Some games just seem to perpetually keep the rumor mill grinding at a pace, and the upcoming Beautiful Katamari is certainly one of them. First there were the Xbox 360 exclusivity rumors, then the refuted XBLA only rumor. Now, IGN is reporting an all new one.

According to IGN, "sources close to Namco Bandai" are reporting that work has stopped on the PS3 version and those resources are being channeled into a version of the quirky rolling game for the Wii. These "close sources" cite porting issues and the PS3's poor sales performance as reasons for the cancellation.

So is it true? Is it rumor? It's hard to tell with E3 only a week and a half away and the entire game industry worked up into a frenzy, but IGN's sources are generally pretty reliable. All will likely be revealed come Namco Bandai's press conference on the 12th, so keep your eyes on Kotaku during E3 and we'll be sure to bring you the final word when it happens.

Beautiful Katamari Skips PS3, Goes Wii [IGN]

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