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OK, so here's the deal: the above is video footage of Noby Noby Boy (courtesy of Gamevideos.com) taken from a trailer that was being played in Sony's theater on the floor of Tokyo Game Show. 

So what is it? Well, it's the new game designed by Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi. We searched far and wide for a playable build of the game here in Tokyo and have come up with nothing. We asked around, trying to find out just what the game was about, and because no one really speaks our language (or no one was willing to talk), that was a dead end.

According to a fact sheet provided by Sony, the game is described as -- and we quote -- "The new game from Keita Takahashi, the creator of Katamari Damacy!!", which may be the mostly completely useless game discription ever. The genre? "TDB." The game is being published by Namco Bandai, and will be excusive to the PlayStation 3. It's also interesting to note that the screens and info for Noby Noby Boy were found in the PlayStation Network section of Sony Japan's press site, so it's likely we're looking at a digital download title (although that hasn't been officially announced or confirmed). 

OK, so uh, WTF is Noby Noby Boy? We have no idea, but we're definitely interested in finding out.


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garison's Avatar
garison at 10/09/2008 09:45
I liked Katamari Damaci, so I must like this game ~sarcasm~
DinnertimeNinja's Avatar
DinnertimeNinja at 10/09/2008 09:47
"dot dot dot"

Is Noby Noby Boy wriggling through his own innards?

*discuss*
monkeyspoon5's Avatar
monkeyspoon5 at 10/09/2008 09:47
Okay then... so rainbow path-following game? I don't really get it.
pendelton21's Avatar
pendelton21 at 10/09/2008 09:48
lol wut
NotAZombie's Avatar
NotAZombie at 10/09/2008 09:50
So another game you can't lose at?
TimO42's Avatar
TimO42 at 10/09/2008 09:52
It looked like that worm thing had the same face as the prince and the same body colors...
falinter's Avatar
falinter at 10/09/2008 09:54
as long as there is an awesome soundtrack and a vaguely homosexual king im sure it will sell millions.
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 10/09/2008 09:55
Really, can they just export the drugs that they sell to japanese developers already?
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 10/09/2008 09:56
hm. i might try this
Darksavior's Avatar
Darksavior at 10/09/2008 09:56
I knew this was a Katamari game!!

you can just get the katamari feel to it!

the WTF....am i watching and playing feeling
PappaDukes's Avatar
PappaDukes at 10/09/2008 09:57
wow,it looks...um..interesting? Is that the word I'm looking for? The plot looks pretty racist to me. What, with the worm putting the "beat-down" on those poor blocks. I sense another RE5 controversy.
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ArchArbiter at 10/09/2008 09:58
How obscure. I'm sure there will be some kind of ingenious gameplay device behind all of this, right?
Right?
Tron Knotts's Avatar
Tron Knotts at 10/09/2008 09:58
One of the big reasons I got a PS3.

I trust Keita Takahashi 100%.
MisterDanger's Avatar
MisterDanger at 10/09/2008 10:10
it s for ps3, so no one really cares about it @ tgs
twincannon's Avatar
twincannon at 10/09/2008 10:16
The shit?

The average indie game has more style than this, so if this is actually the look they're shooting for they'd better hit the drawing board. And the gameplay seems more or less nonexistent.
Takeshi's Avatar
Takeshi at 10/09/2008 10:41
I'd play it.
zapnut's Avatar
zapnut at 10/09/2008 10:53
Maybe you get bigger... and have to knock over... bigger blocks?
whormongr's Avatar
whormongr at 10/09/2008 11:04
soundtrack rules
DonHonk's Avatar
DonHonk at 10/09/2008 11:18
What the hell is this? And why do I like it so much?
DanlHaas's Avatar
DanlHaas at 10/09/2008 11:24
This has got to be a troll.
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Robbo the hood at 10/09/2008 11:28
This is absolutely nothing like his tech demo. Nobi Nobi Boy apparently means something like stretchy boy, and the original concept was to involve stretching in some way. I don't see why they kept the name but not the slightest hint of the original concept.
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AndyCat at 10/09/2008 12:05
Dude, It is kinda obvious that this is some kind of 2d teaser. I really doubt the whole game is like that. The demo looks like slinky man where you control each end of the slinky with one of the analog stick, maybe to heard animals???

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ix4JN8cq0k&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ix4JN8cq0k&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
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Brilliam at 10/09/2008 12:14
DUDES does noboy remember this??! There was a bunch of awesome stuff about it back in the day! But then we heard nothing. Apparently he wants it to ship with a controller that like one of giant tubes made of that crackly, bendy stuff like in bendy straws. and you bend that around to control it!

Of course, it's been so long since I read that, that I've lost the source :( Back then it was Nobi Nobi, not Noby Noby...
KMCC's Avatar
KMCC at 10/09/2008 13:09
Yeah, its about time we heard something about this game.
Dukeman330's Avatar
Dukeman330 at 10/09/2008 13:12
Looks a lot like driver... that game I always used to play on Apple IIe's in elementary school.

Noby noby!
sporelink's Avatar
sporelink at 10/09/2008 13:32
The music reminds of loco roco in every awesome way imaginable. this game seems to be another one of those games that make you happy when you see it.
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 10/09/2008 13:40
This looks insane. Count me in! :D
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 10/09/2008 16:51
So is the object to avoid hitting the blocks or hit as many as possible?
Batthink's Avatar
Batthink at 10/09/2008 17:35
I love the music.

"Noby noby noby!" XOD
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 10/09/2008 21:58
well that's annoying
GohanGVO's Avatar
GohanGVO at 10/12/2008 22:45
The game is a metaphor for the fertilization process. Clearly!
solidgoomba's Avatar
solidgoomba at 10/12/2008 23:16
I keep watching this damn thing for the music
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