Pop'n music (Wii)

pop'n music (Wii)

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: The Japanese version has data for 2P Challenge charts, which should be unused. sndarc_us.brsar contains a folder named MARIO with a sequenced music file named KART, possibly a Wii SDK leftover?

A reboot of the pop'n music series for the Wii system, complete with finicky motion controls and a cheesy song list. It's also one of the only entries in the series to be released overseas.

Unused Songs#

Within the American release of the game are several unused songs, which all have music and chart data. Note that the audio for the licensed tracks is not included in the download links below due to copyright concerns; there is only converted chart data.

ID 0101 (Blue bird)#

A cover of the song by Ikimono-gakari, known for being used as the third opening theme of the NARUTO Shippuuden anime series. This is a leftover from the Japanese release.

• Music: snd\us\strm\0101_bluebird_bt.brstm
• Preview Audio: snd\us\strm\0101_bluebird_pre.brstm
• 1P Standard Chart: note\us\0101_bluebird_n5.bin
• 1P Challenge Chart: note\us\0101_bluebird_h5.bin
• 2P Chart: note\us\0101_bluebird_n9.bin

ID 0172 (MAGICAL VOICE SHOWER)#

A song by Ucchies. Unlike all other songs listed here, this is a returning Konami original, first appearing in pop'n music 12 Iroha. It was likely removed due to licensing complications with JASRAC, as the artist's works are managed by them.

• Music: snd\us\strm\0172_magicalvoice_bt.brstm
• Preview Audio: snd\us\strm\0172_magicalvoice_pre.brstm
• 1P Standard Chart: note\us\0172_magicalvoice_n5.bin
• 1P Challenge Chart: note\us\0172_magicalvoice_h5.bin
• 2P Chart: note\us\0172_magicalvoice_n9.bin

Download MAGICAL VOICE SHOWER (chart data) File: popnmusicWii-magicalvoiceshower.zip (14,9 KB) (info)

ID 1103 (Love Shack)#

A cover of the B-52's song by WaveGroup, which had previously appeared in Karaoke Revolution Volume 3. Would later appear in the game's European release.

• Music: snd\us\strm\1103_loveshack_bt.brstm
• Preview Audio: snd\us\strm\1103_loveshack_pre.brstm
• 1P Standard Chart: note\us\1103_loveshack_n5.bin
• 1P Challenge Chart: note\us\1103_loveshack_h5.bin
• 2P Chart: note\us\1103_loveshack_n9.bin

ID 1105 (Waiting For Tonight)#

A cover of the 3rd Party song by WaveGroup, which had previously appeared in Karaoke Revolution. Notably, the song was listed in the trailer for the game's European release, pop'n rhythm, but does not appear in any version of the game.

• Music: snd\us\strm\1105_waitingfor_bt.brstm
• Preview Audio: snd\us\strm\1105_waitingfor_pre.brstm
• 1P Standard Chart: note\us\1105_waitingfor_n5.bin
• 1P Challenge Chart: note\us\1105_waitingfor_h5.bin
• 2P Chart: note\us\1105_waitingfor_n9.bin

Download Waiting For Tonight (chart data) File: popnmusicWii-waitingfortonight.zip (5,56 KB) (info)

ID 1112 (Poker Face)#

Refers to the Lady Gaga song. Would later appear in the game's European release.

• Music: snd\us\strm\1112_pokerface_bt.brstm
• Preview Audio: snd\us\strm\1112_pokerface_pre.brstm
• 1P Standard Chart: note\us\1112_pokerface_n5.bin
• 1P Challenge Chart: note\us\1112_pokerface_h5.bin
• 2P Chart: note\us\1112_pokerface_n9.bin

ID 1113 (The Fear)#

Refers to the Lily Allen song. Would later appear in the game's European release. Notably, the song's explicit lyrics are completely uncensored despite the game's age rating.

• Music: snd\us\strm\1113_thefear_bt.brstm
• Preview Audio: snd\us\strm\1113_thefear_pre.brstm
• 1P Standard Chart: note\us\1113_thefear_n5.bin
• 1P Challenge Chart: note\us\1113_thefear_h5.bin
• 2P Chart: note\us\1113_thefear_n9.bin

ID 1117 (Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now))#

Refers to the C&C Music Factory song. Would later appear in the game's European release.

• Music: snd\us\strm\1117_gonnamke_bt.brstm
• Preview Audio: snd\us\strm\1117_gonnamke_pre.brstm
• 1P Standard Chart: note\us\1117_gonnamke_n5.bin
• 1P Challenge Chart: note\us\1117_gonnamke_h5.bin
• 2P Chart: note\us\1117_gonnamke_n9.bin

ID 1119 (Candy Girl)#

Refers to the New Edition song. Notably, it is not properly playable in any version of the game.

