Katamari Hasn’t Packed Up Yet…

Katamari game developer Kaita Takahashi had announced his hopes to move on from video games and fulfill his lifelong dream – to design a children’s playground, a real one and not the virtual type. Although he went back for a while to help out with We Love Katamari, he has no connection whatsoever with the PSP spin-off, Me and My Katamari.

There were some speculations about the end of the Katamari series after the PSP version received mixed yet somewhat positive reviews from gamers. The constant bickering and disagreements of its creators also did not help rejuvenate the series. But in a recent interview, Takahashi implied that he expects that Namco will go on and create more Katamari games.

In his own words, he said that “I know I won’t be working on it right now, but I think Namco will probably continue it. It’s still a viable franchise. I had nothing to do with the PSP version, so clearly they can keep making them on their own…So yeah, I won’t be having anything to do with it anymore, but Katamari is not finished.“

As for his dream to be a children’s playground designer, that seems to be on hold for now. Apparently Mr. Takahashi is working on a game for a next-generation system (Clue- It ain’t for Wii). Whatever happens, we will surely keep you posted.

Katamari game developer Kaita Takahashi had announced his hopes to move on from video games and fulfill his lifelong dream – to design a children’s playground, a real one and not the virtual type. Although he went back for a while to help out with We Love Katamari, he has no connection whatsoever with the PSP spin-off, Me and My Katamari.

There were some speculations about the end of the Katamari series after the PSP version received mixed yet somewhat positive reviews from gamers. The constant bickering and disagreements of its creators also did not help rejuvenate the series. But in a recent interview, Takahashi implied that he expects that Namco will go on and create more Katamari games.

In his own words, he said that “I know I won’t be working on it right now, but I think Namco will probably continue it. It’s still a viable franchise. I had nothing to do with the PSP version, so clearly they can keep making them on their own…So yeah, I won’t be having anything to do with it anymore, but Katamari is not finished.“

As for his dream to be a children’s playground designer, that seems to be on hold for now. Apparently Mr. Takahashi is working on a game for a next-generation system (Clue- It ain’t for Wii). Whatever happens, we will surely keep you posted.