Kotaku: Keita Takahashi

Did You Notice When Noby Noby Boy Touched Uranus Last Week?

Evan Narcisse — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:30:00 EST

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Noby Noby Boy's Latest Achievement Comes From Reaching Uranus More »

They Made Flickr. He Made Katamari Damacy. Together, They're Launching Glitch

Brian Crecente — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EDT

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The colorful, imaginative online game from the team behind Flickr and the man behind Katamari Damacy goes live today at 1 p.m. eastern. More »

Ex-Katamari Damacy Dude Hopes Vita Version Is "Goooooooooood" (And Other Musings)

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:45:00 EDT

On Famitsu.com, former Katamari Damacy designer and current Glitch developer Keita Takahashi is blogging in English and Japanese about his life and Canada as well as his opinions about things like the Vita Katamari game. More in the link. [Famitsu] More »

From Katamari Damacy to Glitch: Keita Takahashi Discusses His Newest Imaginings

Brian Crecente — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:00:00 EDT

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Keita Takahashi, famed Japanese game designer and creator of surreal games like Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, has signed on to help the co-founder of Flickr create a new sort of massively multiplayer game. More »

What's Next for the Creator of Katamari Damacy?

Brian Crecente — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:47:05 EDT

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Computer gaming start-up Tiny Speck today announced that they have hired Katamari Damacy developer Keita Takahashi to work on their fittingly unusual massively-multiplayer game Glitch. More »

Beefcake Game Designer Wants You To Game Naked

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST

There is one question that we all have. That question is this: what the hell inspired Muscle March? More »

Katamari Damacy Creator Felt Like An Outsider At Namco

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 06:00:00 EDT

Katamari Damacy designer Keita Takahashi wasn't happy at Namco Bandai. When leaving the company, he called it "so-so". His reasons are a bit more melancholy than that. More »

Katamari Creator Has A New Company, Still Making Games

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:30:00 EDT

Keita Takahashi, the creator of Katamari Damacy who recently left Namco Bandai, has started a new company with his wife Asuka Sakai (who is a composer) called uvula. More »

You Can Take The Guy Out of Katamari Damacy...

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:30:00 EDT

But you can't take the Katamari Damacy out of him. Keita Takahashi, who recently left Namco Bandai, checks out the Katamari Floating World exhibit on Wednesday. Thanks, SoylentCHUD! More »

Katamari Damacy Designer Leaves Namco Bandai, Calls It "So-So"

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:00:00 EDT

It seems that Keita Takahashi, the man known for Katamari Damacy, has left Namco Bandai. More »

Would You Like Some Katamari Art?

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Namco's Katamari Damacy is an iconic title. People instantly recognize it. This makes Katamari perfect fodder for an art show. Yes, an art show. More »

If Katamari Damacy Was Art Nouveau

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EDT

It would look like this. Artist Kate Elizabeth, an New Orleans-based illustrator, created this stunning piece. More »

Noby Noby Boy Is Safe For Small Children

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 27 May 2010 06:30:00 EDT

We presume this is Keita Takahashi, creator of Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, in disguise. Who else could make an otherwise creepy situation so charming? More »

A Peek Inside A Noby Noby Boy Meeting Reveals So Much

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:30:00 EST

Who knew that the creation of the iPhone and iPod Touch version of Keita Takahashi's Noby Noby Boy was the outcome of product meetings, focused consumer research and plush executives chanting "iPhone! iPod Touch! iPod Touch! iPhone! iPod Touch! iPhone!!" More »

Katamari Creator "Not Suited" To Games Industry

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:30:00 EST

Keita Takahashi is a creative guy. Pads around bare-foot, comes up with stuff like Katamari Damacy. We love him for it, but at the same time, get the impression his heart's just not in it anymore. More »

Katamari Designer Has An FPS Idea (It's Kooky!)

