You’ll be thrilled to know that Bandai Namco‘s recent trademark filing for “Once Upon a Katamari” with the European Union Intellectual Property Office suggests the first new Katamari game in over 15 years is finally rolling our way. While the beloved series creator Keita Takahashi won’t be involved, this potential addition to the quirky franchise has fans buzzing with excitement. Modern gaming tech could give the cosmic ball-rolling adventure the fresh spin it deserves – let’s explore what’s in store.
Fans of quirky gaming, your prayers to the King of All Cosmos might finally be answered. Bandai Namco has just filed a trademark for “Once Upon a Katamari” with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, and you’ll want to grab your cosmic rolling pins for this one.
After years of remasters and re-releases that had us rolling in familiar territory, this trademark hints at what could be the first genuinely new Katamari game in over 15 years.
If you’ve somehow missed the joyful chaos that’s Katamari Damacy, imagine controlling a sticky cosmic ball that rolls up everything from thumbtacks to skyscrapers – it’s basically what would happen if Marie Kondo went nuclear and decided everything sparks joy.
Since the original game’s 2004 debut, we’ve seen 18 iterations of this delightfully bizarre concept, though recent years have given us more rehashed content than fresh collecting grounds. Their most recent release in 2023 was just another remaster of classics.
You might remember that the series’ creator, Keita Takahashi, bid farewell to Bandai Namco in 2010, leaving fans wondering if the magic could ever be recreated.
The games that followed his departure, while maintaining the core mechanics we all know and love, haven’t quite captured the same sparkle as those first cosmos-cleaning adventures.
But here’s where things get interesting: this new trademark could signal Bandai Namco’s most ambitious attempt yet to revitalize the series.
With modern gaming capabilities and over a decade of technological advances since Katamari Forever, you can bet they’re feeling the pressure to deliver something spectacular.
The timing couldn’t be better, as fans have been champing at the bit for fresh Katamari content that goes beyond the recent “Reroll” remasters.
Whether this trademark will roll up into a full-fledged new adventure remains to be seen, but one thing’s certain – you’ve got an entire community of Katamari enthusiasts ready to push their cosmic balls into uncharted territory.
Let’s just hope it lives up to the royal standards set by its predecessors, even without the Prince’s original creator at the helm.
