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E3 2007: Beautiful Katamari trailer makes us stand up and do embarassing dances

11:53 PM on 07.12.2007, Topher Cantler 42 comments

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This is easily the most trouble I've ever had sitting still to write a post. Allow us to present the new trailer for Beautiful Katamari, coming this fall to Xbox 360. The difference made by the new HD graphics is a little tough to make out from the video, but the sound of it is still like having candy shoved into your ears by a koala bear.

Some of our staff were lucky enough to get their hands on this at E3, so stay tuned for their impressions. In the meantime, click the play button above. Have you clicked the play button yet? Do it! Dance with me, dammit!


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Jordan Grim Devore at 07/12/2007 23:55
Haha you should see my reaction when I hear people say they've never played RE4.
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wesman at 07/12/2007 23:57
wait, what about the wii?
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Jordan Grim Devore at 07/13/2007 00:03
I know what you mean. There are tons of great games that I missed out on for one reason or another last generation. I'm trying to play catch up by buying a few older games each month on top of recently released games.
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BenHaskett at 07/13/2007 00:07
umm... so... it's not coming to the wii?
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Topher Cantler at 07/13/2007 00:13
It's still coming to the Wii, yes. The trailer just happens to be for the 360 version.
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Dunned at 07/13/2007 00:15
Yup, BK seems like a game that would be more appropriate on Wii. Super simple graphics plus it would be great with motion control.
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Topher Cantler at 07/13/2007 00:24
Absolutely. I've watched it at least seven times now.
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Mxyzptlk at 07/13/2007 00:26
SUPER HAPPY MEGA GET!
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Clark-Nova at 07/13/2007 00:28
Well, Comic Sans made me vomit.
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Riser Glen at 07/13/2007 00:29
I did a dance, but I'm not embarrassed. I'd do it again, too.
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BluDesign at 07/13/2007 00:30
Oh, I saw this already on XBL yesterday and it was the first video in my download queue.

The killer irony of it's release is that I'll be in the middle of where the game is heavily located an unable to buy or play it for a week. I'm going to Japan the week GTA comes out and coming back a week after Beautiful Katamari comes out. I'm torn between buying the stacks of readily available doujinshi in japan and saving my yen to buy this game when I get home.
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BluDesign at 07/13/2007 00:32
And so long as kuru kuru rock and Katamari on the Rocks made the soundtrack, I won't make a peep towards this game.

And if they don't, I have both games' soundtracks loaded on my HDD anyway.

Katamari soundtrack = Magic, FTW.
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Zero Iscariot at 07/13/2007 00:54
Hey! you robot assholes should check your 'tips' email, I gots the hook-up.
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TheHunter234 at 07/13/2007 00:57
I see what you mean by wanting to dance. God, I love the music in those games, though I am curious to see how the Wii version will come out.
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gomeja at 07/13/2007 01:08
Hyper Rainbow!!
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AndyCat at 07/13/2007 01:20
No katamari for me (ps3) makes me a sad panda.
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Oni at 07/13/2007 01:20
I've never played it either, Grim. I'll be buying this for the Wii when it's released.
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SLiFE at 07/13/2007 01:24
I bought my PS2 back in August '05 specifically for Katamari.

I can't fucking wait for this game.
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SLiFE at 07/13/2007 01:24
I bought my PS2 back in August '05 specifically for Katamari.

I can't fucking wait for this game.
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Orionsaint at 07/13/2007 02:46
That song is amazing. It reminds me of the 70's or the band ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)
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Ha-Puken at 07/13/2007 02:50
If I wanted to roll around and pick up random objects, I'd become a prostitute.
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Orionsaint at 07/13/2007 03:02
I finally figured out what this song reminds me of. The song 'Leave It' from the Band 'YES'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZV8MPxxgkE
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Justice at 07/13/2007 03:29
This best be still heading to the Wii
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16bitmonster at 07/13/2007 03:35
HAHA ha-puken

Just want to say a little something to the non believers out in the crowd today. Open your hearts. If you can't find utopia in the simple bliss that is rolling up terrified Japanese people and all there crap then you really need to let go of the reigns of the serious-Mobile and crash carefree into the PURE joy that is THE DAMACY! Trust the moth. I would be doing a disservice to you and myself if i didn't share the precious memories that were tightly locked away in my katamari loving soul.

If you don't understand this game then sirs and mad'ams you don't understand life.
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Amayirot Akago at 07/13/2007 04:15
Having never played the other games (don't kill me!) I am most definitely picking it up for my Beautiful Wii.
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midgar777 at 07/13/2007 04:40
If everyone in the world played Katamari there would be no wars in the world. Forget bombs, let's drop PS2's and Katamari all over the world ^_^

I fail to see how someone could not come away from playing this game without feeling really happy and wanting to dance XD
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midgar777 at 07/13/2007 04:41
and that last line made zero sense ^^# damn double negative!
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0bshaky at 07/13/2007 05:07
"the sound of it is still like having candy shoved into your ears by a koala bear."

And if it cost more that $10 it will be like getting raped with a fruit Popsicle.
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JTHomeslice at 07/13/2007 05:19
Nice to see the awesome soundtrack is back.

On the subject of that, want to have some fun? Listen to the Katamari soundtrack while playing Silent Hill.
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Topher Cantler at 07/13/2007 05:48
Homeslice, that's brilliant.
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Tron Knotts at 07/13/2007 06:35
I wish that the care takers of this series were brave enough to try new things with it. We heart Katamari did a lot of new stuff that I was impressed with, liek the under water level and the race track level. But judging from Me and My Katamari and from interviews with the new producer, they are going to try stuff like that anymore.

It would be fun to start a level with a fully loaded Katamari, then have crash into stuff in order to make it smaller. Stuff like that.

I wont care if you will be able to play online between the Wii version and the 360 version. That is a dream of mine, a wonderous dream that will likely never come true.
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Papapishu at 07/13/2007 07:02
Homeslice, you just conjured the image of a triangle head rolling up a katamari o' corpses.

If we are going down that route, try listening to the Neverhood soundtrack while playing Manhunt. You'll find it's surprisingly appropriate.
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Crunshii at 07/13/2007 10:58
I fail to see what people like about Katamari, you go around as a giant ball of trash and collect anything u run over with? is that the main plot of the game? or am i missing something thats not shown on this video. not to bash either, but doesnt look like HD either...
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lostalaska at 07/13/2007 16:38
First off you have to understand this game is the rare "greater than the sum of its parts" kind of game. The simple explanation of a ball rolling up stuff is the common understanding of the game, but its so much more...

This is one of those games that people after playing it will either "get it" or they wont. I started getting into these weird type of games after playing a game I borrowed from a friend called Mr. Mosquito on the PS2. It was so bizarre and different that it brought me right back into being a game junkie. I started actively hunting down those types of games. Personally I love the fact that there are some developers out there that actually look at the market and decide that there are some gamers out there that prize originality and creativity over the next iteration of Super Duper Save the World Simulator.

Those of you that haven't played Katamari and continue to rip on it... please just go back to playing this years version of whatever EA game it is you love so much.
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Foxtoid at 07/14/2007 01:04
I'm sure the only reason katamari is coming to wii is the install base.

so will you play with the classic controller? I swear, that game would suck without two analog sticks. Look at me and my katamari. I own both, and I will never buy a game on the wii that is also on the 360. 360 just has better graphics and video out.

It just feels so weird seeing katamari come to a console so underadopted in Japan.
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nectarine at 07/24/2007 11:30
Koala's are not cute and cuddly. They are eucalyptus drunks, that get violent if you get too close. They also make horrible noises when they're randy.
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