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:30:00 EDT

Keita Takahashi, the guy behind Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, is a wacky guy — he makes wacky games! But he has plans for more wacky games he hasn't even started making yet. There's this FPS concept he's got... More »

Katamari Creator's Playground Moving Forward

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 EDT

Several years back, Keita Takahashi, the game designer behind Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, mentioned he wanted to design playgrounds. He's been commissioned to do so, and the ball is now starting to get rolling, so to speak. More »

IndieCade Games Fest Kicks Off In California Tomorrow

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:40:56 EDT

The IndieCade International Festival of Independent Games kicks off in Culver City, California tomorrow, October 1, a four day blowout of events, exhibitions and keynotes that highlight the best of independent games. You should go! More »

Noby Noby Boy For iPhone Stretches Ever Closer

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:40:20 EDT

Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi showed Game Developers Conference attendees a painfully brief look at an iPhone prototype of PlayStation 3 game Noby Noby Boy. Now, you can see it. Whatever it is. More »

Fart Boy Rips Into Noby Noby Boy Tomorrow

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:20:20 EDT

Noby Noby Boy players will issue a welcoming cheer for the newest Boy to join the Keita Takahashi-designed PlayStation 3 game this week, the adorable Onara Boy. That's "Fart Boy" to you. More »

Noby Noby Player Numbers Dropping, GIRL May Never Reach Mars

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:30:00 EDT

There's a brilliant meta-game feature in Noby Noby Boy, which compiles every player's "progress" in the game and uses it to propel a single "GIRL" across the solar system. But her progress is danger. More »

Katamari Creator Denies Drug Use & Other Choice Quotes

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:40:05 EDT

Noby Noby Boy may be a little bit "crazy," but its creator says he's very normal. "I don't use drugs at all. I don't drink," game creator Keita Takahashi contends. "Please, don't worry about me." More »

The Real Reason Noby Noby Boy Is On The PS3

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:40:00 EDT

Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy creator Keita Takahashi gave Game Developers Conference attendees a chance to learn "All About Noby Noby Boy" today, including that the game was originally developed on the Xbox 360. More »

Noby Noby Boy Is Coming To The iPhone

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:40:00 EDT

Like his previous creation, Katamari Damacy, Keita Takahashi's Noby Noby Boy is bound for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The developer showed a working demo of the game today. More »

Noby Noby Boy Influenced By... DiRT?!

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:00:00 EST

Keita Takashi, designer of quirky cult classic Katamari Damacy, has put out another quirky title. Called Noby Noby Boy, the PS3 game is, well, hard to describe. More »

Noby Noby Boy Updates Coming

Mike Fahey — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:20:00 EST

With Noby Noby Boy making its small yet stretchy debut tomorrow on the PlayStation Network, creator Keita Takahashi talks about the quirky little game's update potential. More »

Can Screenshots Help Explain What Noby Noby Boy Is?

Mike Fahey — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:20:00 EST

Can a set of new screenshots explain what exactly what is going on with Noby Noby Boy for the PlayStation Network where creator Keita Takahashi of Katamari Damacy fame failed? More »

Noby Noby Boy Creator Will Try, Try Again To Explain What Noby Noby Boy Is

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:00:55 EST

Is there still some confusion about what Noby Noby Boy, creator Keita Takahashi's follow up to Katamari Damacy, is all about? Apparently. Why else would Takahashi address it again on the official PlayStation blog? More »

ESRB Explains Noby Noby Boy For Us

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:40:14 EST

Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi's next game, Noby Noby Boy, has been rated by the ESRB. That's good news. But even better is the software ratings board's helpful description of what Noby Noby Boy is. More »

Katamari Creator Not Sure What Noby Noby Boy Is Yet

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:20:00 EST

If you don't "get" Noby Noby Boy, you're not alone. Keita Takahashi, the brain behind Katamari Damacy, has a hard time explaining what it is or why you might want to play it. More »

Katamari Creator's New Game Dated, Priced

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:00:00 EST

Keita Takahashi made Katamari Damacy. He doesn't do that anymore. These days, he's making Noby Noby Boy, a PlayStation Network title that has just been given a release date and price. More »

Noby Noby Boy "Gameplay" Shown At TGS

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:30:34 EDT

Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi's next game, Noby Noby Boy (nee Nobi Nobi Boy), is being shown in video form only at Tokyo Game Show. Honestly, this is not what we had in mind. Unfortunately, of all the Namco Bandai games we've seen so far at TGS, this is not one of them. We're left scratching our heads. It's shockingly different in... gameplay(?) than what we'd seen at previous demos. We'll be camped out at the TGS PlayStation booth to try to make sense of the madness... More »

