Is Katamari kreator Keita Takahashi for real, taking the piss or on drugs? Or golly, all of the above? I have no clue as I've never met the dude, but Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield did at GDC, so he'll hafta fill us all in. Until then, we can rummage through the detris of quotes Takashi has left behind. Drum Katamari Drum roll please...
•"Well, I'm not really a game designer, so... guess it can't be helped!"
•"Yesterday at the Game Developers Choice Awards, I got one nomination, and everybody cheered. It was pretty amazing to me. I wondered why they were so excited... it seemed kind of strange."

•"Sure! Though I don't know that it's over. 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." (when asked if he was happy about the Katamari series finishing)
•"One that's soft, and with lots of big blocky shapes, and a place [kids] can't really get hurt - very colorful - where kids can roll around and be free. But it's probably okay if they occasionally get hurt too." (describing the types of playgrounds he wants to make)
•"It's not that I don't want to make games necessarily... it's just that I don't know that this will be a career for me. If I do the same thing for my whole life, I'll become really narrow minded. So... I might make one more."
•"Oh, I cut it myself!" (on his haircut)

Geez. Well. Hmm. There is more over at Gamasutra, including his thoughts on space aliens and the Wiimote. So do drop by, read the full interview and shake you head in bewilderment. His name is Keita, and he's nuts. Brian Ashcraft

Full Interview [Gamasutra]