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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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32 comments | showing # 1 to 32

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

Is Noby Noby Boy wriggling through his own innards?

*discuss*
monkeyspoon5's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:47
monkeyspoon5
Okay then... so rainbow path-following game? I don't really get it.
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:48
pendelton21
lol wut
NotAZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:50
NotAZombie
So another game you can't lose at?
TimO42's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:52
TimO42
It looked like that worm thing had the same face as the prince and the same body colors...
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:54
falinter
as long as there is an awesome soundtrack and a vaguely homosexual king im sure it will sell millions.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:55
Professor Pew
Really, can they just export the drugs that they sell to japanese developers already?
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:56
Holyetheline
hm. i might try this
Darksavior's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:56
Darksavior
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 - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:57
PappaDukes
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.
ArchArbiter's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:58
ArchArbiter
How obscure. I'm sure there will be some kind of ingenious gameplay device behind all of this, right?
Right?
Tron Knotts's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:58
Tron Knotts
One of the big reasons I got a PS3.

I trust Keita Takahashi 100%.
MisterDanger's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 10:10
MisterDanger
it s for ps3, so no one really cares about it @ tgs
twincannon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 10:16
twincannon
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 - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 10:41
Takeshi
I'd play it.
zapnut's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 10:53
zapnut
Maybe you get bigger... and have to knock over... bigger blocks?
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 11:04
whormongr
soundtrack rules
DonHonk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 11:18
DonHonk
What the hell is this? And why do I like it so much?
DanlHaas's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 11:24
DanlHaas
This has got to be a troll.
Robbo the hood's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 11:28
Robbo the hood
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.
AndyCat's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 12:05
AndyCat
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???

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Brilliam's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 12:14
Brilliam
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 - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 13:09
KMCC
Yeah, its about time we heard something about this game.
Dukeman330's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 13:12
Dukeman330
Looks a lot like driver... that game I always used to play on Apple IIe's in elementary school.

Noby noby!
sporelink's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 13:32
sporelink
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 - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 13:40
NihonTiger90
This looks insane. Count me in! :D
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 16:51
Dexter345
So is the object to avoid hitting the blocks or hit as many as possible?
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 17:35
Batthink
I love the music.

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