Taito's Groove Coaster and 1st Place's IA Team Up To Bring Gamers Tons of Great Stuff

TAITO and 1st Place have announced a new collaboration to involve TAITO's Groove Coaster and the virtual character from 1st Place's Vocaloid IA. The first session of the two company's collaboration will crossover at the Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Paris event in France from September 20-22. The Grove Coaster Zero app is also hosting an event that is set to include a playable track with IA. Read on.

From the Press Release
TAITO Corporation (TAITO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., and 1st PLACE Co., Ltd., today announced a special collaboration between TAITO’s iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad rhythm game GROOVE COASTER and 1st PLACE’s VOCALOID  3 Library (virtual idol character) IA.

For the first part of the crossover event, GROOVE COASTER and IA will be exhibited at the Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Paris event being held in Paris, France, from Friday, September 20, to Sunday, September 22. The GROOVE COASTER ZERO app will also host a special event that includes a new playable track featuring IA.

IA + GROOVE COASTER Merchandise Arrives!
The IA + GROOVE COASTER tie-up will be featured as part of Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Paris, an event intended to spread Japan’s unique “Kawaii culture” of cuteness and fashion across the globe. A wide variety of merchandise relating to the special collaboration will be available for sale at the official IA shop.

The GROOVE COASTER ZERO iPhone/iPad game will also be on display at the booth, with an IA-themed stage available to play free of charge.

Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Paris Event Details
Date: Friday, September 20 – Sunday, September 22, 2013
Venue: Parc Floral De Paris
Sponsor: Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Committee
URL: http://www.crazykawaii.com/

IA Tracks By Popular Artists Featured in GROOVE COASTER ZERO!
To celebrate its inclusion in the Tokyo Crazy Kawaii exhibition, an IA version of hit artist ASY’s single “SEE THE LIGHTS” will be made available as a free playable track for the GROOVE COASTER ZERO iPhone/iPad app starting 12:00 Japan Standard Time Friday, September 20. Players who are ranked in the top 1,000 for SEE THE LIGHT’s playable track by 11:59 PM JST Monday, October 7, will receive 10 VISIBLE items as an additional bonus.

In addition to the freetrack, Friday, September 20 sees the launch of a new IA Clubline Pack for GROOVE COASTER ZERO. This deluxe pack includes popular VOCALOID ™ producer JIN’s (Shizen no Teki P) “World Calling” as remixed by electro dance musician TeddyLoid as well as other IA-themed tracks by TeddyLoid and ASY. In addition to four playable tracks, customers will receive a special limited edition Avatar based on the pixelated IA portrait created especially for this collaboration. The IA Clubline Pack offers a convenient way for fans to enjoy an additional IA flavor within GROOVE COASTER ZERO.

IA Clubline Pack Contents ($4.99)
World Calling (TeddyLoid Remix) / JIN; Over Drive / TeddyLoid; NO feat. IA / ASY; ENE no Dennou Kikou / JIN.

he Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Paris event is just the first step in the collaboration between GROOVE COASTER and IA. Fans may look forward to further exciting developments in the future.

To learn more, visit the official IA Project and Grove Coaster websites.

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