Future of iM@S DS

[ninjamitsuki]

What the heck is that? O_O

[Chance4U]

Well, it's Kuma Tomo. A cute bear you raise up to be a... Chef/gardener? He reminds me so much of Ai-chan...

Oh, and I'm very happy that "HELLO!!" was sung at the 8th concert... At least Namco isn't forgetting Dearly Stars...

Something tells me that 876PRO is going to wind up as a rival alongside Jupiter in iDOLM@STER 3...

[ninjamitsuki]

I think they'd probably just use new rivals for the next game.

[Saturos]

felt like i was shot in the foot as my expectations dropped like a rock.

[Accoun]

What the heck is that? O_O

felt like i was shot in the foot as my expectations dropped like a rock.

Couldn't resist. Perfect! ;-)

[Maka]

http://imasnews765.com/?p=9689
Haruka Tomatsu, Ai's seiyuu, made a surprise appearance at the latest concert a day or two ago, and today Dearly Stars has shot to the top of Amazon's DS game sales.

I bet someone at Namco is noticing this...

[ninjamitsuki]

Woah.

RyoinSideMRyoinSideMRyoinSideM

[Chance4U]

She even wore a character dress! I love the name of the Famitsu article:

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201402/23048726.html
まさかのサプライズゲスト、愛ちゃんの登場に会場が沸いた！
Rainy day's surprise guest, the venue was excited by the appearance of Ai-chan!

[liza94]

The project disbanded. Not enough revenue was put out, but they still allowed the VA's to participate. Listen to Tomato's SSA speeches for some input.

That's a horrifying thought. Yes, the project was disbanded and yes, it didn't meet Scamco's standards. Tomato does mention that she was being allowed to perform meaning Scamco is regulating DS appearances at SSA.

765 and 876 together also makes sense considering the last First Vision CD set, 765+876=!!. Particularly on who is singing LOST..

Did Haruka Tomatsu actually say so at the "Masters of the idol world" concert?   If it's true it means there won't be new games with the DS characters and they won't get new songs!   It will be... the end...!

[Chance4U]

Did Haruka Tomatsu actually say so at the "Masters of the idol world" concert?   If it's true it means there won't be new games with the DS characters and they won't get new songs!   It will be... the end...!

As far as I know, the project disbandment thing might be true. They shipped the director of DS off to take charge of the Weiss Schwarz iM@S series after sales weren't that great. I don't know about the part about Tomatsu speaking though, as I don't speak Japanese. Here's the video if you want to watch it. Below is all of Haruka Tomatsu's appearances during the concert and within the backstage video, if I remember correctly.

Day 02 of the Concert

http://www.bilibili.com/video/av1833139/index_3.html

32:50 - "HELLO!!" (M@STER VERSION)
48:50 - Sora Appearance
49:40 - Haruka Tomatsu and the Reds Talk

http://www.bilibili.com/video/av1833139/index_5.html

35:20 - M@STERPIECE (M@STER VERSION)
38:50 - Haruka Tomatsu comes out at M@STERPIECE
41:15 - Eriko Nakamura talk
42:00 -  IDOL POWER RAINBOW
46:40 - Thanks by everyone
47:50 - Million Live exit
48:15 - Cinderella Girls exit
48:50 - Dearly Stars Special exit
49:20 - 765PRO ALLSTARS exit

CREDITS Haruka Tomatsu Appearances
56:25 - "HELLO!!"
56:35 - Reds
56:37 - M@STERPIECE
57:25 - Thanks by everyone

Behind the Scenes Video

http://www.bilibili.com/video/av1668545/

8:30 - Day 02 Cheer with everyone
18:22 - Haruka Tomatsu Interview
20:15 - Haruka Tomatsu End Tunnel and Thanks