro Taguchi takes over the late Jason Borenstein's position as sound director.
• July 21st: pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝 AC♥CS ポップンミュージック&portable&うたっち released.
• July 29th: jubeat knit is released to Japanese arcades.

September

• September 15th: beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem is released to Japanese arcades.
  • Toshiyuki Kakuta takes over as the IIDX series' head sound director, as Yoshitaka Nishimura stepped down to focus on REFLEC BEAT.
  • Arata Iiyoshi's first and only BEMANI album, FANTASCAPE - Act.1, is released.
  • DJ Mass MAD Izm*'s first album, I AM NOT A DJ, is released.
  • beatnation Records undergoes a temporary hiatus. This hiatus would last a few years.
• September 22nd: jubeat knit ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released.

October

• October 27th: GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG Original Soundtracks rising edition released.

November

• November 4th: REFLEC BEAT is released to Japanese arcades.
• November 8th: jubeat plus is released in Japan on the iTunes Store.
• November 16th:
  • DanceDanceRevolution (2010) is released in North America for the Nintendo Wii.
  • DanceDanceRevolution (PS3) is released in North America for the Sony PlayStation 3.

December

• December 9th: pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET is released to Japanese arcades.
• December 31st: DanceDanceRevolution X2 is released to North American arcades. Whereas previous North American entries back to SuperNOVA were distributed by Betson, this release was distributed by Raw Thrills Entertainment.

Unknown

• KONAMI cracks down on Diverse System, a Japanese music doujin label, from releasing any further albums containing unauthorized remixes of BEMANI songs on them, most notably their Dear Mr. and D series. Two such albums originally planned for Comic Market 79 for December 2010, Dear, Mr. wac and D16, were immediately cancelled. The D series was retired completely, while the Dear, Mr. series would be revived a few more times, though without BEMANI songs.
  • In its place, Diverse System rushed into production a new two-disc album full of original songs titled THE DIVERSE SYSTEM. A more completed version would be released the following year.