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King of All Cosmos gets a Gamertag: Beautiful Katamari a 360 exclusive photo

Newsweek's Level Up videogame blog is reporting that Namco Bandai's next-gen rolling-s**t-up simulator, Beautiful Katamari, will be coming exclusively to the Xbox 360. When the game was originally revealed, the title was set to find a home on Sony's console as well, but it seems weak hardware sales and some clever negotiating nipped that one in the bud.

Level Up's N'Gai Croal points out that while a niche title like Beautiful Katamari isn't going to make or break Sony's console, moves like this are quite telling.

"It demonstrates the impact that the continued weak PS3 sales are having on the strength of the platform," Croal writes, adding the fact that Microsoft's strong push towards courting Japanese publishers is finally paying off.

And it only took them six years!


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AndyCat's Avatar
AndyCat at 06/14/2007 19:50
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AndyCat's Avatar
AndyCat at 06/14/2007 19:53
...say it isn't so :(
TheBrain's Avatar
TheBrain at 06/14/2007 19:54
Interesting...I'm guessing it will be a timed exclusive, though
plyr3005's Avatar
plyr3005 at 06/14/2007 20:04
i'm dissapointed. I don't want to spend $400 for Katamari. *Tear.*
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Nintendork at 06/14/2007 20:04
It's wrong to laugh at "people"s misfortune but, sony its just too funny.
I'd be willing to bet a kidney we see Katamari on Wii and/or DS by end of next year though.
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cheesecube5000 at 06/14/2007 20:19
OH GAWD KATAMARI <3
Topher Cantler's Avatar
Topher Cantler at 06/14/2007 20:21
ZOMGSTFU! :O
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fromagex at 06/14/2007 20:25
thank god i decided to get a 360 whenever metal gear comes out for it. the day of metal gears release on 360, im getting one, and now w/ the inclusion of th new katamari game
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scottoid at 06/14/2007 20:26
....so another game jumping on the 360 band-wagon. take that sony, they better get there stuff together, nintendo and microsoft are pulling ahead fast
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squallsan at 06/14/2007 20:29
and who's next? I STILL can't wait for that MGS4 announcement.
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Kagari at 06/14/2007 20:31
It's not exclusive. It's only a RUMOR. In fact, they Namco already released a press statement saying it was coming out for BOTH PS3 and 360.
Tron Knotts's Avatar
Tron Knotts at 06/14/2007 20:53
It's still in the systems at Blockbuster for release on teh 360 and the PS3 in October, the Wii in November.

I'm still guessing this might happen.

If Namco wants to sell any copies of this game at all in Japan, it has to come out for the Wii.
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cbebop007 at 06/14/2007 20:53
...what about Wii?
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ArrestedDeveloper at 06/14/2007 21:05
Namco and Microsoft are starting to get pretty buddy buddy.
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Magesx at 06/14/2007 21:22
One report saying that it's moved to the 360 alone is not very convincing.
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Magesx at 06/14/2007 21:27
Also, Nintendork, Namco was working on a DS version awhile ago, y'know, until it got cancelled.
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0bshaky at 06/14/2007 21:45
While this is nice n stuff, this title needs to be priced at $40 or $50. At $60 its bit steep for what it is. After all it was released for a cheaper price on PS2 and PSP.
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Nick Chester at 06/14/2007 21:47
Not only do I trust N'Gai Croal's journalistic integrity (as in, I have no doubt he has followed up with the appropriate people on this one), but I've heard on my own that this is also the case.

So you know ... yeah.
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Magesx at 06/14/2007 21:48
I think Namco has said that they;ll release it for $40, in typical Katamari cheapness fashion, Ob.
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Zanch at 06/14/2007 22:05
@ plyr3005

What, you'd rather spend $600?
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comradetrotskii at 06/14/2007 22:16
How 'big' is the Katamari series in Japan? It seems to me like a game that would do better in Japan than it would in the west and thus odd Namco would choose to publish it on the 360 exclusively, even if Microsoft are throwing huge wads of cash at them. (Please note that due to a crippling lack of a PS2 during my student years I have never actually played a Katamri game so my assessment could be way wrong.)
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Joe Burling at 06/14/2007 22:21
Seconded, Nick. N'Gai is one of my favs.
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BluDesign at 06/14/2007 22:36

Um... <_< >_>



T_T

THANK YOU MY KINGLY KING OF KINGS OF THE COSMOS!
I FEEL YOU!
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Xbudz at 06/14/2007 23:24
Hurrah! I finally get to see what all the fuss is about whenever this game hits.

www.xbudz.com
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DoctorEuphony at 06/14/2007 23:36
HILARIOUS!!!!
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sexycommando at 06/15/2007 00:19
Well considering the fact that even though 360 hardware sales are below PS3's in Japan, but 360 game sales are HIGHER than PS3 game sales, I say 360 is the better choice for Japan if they go exclusive.
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Mxyzptlk at 06/15/2007 01:12
Anyone else think they should have just ended the series after the second one?
AndyCat's Avatar
AndyCat at 06/15/2007 02:29
no
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TheBrain at 06/15/2007 08:29
Actually, they should have ended the series after the first one, but that's not going to stop me from buying further entries in the series :(
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LordRegulus at 06/15/2007 09:55
Hmm. I'm all for the Xbox Live features, and I'm going to get the game no matter what, but I was kinda leaning toward the PS3 version simply because the analog sticks on the SIXAXIS are symmetrical.

Does the idea of playing Katamari on a lopsided (though comfy) controller worry anyone else?

Am I just OCD?
parrothead's Avatar
parrothead at 06/15/2007 11:45
Fuck, now I have to by a 360 also? This fucking sucks.
UltraViolence's Avatar
UltraViolence at 06/15/2007 20:17
Oh yeah, the 360 SURE does fucking suck.
>_>
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Tron Knotts at 06/15/2007 20:55
I loved the first two Katamri games, and didn't mind the PSP title, and I must say, I am not caring about this game at all anymore.

Why? I watched these videos. And the game looks exactly like the other ones. Sure the graphics look a little better, but other than that, it is a port. I already own this game, no need to buy it again.

Link to three vids vids of the game during interview with the games producer
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar
michiyoyoshiku at 06/15/2007 20:59
If you got a PS3 and not a 360 you're a moron
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