Talk:Beautiful Katamari

Ironic, much

Last year, a few months before the Wii release, the head of Katamari development claimed the Wii was stupid(he didn't really say any facts but whatever). And then he started making play grounds. Now theres gonna be a Katamari on Wii. Does anyone know if the same guy is still working there or if hes still inactive? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.157.192.144 (talk • contribs) 12:31, March 25, 2007 (UTC)

Although I don't recall any comments like that, It is not really up to whomever said that, as the creator said that there would be no more Katamari games. The power to make Beautiful Katamari (if it is true, oh please, oh please) lies with Namco. IF they want it, they can make it, without the other people's permission.Lamename3000 17:59, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

No, Keita Takahashi won't be involved in this one. He said the series was over and done, but Namco still owns the intellectual property, so they can keep making games. F[[User talk:FallenAngelEyesA]]E

Takahashi did say this, I remember it well- personally I think he was sick of being asked by members of the press if he would make Katamari for the Wii because "the controller is perfect"

Irrespective, the IP belongs to Namco and they will use it for profit if they feel there is such a market on said consoles.

As previously stated he's not working on the game, or in the games industry at present- he has some ideas but he was merely commenting. Nothing wrong with that in my eyes.. in my opinion the game is so simple in concept a sequel would be pointless anyway. - Spence 07:51, 30 March 2007 (UTC)|

Dates

Someone with the info on them really should add some month/year information to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.132.156.26 (talk • contribs) 16:32, March 29, 2007 (UTC)

They aren't specific enough, this early in development it would be unwise to put it in the meta data box as people are more inclined to take that as gospel instead of reading the text instead. - Spence. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 172.142.252.143 (talk) 15:54, 17 April 2007 (UTC).

For what we know right now, I think it is fine to leave the date alone. If they get delayed, then we can fix it later, just like with any other game that gets delayed. Lamename3000 17:34, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Is there any other confirmation?

The first external link shows screenshots from the first game, and has very poor English. And pricing the game at $29.99/$39.99? I highly doubt they'd give us such a low price. Both of the links look kind of suspicious, and I haven't seen any mention of this from more reputable sources. As much as I'd like this to be true, I smell a false rumor. Are there any other sources of this? --Nintendorulez talk 18:54, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Also, the first source cited in the stub's text [1] links to a blog that cites another blog post [2]. The one it links to says it was removed at the request of Namco. If this rumor was true, I doubt Namco would try to pull stories about it. --Nintendorulez talk 18:57, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

From all I have read and can tell it's a very true release. First G4 talked about it in their news, on ther website and during one of their various shows. Other websites besides the orange lounge radio that pulled it did talk about this story before and after the fact and continue to do so. GameSpot has something about them registering the name Beautiful Katamari as well as other games officialy registering them not to long ago with the copywrite offices. The Blockbuster Video computer showed the game as being an upcoming game for the Xbox 360. Namco asking for it to be pulled from Orange Lounge does not mean that it's not official. Most time companies don't want rumors and too much influence out there on something that they themselves haven't made 100% public yet. The site was generating a lot of attention and it's probably not the best to have your game microscoped and scooped before you are ready to have it officialy out there. Namco has not released a statement saying that the game isn't coming out. All they have said is no comment. And if the game wasn't real they would say that the rumors aren't true. Why would they want people to think they are making a game that isn't coming out ever? That wouldn't be the best move for a company to do. All I know is it's been mentioned and verified in a lot of places so far that are pretty reliable and Namco themselves only asked for that blurb to be removed from one site but has otherwise said that the game is coming out on all 3 systems. So I don't know how many sources you want to be placed here but I see more then enough that would verify that this game is coming out and official. My advice is to be patient and not make guesses on to why Namco had the story removed and any more news on the game that comes out we will place here. PantheraLeo 19:29, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

I've seen no proof this game is a hoax or anything. As for the pricing, if I recall correctly: the first 2 console Katamari games were cheaper than most games right from the start. The exception was the PSP Katamari game which was full price (which was a bit weird, considering it was a dumbed down Katamari handheld game with alot less content). RobJ1981 19:44, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

That's one of the bigger reasons I got a PS2, for the two Katamari games. It helped that they were so cheap, too. The prices here sound right. And I do agree that it is highly doubtful that the game is a false rumor. EDIT: I need to remember to sign my comments. Sorry. Lamename3000 04:11, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

10 000 km

I think you start smaller than 1m, as in the gameplay video, when the guy was 1m43, there was 15min on the clock. The important thing is that it looks like three quarters of the time had already expired by that point! If he needed 45 minutes to get to 1m, then you must start a lot smaller than we've seen previously.Nagyss 02:11, 16 May 2007 (UTC) Oops, a great big never mind. Because the clock works differently now (I think) so you could just start with 16min.Nagyss 03:23, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Exclusive to Xbox 360?

Is this article now incorrect? Newsweek Game columnist reports "

"the We Love Katamari sequel, Beautiful Katamari, would join the ranks of Xbox 360 exclusive titles, the pattern was impossible to deny. We've since confirmed that an exclusivity deal between Namco and Microsoft is very close to fruition, likely to be announced at the E3 Media and Business Summit in July. "

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/archive/2007/06/14/how-microsoft-got-beautiful-katamari-exclusivity.aspx

While this is rumour, their has been no PS3 annoucment either. This would say the article may need to be changed to reflect this.

136.2.1.153 17:30, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

The info is already in the article under "Unofficial reports". While the "will" statements could be softened in the lead in light of this report, there was an actual announcement by NAMCO BANDAI Games America regarding a PS3 release, and that official position has not been changed yet. Dancter 17:47, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I recommend that we keep the page based on the last best info direct from N-B (that there's PS3 and 360 to come), as the "360 exclusive" content is a bit muddied, not the source, but the conflict between a disk-game and an XBL title. As the original cite suggests that E3 will announce the N-B / MS exclusivity for several titles, I suggest waiting until that point to either confirm or deny the PS3 version. --Masem 18:18, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

360 only according to Namco factsheet http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/20/beautiful-katamari-fact-sheet-shows-only-xbox-360/