New Disney Game Getting Worldwide Release

Disney Music Parade: Encore, a rhythm game that was previously announced as a Japan and Asia-only release, has been rated for a worldwide release. Disney Music Parade: Encore was first announced in August, being developed by Imagineer and will release exclusively on the Nintendo Switch. It is a rhythm action game in the same vein as Groove Coaster and Osu!, with players needing to match the on-screen prompts in time with the music. The game presents itself with various stages that look like a Disney theme park attraction.

A lot of iconic animated Disney properties, both classic and modern, are represented in this game. Some of the movies included in this game are Beauty and the Beast, Zootopia, Tangled, and Lilo and Stich, among many others. The game was first announced as part of the August 2024 Nintendo Direct, though only in the Japanese version of the livestream. However, it appears that the game will be released worldwide, and not just in Japan and Asia.

The ESRB recently rated Disney Music Parade: Encore, with this rating also appearing on the game’s official website at the bottom of the page. Ratings from the ESRB usually indicate that a game is coming out relatively soon, which matches up with the game’s upcoming release. While the upcoming rhythm game is slated for a November 21 release in Japan, Disney Music Parade: Encore will launch on the Switch on December 12 elsewhere in Asia. Based on the website’s “buy” link, the game’s worldwide release will likely fall around the same time, though an official date for North America hasn’t been announced yet.

Imagineer also released both an overview trailer and a special opening movie, briefly going over the full list of works that will be represented in this game. The opening movie itself is a tribute to the various animated Disney movies over the years, set to a brand-new big band vocal song. Disney animated canon isn’t the only properties represented in the game, as Pixar animated movies like Toy Story, Monsters Inc., and Coco have playable tracks and stages too.

List of Works Represented in Disney Music Parade: Encore

• Aladdin
• Alice in Wonderland
• Beauty and the Beast
• Big Hero 6
• Cinderella
• Coco
• Disney Parks
• Frozen
• Hercules
• The Lion King
• The Little Mermaid
• Lilo & Stitch
• Mickey & Friends
• Moana
• Monsters, Inc.
• Mulan
• The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Peter Pan
• Pinocchio
• Sleeping Beauty
• Tangled
• Toy Story
• Winnie the Pooh
• Wish
• Zootopia

A total of 60 playable tracks are included in Disney Music Parade: Encore, with the songs being unlocked during gameplay. Up to four players can also play this game, with various difficulty settings that can be adjusted, including a “shake” mode that uses the Joy-Con’s motion controls, allowing beginners to the rhythm game genre to play by simply shaking the remote to the rhythm.

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