
Kabuki Kid (Kitsune) ( Taiko no Tatsujin) (Skill: Drumroll note support lv.2).Lantern Eel ( Taiko no Tatsujin) (Skill: Large note input support).John Wada ( Taiko no Tatsujin) (Skills: Increased spirit gauge gain Lv.2 plus tighter hit timing).Inu Wada ( Taiko no Tatsujin) (Skills: Increased spirit gauge gain Lv.1 plus drumroll note support Lv.1).Master Bachio ( Taiko no Tatsujin) (Skill: No distinction between don and kat notes).Hatsune Miku ( Vocaloid) (Skill: Increased spirit gauge gain Lv.2) (Vocaloid Song Pack DLC).Gold Don-chan (Original) (Skills: Spirit gauge start at 50 percents plus large note input support) (Pre-order DLC).Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa ( Shinkalion: the Animation) (Skill: No miss judgement) (Shinkalion DLC).Kirby ( Kirby) (Skills: Loosened hit timing plus balloon note support Lv.1).Squid ( Splatoon) (Skills: Increased spirit gauge gain Lv.Yomogimaru ( Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Minna de Party Sandaime!) (Skill: Reduced drainage on spirit gauge).Currycutta Dondy ( Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Minna de Party Sandaime!) (Skill: drumroll and balloon notes support Lv.1).The list of playable character aside from Don and Katsu are: Each performing characters has their on unique Performing Skill. Instead of playing the song with just Don and Katsu as performing characters, donder now has the choice of using other characters from Taiko no Tatsujin series as well as from other franchises as performing characters. Just like the DS and 3DS games, what set it apart from the others is that the detachable Joy-Cons on the Nintendo Switch can be used as a pair of air-bachi stick for an alternative control scheme.


The core gameplay of the game is the same as the recent Taiko no Tatsujin games released so far.
