PS3 Owners Get Set For Download Content Hell With Idolmaster 2!

Plus, real producers explain how the Hatsune Miku collaboration came to be.

2011-10-05 12:41 / Anoop Gantayat / 0 Comments

Xbox 360 owners know it already -- Idolmaster is a cash cow for Namco Bandai, and virtual producers are the ones whose teats are being squeezed.

PS3 owners will find out for themselves just how much the fake idol business can be with Idolmaster 2. Weekly Famitsu provided a partial download content list in this week's issue.

Kami Summer (song): ¥1,800
Idol School (costume): ¥1,500
Sailor Swimwear (costume): ¥1,500
300,000 Money (accessory): ¥450
600,000 Money (accessory): ¥1,800
Mail (accessory): ¥300
Avatar Pack (accessory): ¥300

Complete your DLC collection, and you'll get a free Onigiri Head accessory.

The real attraction for Idolmaster 2 as far as download content goes is the Hatsune Miku DLC we reported on earlier. This is fully known as "Special Idol Miku Original," and it will cost you ¥1,600. In addition to Miku costumes for your idols, Miku herself will appear in the game and perform. Your idols abilities will rise when dressed as Miku.

Famitsu has an interview with Namco Bandai's Yozo Sakagami and Sega's Hiroshi Utsumi, the respective heads of Idolmaster and Hastune Miku developments. For the PSP Idolmaster and Hastune Miku collaboration, Sega approached Namco Bandai. This time, Namco Bandai approached Sega. Sega gave Namco Bandai data for Miku singing World is Mine, and Namco Bandai arranged this.

In the interview, Utsumi said that he'd like to do additional collaborations, including Macross Frontier's Sheryl and Ranka.