Please enjoy the antics of monkey and rooster

Submitted by Joe Fourhman on July 25, 2009 – 9:49 pm8 Comments

While the faux-amateur puppetry of this Katamari Forever trailer is a sign of marketing people trying way too hard, this video marks the first time I’ve seen the robot King of All Cosmos. Note that two-player co-op returns. That was always a mess.

Tags: katamari, katamari damacy, katamari forever, namco, PS3

StephenJMunn

Why don't they just take the original Katamari Damacy, throw in some trophies, and put it on the PSN like they did with Buzz? They could sell it for $10 or so and people would eat that up. I can't see them ever recapturing the success of the original.
JoeFourhman

I must agree. The magical year from 04-05 was lightning in a bottle for the Katamari franchise.

I noted during E3 that Sony displayed Katamari Forever during the PSN video montage, so I figured this WAS indeed a downloadable title. But I think later news has suggested this will end up as a $50 retail release.

It does seem like it would be, as you say, far more successful as a PSN title.
StephenJMunn

$50 for Katamari? Maybe if they took all the PS2 games and crammed them onto one PS3 disc with trophies and online content. Maybe a level builder?
JoeFourhman

I don't think the price has been officially announced, but everybody (GameStop, Amazon) is already listing it at $50. Here's hoping that drops, or Katamari (formerly a PS2 budget release) will end up another victim of the Sony Third-Place Hardware Sales Tax.
StephenJMunn

Why don't they just take the original Katamari Damacy, throw in some trophies, and put it on the PSN like they did with Buzz? They could sell it for $10 or so and people would eat that up. I can't see them ever recapturing the success of the original.
http://www.fourhman.com Joe Fourhman

I must agree. The magical year from 04-05 was lightning in a bottle for the Katamari franchise.

I noted during E3 that Sony displayed Katamari Forever during the PSN video montage, so I figured this WAS indeed a downloadable title. But I think later news has suggested this will end up as a $50 retail release.

It does seem like it would be, as you say, far more successful as a PSN title.
StephenJMunn

$50 for Katamari? Maybe if they took all the PS2 games and crammed them onto one PS3 disc with trophies and online content. Maybe a level builder?
http://www.fourhman.com Joe Fourhman

I don't think the price has been officially announced, but everybody (GameStop, Amazon) is already listing it at $50. Here's hoping that drops, or Katamari (formerly a PS2 budget release) will end up another victim of the Sony Third-Place Hardware Sales Tax.