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The earliest mention of ''[[Minna no Rhythm Tengoku]]'' to the public came in a post on [[wikipedia:Tsunku|Tsunku♂]]'s official blog on July 7, 2011, where he talks about receiving a family picture drawn by the game's staff to celebrate the birth of his third child<ref>"我が家に赤ちゃんが生まれたということで、ファミリーの絵を「みんなのリズム天国」の制作スタッフよりプレゼントしていただきました!" (The production staff of "Minna no Rhythm Tengoku" gave us a picture of the family as a baby was born!) ~ [https://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-10946208716.html ファミリーの絵 | つんく♂オフィシャルブログ 「つんブロ♂芸能コース」Powered by Ameba] (Family Pictures | Tsunku♂ Official Blog "Tsunbro♂ Entertainment Course" Powered by Ameba)</ref>. Around this time, a demo of the game was shown off at E3 2011, with the tentative titles of "Rhythm Heaven" in North America and "Rhythm Paradise" in Europe. The game was finally released in Japan on July 21, 2011, with the title ''[[Minna no Rhythm Tengoku]]''. The meaning behind the title ("Everyone's Rhythm Heaven") is that everyone, be it those playing and those who stand by and watch, can enjoy it<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/rhythmheavenfever/0/5 Iwata Asks - Rhythm Heaven Fever - Page 6]</ref>. On August 12, 2011, [[wikipedia:Tsunku|Tsunku♂]] would post on his blog again announcing ''[[Minna no Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu]]'' (a soundtrack release for the game), which would release about two weeks later<ref>[https://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-10983876527.html サウンドトラック | つんく♂オフィシャルブログ 「つんブロ♂芸能コース」Powered by Ameba] (Soundtrack | Tsunku♂ Official Blog "Tsunbro♂ Entertainment Course" Powered by Ameba)</ref>. On November 14, 2011, he posted about it again, as well as announcing ''[[Minna no Rhythm Tengoku Zen Vocal-shu]]'' (a soundtrack release focusing on the vocal songs and their instrumentals), which released two and a half weeks later<ref>[https://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-11078420123.html 祝!「みんなのリズム天国」50万本突破! | つんく♂オフィシャルブログ 「つんブロ♂芸能コース」Powered by Ameba] (Congratulations! "Minna no Rhythm Tengoku" sold over 500,000 copies! | Tsunku♂ Official Blog "Tsunbro♂ Entertainment Course" Powered by Ameba)</ref>.
The earliest mention of ''[[Minna no Rhythm Tengoku]]'' to the public came in a post on [[wikipedia:Tsunku|Tsunku♂]]'s official blog on July 7, 2011, where he talks about receiving a family picture drawn by the game's staff to celebrate the birth of his third child<ref>"我が家に赤ちゃんが生まれたということで、ファミリーの絵を「みんなのリズム天国」の制作スタッフよりプレゼントしていただきました!" (The production staff of "Minna no Rhythm Tengoku" gave us a picture of the family as a baby was born!) ~ [https://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-10946208716.html ファミリーの絵 | つんく♂オフィシャルブログ 「つんブロ♂芸能コース」Powered by Ameba] (Family Pictures | Tsunku♂ Official Blog "Tsunbro♂ Entertainment Course" Powered by Ameba)</ref>. Around this time, a demo of the game was shown off at E3 2011, with the tentative titles of "Rhythm Heaven" in North America and "Rhythm Paradise" in Europe. The game was finally released in Japan on July 21, 2011, with the title ''[[Minna no Rhythm Tengoku]]''. The meaning behind the title ("Everyone's Rhythm Heaven") is that everyone, be it those playing and those who stand by and watch, can enjoy it<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/rhythmheavenfever/0/5 Iwata Asks - Rhythm Heaven Fever - Page 6]</ref>. On August 12, 2011, [[wikipedia:Tsunku|Tsunku♂]] would post on his blog again announcing ''[[Minna no Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu]]'' (a soundtrack release for the game), which would release about two weeks later<ref>[https://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-10983876527.html サウンドトラック | つんく♂オフィシャルブログ 「つんブロ♂芸能コース」Powered by Ameba] (Soundtrack | Tsunku♂ Official Blog "Tsunbro♂ Entertainment Course" Powered by Ameba)</ref>. On November 14, 2011, he posted about it again, as well as announcing ''[[Minna no Rhythm Tengoku Zen Vocal-shu]]'' (a soundtrack release focusing on the vocal songs and their instrumentals), which released two and a half weeks later<ref>[https://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-11078420123.html 祝!「みんなのリズム天国」50万本突破! | つんく♂オフィシャルブログ 「つんブロ♂芸能コース」Powered by Ameba] (Congratulations! "Minna no Rhythm Tengoku" sold over 500,000 copies! | Tsunku♂ Official Blog "Tsunbro♂ Entertainment Course" Powered by Ameba)</ref>.


