| Bemani Pocket | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Bemani |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Handheld game console |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Music, rhythm |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Bemani Pocket (ビーマニポケット) series is a short-lived attempt by Konami to capitalize on the market of portable entertainment in the late 1990s. They were introduced in the Japanese market during 1998 and they featured versions of most Bemani games, usually with an existing brand or franchise attached as advertisement. The most common releases were based on Beatmania with sixteen releases, with pop'n music and Para Para Paradise only receiving a single release.
Beginning in 1998, Bemani Pocket games were used by Nintendo in collaboration with St.GIGA as prizes for national Satellaview competitions and events.
On April Fools in 2018, Konami published a joke announcement of a jubeat pocket on Twitter.[1]