Talk:Beautiful Katamari

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[edit] Ironic, much

Last year, a few months before the Wii release, the head of Katamari development claimed the Wii was stupid(he didn't really say any facts but whatever). And then he started making play grounds. Now theres gonna be a Katamari on Wii. Does anyone know if the same guy is still working there or if hes still inactive? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.157.192.144 (talk • contribs) 12:31, March 25, 2007 (UTC)

Although I don't recall any comments like that, It is not really up to whomever said that, as the creator said that there would be no more Katamari games. The power to make Beautiful Katamari (if it is true, oh please, oh please) lies with Namco. IF they want it, they can make it, without the other people's permission.Lamename3000 17:59, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

No, Keita Takahashi won't be involved in this one. He said the series was over and done, but Namco still owns the intellectual property, so they can keep making games. FAE 07:51, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dates

Someone with the info on them really should add some month/year information to the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.132.156.26 (talk • contribs) 16:32, March 29, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Is there any other confirmation?

The first external link shows screenshots from the first game, and has very poor English. And pricing the game at $29.99/$39.99? I highly doubt they'd give us such a low price. Both of the links look kind of suspicious, and I haven't seen any mention of this from more reputable sources. As much as I'd like this to be true, I smell a false rumor. Are there any other sources of this? --Nintendorulez talk 18:54, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Also, the first source cited in the stub's text [1] links to a blog that cites another blog post [2]. The one it links to says it was removed at the request of Namco. If this rumor was true, I doubt Namco would try to pull stories about it. --Nintendorulez talk 18:57, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

From all I have read and can tell it's a very true release. First G4 talked about it in their news, on ther website and during one of their various shows. Other websites besides the orange lounge radio that pulled it did talk about this story before and after the fact and continue to do so. GameSpot has something about them registering the name Beautiful Katamari as well as other games officialy registering them not to long ago with the copywrite offices. The Blockbuster Video computer showed the game as being an upcoming game for the Xbox 360. Namco asking for it to be pulled from Orange Lounge does not mean that it's not official. Most time companies don't want rumors and too much influence out there on something that they themselves haven't made 100% public yet. The site was generating a lot of attention and it's probably not the best to have your game microscoped and scooped before you are ready to have it officialy out there. Namco has not released a statement saying that the game isn't coming out. All they have said is no comment. And if the game wasn't real they would say that the rumors aren't true. Why would they want people to think they are making a game that isn't coming out ever? That wouldn't be the best move for a company to do. All I know is it's been mentioned and verified in a lot of places so far that are pretty reliable and Namco themselves only asked for that blurb to be removed from one site but has otherwise said that the game is coming out on all 3 systems. So I don't know how many sources you want to be placed here but I see more then enough that would verify that this game is coming out and official. My advice is to be patient and not make guesses on to why Namco had the story removed and any more news on the game that comes out we will place here. PantheraLeo 19:29, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

I've seen no proof this game is a hoax or anything. As for the pricing, if I recall correctly: the first 2 console Katamari games were cheaper than most games right from the start. The exception was the PSP Katamari game which was full price (which was a bit weird, considering it was a dumbed down Katamari handheld game with alot less content). RobJ1981 19:44, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

That's one of the bigger reasons I got a PS2, for the two Katamari games. It helped that they were so cheap, too. The prices here sound right. And I do agree that it is highly doubtful that the game is a false rumor. EDIT: I need to remember to sign my comments. Sorry. Lamename3000 04:11, 5 April 2007 (UTC)