Katamari Damacy Creator's Next Game Rolling To TGS 08

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:30:00 EDT

Tokyo Game Show kicks off next week and Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahahi's next effort, Nobi Nobi Boy, will be there. Unfortunately, the PlayStation 3 exclusive is slated to be shown in video form only. Hopefully that video will be more informative about the gameplay mechanics of Nobi Nobi Boy than Takahashi's previous demonstrations of the game. Namco Bandai lists the release date as still "undecided." More »

Katamari Creator Thinks Gaming Has "Lost Its Direction"

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:00:04 EST

When not harboring dreams of designing playground equipment, Katamari creator Keita Takahashi makes games and says kooky things. Some of those kooky things make sense, and some of them don't whatsoever. What's Keita think of creativity? More »

Life Words from Barefoot Keita Takahashi

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:00:24 EDT

Boy, that Keita Takahashi is plum nutty! At Nottingham's GameCity, the always delightful Alice introduced him for a keynote he gave. Barefoot. Here are the highlights: More »

Katamari Creator Wants One Console Future

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:40:19 EDT

When Keita Takahashi isn't predicting an impending apocalypse or warning of destructive climate change, he's making video games, a job he seems to hate. He also hates Katamari Damacy, saying he's "sick of it." Also worthy of Takahashi's bile? Multiple console manufacturers! His numerous flights of fancy include one that sees a single console future, where Nintendo PlayBoxes (or whatever!) are a thing of the past. Instead, shift power to developers and pass the savings on to consumers. More »

Nobi Nobi Boy Demoed At GameCity 2007

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:20:14 EDT

Namco Bandai revealed Keita Takahashi's follow up to We Love Katamari earlier this year, giving us the title Nobi Nobi Boy, a handful of screen shots and some regrettable photos of execs holding what appeared to be a co-op dildo. This past weekend, Takahashi himself publicly played the game—more prototype than not, at this point—giving attendees of the Nottingham based event GameCity a taste of what to expect. So what is it? We, and maybe even Takahashi, aren't quite sure yet. The PlayStation 3 game's focus on stretching hasn't clicked as a gameplay concept yet, but it sure looks interesting. More »

Takahashi Lends Vision To GameCity 2007

Mike Fahey — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:00:12 EDT

Katamari creator Keita Takahashi has been announced as the 2007 Vision Statement speaker for the GameCity festival in Nottingham England, which takes place October 24th - 28th this year. Takahashi will be at Nottingham's Broadway Media Centre on Saturday the 27th to deliver the second annual festival's Vision Statement, where he will share some of his works and insight into the gaming industry. Last year's Vision Statement was delivered by Lorne Lanning, who used the event to announce his movie, Celebrity Siege. Last year's event also saw b-boy dance lessons, Sonic's birthday party, and a solo Sega piano concert by Richard Jacques in a 14th century church.

Keita Takahashi, a formally trained artist, commented, "I haven't had the chance to consider my plans for the day just yet but I'm definitely ready to enjoy myself! I'm hoping to share some of my works at the event so let's hope everyone can join me in October!"

Katamari Creator Reveals New PS3 Game, Nobi Nobi Boy

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:20:40 EDT

Namco Bandai Games announced earlier today at the PlayStation Premiere 2007 event in Tokyo that the next game from the creator of Katamari Damacy would be Nobi Nobi Boy for the PLAYSTATION 3. Details on Keita Takahashi's newest creation were scarce, with the company showing only three pieces of artwork of what we assume to be the titular character. More »

Post-Takahashi Katamari May Be A Reality

brownlee — Fri, 26 May 2006 12:40:46 EDT

And speaking of this site's inexorable Katamari fixation, our enthusiasm started flailing wildly about the room like a rampant fire hose, spraying whatever less-than-subtle euphemism you'd care to mnemonically conjure, when we read that the Katamari Damacy series may not be dead after all. More »