History and Development
Artist, designer, and creator of the previous Katamari Damacy titles, Keita Takahashi, is not involved with Beautiful Katamari, which is directed by Me & My Katamari co-lead game designer Jun Moriwaki.
Early in 2007, various reports suggested that Beautiful Katamari was in development and may be released in North America in Autumn 2007. These reports were based on a United States trademark filing, retailer listings, and a reported announcement by Namco Bandai to retailers.
A demo was distributed in the September 2007 issue of Official Xbox Magazine and on the Xbox Live Marketplace on August 14, 2007. The demo spawns the player in one of several starting points in a single level with a three minute time limit and an 80 cm katamari. The main menu features the song Nananan Katamari. The demo level contains a song called Katamari Dancing by Takashi Utsunomiya which is also the opening song.
According to a press release from Namco Bandai, Beautiful Katamari went gold on October 2, 2007. The game was released in North America on October 16, 2007, on October 18, 2007 in Japan and was released on February 29, 2008 in Europe.
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