• Music: snd\us\strm\1119_candygirl_bt.brstm
• Preview Audio: snd\us\strm\1119_candygirl_pre.brstm
• 1P Standard Chart: note\us\1119_candygirl_n5.bin
• 1P Challenge Chart: note\us\1119_candygirl_h5.bin
• 2P Chart: note\us\1119_candygirl_n9.bin

Download Candy Girl (chart data) File: popnmusicWii-candygirl.zip (13,6 KB) (info)

ID 1120 (Every Little Step)#

Refers to the Bobby Brown song. Would later appear in the game's European release.

• Music: snd\us\strm\1120_everylittlestep_bt.brstm
• Preview Audio: snd\us\strm\1120_everylittlestep_pre.brstm
• 1P Standard Chart: note\us\1120_everylittlestep_n5.bin
• 1P Challenge Chart: note\us\1120_everylittlestep_h5.bin
• 2P Chart: note\us\1120_everylittlestep_n9.bin

ID 1131 (Temperature)#

Refers to the Sean Paul song. Notably, it is not properly playable in any version of the game.

• Music: snd\us\strm\1131_temparature_bt.brstm
• Preview Audio: snd\us\strm\1131_temparature_pre.brstm
• 1P Standard Chart: note\us\1131_temparature_n5.bin
• 1P Challenge Chart: note\us\1131_temparature_h5.bin
• 2P Chart: note\us\1131_temparature_n9.bin

Download Temperature (chart data) File: popnmusicWii-temperature.zip (5,50 KB) (info)

Unused Graphics#

Arcade HUD Textures#

jpegdemo\gage.bmp contains a leftover gameplay HUD texture from the arcade release of pop'n music 14 FEVER!.

Early Results Screen Graphics#

res_num.tpl and wii_res.tpl, found at the directory AEP\jp, contains graphics for an early version of the game's results screen. Some of the textures, such as the numbers, also come from pop'n music 14 FEVER!.

res_num.tpl

wii_res.tpl

Placeholder Logos#

AEP\jp\skeleton\logoTmp.tpl contains placeholder graphics for the logos seen when booting the game. In order, they are meant to be that of Konami, Bemani, and JASRAC.

Mii Head#

A placeholder Mii head texture is present in several .brres files.

Unused Sounds#

The directory snd\jp\strm in the Japanese release, which contains the game's music files, also has several unused announcer files. Curiously, they come from the arcade installment pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE.

snd_vo02_32.brstm

snd_vo12_32.brstm

snd_vo13_32.brstm

snd_vo14_32.brstm

snd_vo15_32.brstm

snd_vo16_32.brstm

snd_vo17_32.brstm

snd_vo18_32.brstm

snd_vo19_32.brstm

snd_vo20_32.brstm

snd_vo21_32.brstm

There's also two more announcer sounds from the arcade releases in WSD\SE\SD within snd\jp\sndarc.brsar (JP) / snd\us\sndarc_us.brsar (US). The first one is the cheering sound heard in many pop'n music installments in the song splash screen. The second one is the "Are you ready?" soundbite, heard just before starting a song, from pop'n music 16 PARTY.

SRAM07

SRAM08

Regional Differences#

Title Screen#

Japan	North America	Europe

Save Banner#

Japan	North America	Europe

Overall#

• The European release lacks support for downloadable content.
• While the Japanese release has unique background tracks for the menus and the title screen, the American and European versions replace them with cuts of SHAKE'N SWING'N POP'N MUSIC!, which is also used as the credits theme.

• The American and European releases feature a completely different announcer from the Japanese version.

Song List#

• Each version of the game has its own share of exclusive songs. Several of the licensed songs in the American and European version are covers reused from the Karaoke Revolution series, which was also published by Konami.

In addition, the following DLC songs in the Japanese release were made available by default when the game was released in the US and Europe:

• Easy / Beginner
  • Space Dog
• Normal
  • Meikyoushisui
• Difficult / Hyper
  • 777★★★
  • Echoes
  • PULSE
  • Shamshir Dance (known in the Japanese release as Shamshir no mai)
  • Ska Ska No.4

The inverse, that is, default songs in the original Japanese release made downloadable content in the US, happened to the following songs:

• Little Rock Overture
• Mugen (known in the Japanese release as Mugen no hikari)

Poet#

In the American and European version of the game, Poet is depicted without her halo or angel wings, most likely because of its reference towards religion. Despite being removed, they both are present within her texture files.

Japan	North America / Europe

References#