2008

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2008

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January

• January 17th: DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 is released to North American arcades.

February

• February 19th: DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution- and DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (America) are re-released in North America as part of the PlayStation 2's Greatest Hits series.
• February 21st:
  • DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 (Japan) is released in Japan for the PlayStation 2.
  • DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 Original Soundtrack released.
• February 22nd: GuitarFreaksV4 & DrumManiaV4 Яock×Rock Original Soundtracks released.

March

• March 24th: pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ is released to Japanese arcades.
• March 28th: DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY is released in Europe for the Wii.

April

• April 4th: beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released.
• April 11th: DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY is released in New Zealand for the Wii.
• April 18th: DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY is released in Australasia for the Wii.

May

• May 29th:
  • Toshiyuki Kakuta's first album, 電人K, is released.
  • beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS is released in Japan for the PlayStation 2.
  • Maya Takamura's first art book, puzzle / MAYA TAKAMURA'S PIECES, is released.

June

• June 18th: GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity are released to Japanese arcades.

July

• July 24th: jubeat is released to Japanese arcades.

August

• August 1st: DanceDanceRevolution Disney Channel EDITION is released in North America for the PlayStation 2.
• August 29th: Sota Fujimori's first album, SYNTHESIZED, is released.

September

• September 8th: Location testing for a North American version of jubeat, titled UBeat, is under way. However, it was never released.
• September 16th:
  • DanceDanceRevolution X CS (America) is released in North America for the PlayStation 2.
  • DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2 is released in North America for the Wii.
• September 29th: pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ original soundtrack released.

October

• October 3rd: Dancing Stage SuperNOVA2 is released in Europe for the PlayStation 2.
• October 15th: DanceDanceRevolution Mobius is released in North America for cellphones.
• October 21st: DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 is released in North America for the Xbox 360.

November

• November 18th: Dancing Stage UNIVERSE2 is released in Europe for the Xbox 360.
• November 19th: beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS is released to Japanese arcades.

December

• December 5th: GuitarFreaksV5 & DrumManiaV5 Rock to Infinity Original Soundtracks released.
• December 18th:
  • Keiichi Ueno's first album, Rewind!, is released.
  • beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS is released in Japan for the PlayStation 2.
  • ダンスダンスレボリューション フルフル♪パーティー is released in Japan for the Wii.
• December 24th: DanceDanceRevolution X is released in Japanese arcades.