| Jubeat | |
|---|---|
 A Jubeat cabinet (under the title "UBeat") during an American location test in 2008 | |
| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Series | Bemani |
| Platform(s) | Arcade game, iOS |
| Genre(s) | Music |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Jubeat (ユビート, Yubīto), stylized as jubeat, is a series of arcade music video games developed by Konami, and is a part of Konami's Bemani line of music video games. The series uses an arrangement of 16 transparent buttons in a 4x4 grid for gameplay, and each of the 16 buttons overlays a screen.
The game went on several location tests in Asia since December 2007, and was released on July 24, 2008[1] in Japan, and December in Hong Kong and Macau. The game was not available in mainland China until early 2010. Two attempts to localize the game for the United States market have been made since August 2008, including UBeat, a variant of the first version,[2] and Jukebeat in 2009, a variant based on Jubeat Ripples.[3]
A port of the game for the iOS, Jubeat Plus, was released on Apple's Japanese App Store in 2010. The game was released in the US App Store under the name Jukebeat in 2011.[4] On April 1, 2021, Konami announced a major overhaul to Jubeat Plus via the official Jubeat Twitter account, rebranding it as Jubeat.[5] On May 7, 2021, the rebranded title was launched as a successor to both Jukebeat and Jubeat Plus on both Android and iOS.[6]
The series' current arcade release is Jubeat Beyond the Ave, released on September 20, 2023.[7]
- ^ "Jubeat". IGN. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ "UBeat (known in Japan as Jubeat) USA location test info". Arcade Heroes. 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Jukebeat (Game)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ Lehecka, Eddie (2011-08-10). "jukebeat for iOS now available in US & UK app stores". OTAQUEST. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Konami Teases Massive Jubeat Plus Update". OTAQUEST. April 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Konami Finally Releases Major Jubeat Update for Mobile". OTAQUEST. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ @jubeat_staff (September 20, 2023). "【もっとあそべる、キミのユビート】本日より「jubeat beyond the Ave.」が全国のアミューズメント施設で順次稼働開始！ぜひお楽しみください♪" (Tweet) – via Twitter.