Katamari Coming to Wii after all?
I was actually just talking to James tonight about Katamari coming to Wii. We were talking about the similarities between it and De Blob. I’m really excited to hear this news of Namco reportedly bringing the franchise to the Wii! It’s a no-brainer in my opinion. Here’s the skinny from IGN:
Namco Bandai revealed earlier this year that it was developing the next-generation Katamari Damacy sequel, Beautiful Katamari, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Up until recently, the developer continued to work on both versions of the project. However, sources close to Namco Bandai tell IGN that the studio ran into some trouble with the port of the game to PlayStation 3 and these issues, coupled with the stalled sales of the system, have led to the project’s quiet cancellation. Looking to better-than-expected sales of Wii, the company has, say insiders, re-shifted resources to ready a Wii build of Beautiful Katamari instead. Given that the title cannot be ported from Xbox 360, the game is being re-concepted for Wii.
I hate it when developers go back-and-forth on announcing games for systems. We had rumors of Katamari coming to Wii months ago, then were only disappointed with the announcement that it was only going to 360/PS3. Now we’re hearing that it’s going back to Wii! Make up your mind Namco! Don’t play w/ my emotions like this!
What’s the answer to flip-flopping developers? Just make more Wii-exclusives :)
