Katamari Damacy 2 confirmed for US release

[davidbrit2]

http://opm.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3139848

YAAAAAY

[Jibbajaba]

There was never really any question in my mind that this game would be coming over here. The first KD was a surprising success, so why wouldnt they?

Still, nice to see that it's official!

Chris

[Promophile]

yep i woulda been suprised is it DIDN'T make it over after the first one was such a big sleeper hit.

[kainemaxwell]

Excellent news!!

[AFGiant]

most excellent. I'll be awaiting this one

[Crush Crawfish]

So, I assume "We Love Katamari" is the US title? Not bad, I thought "Everyone Loves Katamari Damacy" was a bit better though. Still, great to hear that a stateside release is confirmed!

[PDorr3]

great news, but Im still awaitng for wanda and the collossus to be confirmed for the us

[briguy578]

Good news. It seems like the major video game companies have finally realized there is a market in the US for those really wierd Japanese games.

Here's hoping they don't get greedy and try to charge full price [the $20 price tag is why I picked the first one up]

[devilman]

We're still waiting for the first game to be released in the UK.

[zmweasel]

Good news. It seems like the major video game companies have finally realized there is a market in the US for those really wierd Japanese games.

Nope. Katamari Damacy is a weird Japanese game, but it's also a fantastic game that benefitted from a $20 MSRP and rave reviews from critics and (perhaps more importantly) other publishers and developers. Namco merely realized that bringing the sequel here, considering the success of the original, was a no-brainer.

The $20 price point for weird Japanese games was a trend before the original Katamari Damacy, and has become damn near set in stone at this point (which is why I worry about Atlus launching Samurai Western at $40 instead of $20).

-- Z.

[videogameking26]

Nice will be buying on it's release day for sure

[Nature Boy]

Where are all the "why do they release so many sequels instead of new games" cries? From that quick look it doesn't look to be much different than the original.

[PapaStu]

In some cases more of the same is good... This is one of those cases.

However should they go Katamari 3 and not change anything and have everything feel just like 1/2 then it will get stale (to a degree). However as long as some new innovation comes in (ala Dynasty Warriors) they will continue to sell and keep the series fresh. Thats fine by me as I can play Katamari over and over and over...

[Griking]

Good news. It seems like the major video game companies have finally realized there is a market in the US for those really wierd Japanese games.

Nope. Katamari Damacy is a weird Japanese game, but it's also a fantastic game that benefitted from a $20 MSRP and rave reviews from critics and (perhaps more importantly) other publishers and developers. Namco merely realized that bringing the sequel here, considering the success of the original, was a no-brainer.

The $20 price point for weird Japanese games was a trend before the original Katamari Damacy, and has become damn near set in stone at this point (which is why I worry about Atlus launching Samurai Western at $40 instead of $20).

-- Z.

Now that the game has been out for almost a year do you think it still would have been such a huge success if it was a $40 game instead of a $20 game?

Would you be willing to pay full price ($40-$50) for Katamari 2 when it's released?

[Nature Boy]

Would you be willing to pay full price ($40-$50) for Katamari 2 when it's released?

Absolutely not. But I'm not buying it regardless of what it's price is.

[fishsandwich]

We're still waiting for the first game to be released in the UK.

Damn! That SUCKS! The UK gets the shaft a lot, doesn't it?



PS At least it's easier to play NTSC on a PAL system than the other way around, no?

[boatofcar]

Would you be willing to pay full price ($40-$50) for Katamari 2 when it's released?

Absolutely not. But I'm not buying it regardless of what it's price is.

Did you play the first one?

[Nature Boy]

Did you play the first one?

Does it matter? If people want sequel-itis to stop it's got to stop *everywhere* - not just on the games you deem acceptable...

(I own and have played the first one)

[goatdan]

If people want sequel-itis to stop it's got to stop *everywhere* - not just on the games you deem acceptable...

If that happened, the game industry would crumble. My current-gen collection is probably less than 10% games that are original, one-time-only games.

I'm okay with that though. I'm more concerned with quality than if it is a sequel or not. Some of the games I consider to be the best games ever -- Tempest 2000, Super Mario Bros. 3, Robotron X -- are sequels.

[Sylentwulf]

Hopefully this one is much more challenging and much LONGER than the first one. Bit of solo extra's, etc... would be ok too...