In the localized versions of the game, the [[Endless Game]] [[Manzai]] was removed due to the Japanese-dialogue focused nature of the game and replaced with [[Mr. Upbeat]] (a remake of one from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'')<ref>"Editor's note: The game Manzai is not available on versions outside of Japan due to the Japanese-dialogue focused nature of the game. It has been replaced with the game Mr. Upbeat for versions outside of Japan." ~ [http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/rhythmheavenfever/0/3 Iwata Asks - Rhythm Heaven Fever - Page 4]</ref>. The game was released in North America, titled ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', on February 13, 2012. On May 2, 2012, the European version of the game was announced<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2012/Have-you-got-what-it-takes-to-Beat-the-Beat-253016.html Have you got what it takes to Beat the Beat? | 2012 | News | Nintendo]</ref> and released later on July 6 with the name ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]''. This version features a completely new translation of the in-game text in English, and also exclusively allows players to switch between English and Japanese voices (a feature that was [[Rhythm Heaven/Unused|cut from the previous game]] due to memory constraints)<ref>[https://www.destructoid.com/gdc-09-chatting-with-nintendos-rich-amtower/ GDC 09: Chatting with Nintendo's Rich Amtower – Destructoid]</ref>, at the cost of not having any dubs in other languages<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii/Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise-280605.html Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Wii | Games | Nintendo]</ref>. In September 2012, a small selection of the soundtrack was released overseas as ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise The Soundtrack]]''. The game was later released in South Korea on September 12, 2013, titled ''[[Rhythm World Wii]]''. The game would see a re-release in 2016 on the [[wikipedia:Wii U|Wii U]] Virtual Console, on July 27 in Japan, November 10 in North America and November 24 in Europe.
In the localized versions of the game, the [[Endless Game]] [[Manzai]] was removed due to the Japanese-dialogue focused nature of the game and replaced with [[Mr. Upbeat]] (a remake of one from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'')<ref>"Editor's note: The game Manzai is not available on versions outside of Japan due to the Japanese-dialogue focused nature of the game. It has been replaced with the game Mr. Upbeat for versions outside of Japan." ~ [http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/rhythmheavenfever/0/3 Iwata Asks - Rhythm Heaven Fever - Page 4]</ref>. The game was released in North America, titled ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', on February 13, 2012. On May 2, 2012, the European version of the game was announced<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2012/Have-you-got-what-it-takes-to-Beat-the-Beat-253016.html Have you got what it takes to Beat the Beat? | 2012 | News | Nintendo]</ref> and released later on July 6 with the name ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]''. This version features a completely new translation of the in-game text in English, and also exclusively allows players to switch between English and Japanese voices (a feature that was [[Rhythm Heaven/Unused|cut from the previous game]] due to memory constraints)<ref>[https://www.destructoid.com/gdc-09-chatting-with-nintendos-rich-amtower/ GDC 09: Chatting with Nintendo's Rich Amtower – Destructoid]</ref>, at the cost of not having any dubs in other languages<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii/Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise-280605.html Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Wii | Games | Nintendo]</ref>. In September 2012, a small selection of the soundtrack was released overseas as ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise The Soundtrack]]''. On September 13, 2012, ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]'' would also be released in Australia. The game was later released in South Korea on September 12, 2013, titled ''[[Rhythm World Wii]]''. The game would see a re-release in 2016 on the [[wikipedia:Wii U|Wii U]] Virtual Console, on July 27 in Japan, November 10 in North America and November 24 in Europe.
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