Katamari Creator Wasn't Interested in Sequel

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday September 27, 2005 @08:51AM from the not-for-critics dept.

MTV Games, in a report on the Katamari sequel, reports that game creator Keita Takahashi wasn't slightly interested in making a sequel. From the article: "Suddenly celebrated for his originality, Takahashi would soon have to tackle the possibly contradictory idea of doing a sequel. He told his bosses at Namco several times that he wouldn't do one. 'But it came to a point where the company was willing to release a sequel without me,' he said. He discovered that the company's planned sequel seemed more like a re-release, primarily swapping Christmas graphics into the original game. 'That went against everything I wanted to do with Katamari,' he said. So he agreed to get involved. "

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Re:Dont forget... by hords · 2005-09-27 10:10 · Score: 2, Informative

Sure looks legit to me. They even have videos of gameplay.
Re:If Namco isn't careful by MilenCent · 2005-09-27 10:33 · Score: 2, Informative

He also created the massive success that was the Gameboy, arguably the most popular thing the company's ever made. Letting him go was a tremendous mistake, period.
Re:If Namco isn't careful by J_Meller · 2005-09-28 00:10 · Score: 2, Informative

Umm, of course Gunpei Yokoi was "allowed" to make games, he was the mastermind behind the entire metroid series including arguably the best game for the SNES, Super Metroid