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[king zell]

In the newest issue of Nintendo Power, a lengthy article profiling upcoming DS releases lists new games on the horizon from Namco: Baten Kaitos, Pac 'n Roll, Xenosaga, and Katamari Damacy.

I need confirmation! now!

 

[op_ivy]

that could potentially work quite well with the touch screen

 

[Benedict]

holy power of sh*t!


That needs, craves, something technical from Warioware Twisted.

 

[gofreak]

Oh sh*t.....this had better be true!

 

[ImNotLikeThem]

:O i thought that was always gonna be just one of those "man this game would kickass on the DS" type of things, but holy crap if true.

 

[Kseutron]

it will be soo ugly

but still, good news if true

 

[StephaneC]

who can confirm ?

 

[Drakken]

SOMEONE PLEASE GET CONFIRMATION!

 

[Mejilan]

That would be so ridiculously awesome.

 

[ImNotLikeThem]

it will be soo ugly

but still, good news if true

why? DS can push a fairly good amount of polys (and the smaller screen would help with the scaling, not as much details needed), and katamari was nearlly all flat colors, so texture filtering won't be a problem.

 

[sprsk]

is this another "i read bullshit on oa thread?"

 

[Buggy Loop]

Wow, namco is supporting DS a lot, xenosaga and baten kaitos was quite a shock to begin with.

 

[Wario64]

Now you people can stop complaining about Katamari Damacy not going on Gamecube

 

[ge-man]

Wow, namco is supporting DS a lot, xenosaga and baten kaitos was quite a shock to begin with.

Hopefully the US version will not be fucked uo like Mr. Driller was.

 

[demi]

is this another "i read bullshit on oa thread?"

No, it's another 'i read bullshit on ga thread!'

 

[Lindsay]

I'd comfirm it but I'm one of the last people to get their NP's. In fact it was only last week that I got Vol.190 -.-;

 

[Mejilan]

Waiting for my mail to arrive. Should be sometime in the next 2 hours, I think.

 

[gofreak]

Wow, namco is supporting DS a lot, xenosaga and baten kaitos was quite a shock to begin with.

These were confirmed?!

Also, there's a guy in the other AOE/Rogue Agent thread who has this issue..he mentioned another, different, new Namco game (Shogun Warriors, I think, or something like that).

 

[dark10x]

That's good news. Katamari and Castlevania will rock. Just three more games and I'll be sold on the system...

 

[bitwise]

ugh.. so is this initial quote coming from OA or not?

 

[Meier]

This could cause me to get a DS.

 

[Mama Smurf]

ugh.. so is this initial quote coming from OA or not?

Not as far as I can tell. Though I did just search for "katamari", I guess someone could have spelled it wrong.

 

[Kobun Heat]

I think after the sort of support they announced, Katamari was just a matter of time. Still nice to see it (possibly) confirmed though.

 

[mCACGj]

I will flip if this is false.

 

[Wario64]

ugh.. so is this initial quote coming from OA or not?

Why does it matter?

And yeah, it's from OA

Spoiler

OMG FAKE

Spoiler

i lied it isnt from OA

 

[Buggy Loop]

These were confirmed?!

A while ago yea

http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/xenosagads/index.html?q=xenosaga

http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/batenkaitosds/index.html?q=baten+kaitos

Shock & awe

 

[mj1108]

We need confirmation NOW.

 

[xsarien]

An online battle mode would be a pretty good argument in favor of getting a DS.

 

[bitwise]

Why does it matter?

And yeah, it's from OA

Spoiler

OMG FAKE

eh i just remember some sales thread recently that came from there that was completely fake. they obvioulsy like making fake shit up hoping someone will post it here.

hope this is true though, but if OA is involved in any way... :lol

 

[Tiktaalik]

OH PRAISE JESUS. I want this to be true so bad.

 

[Spencerr]

Please true? Scan?

 

[king zell]

http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=82231525&usecoregcookie=1&fromsubscribersendto=1

its by a mod at IGN boards..

I know its only insiders.. so here is the full quote:

In the newest issue of Nintendo Power, a lengthy article profiling upcoming DS releases lists new games on the horizon from Namco: Baten Kaitos, Pac 'n Roll, Xenosaga, and Katamari Damacy.

It's the first official mention of Katamari on the DS I've seen anywhere - up until now, it's all been wishful thinking. NP says it's on the way, in Japan only right now, but still.

Thoughts?

 

[StephaneC]

if it's same scan than AOE i'm not sure that we can see something

 

[Soul4ger]

OMG NONE OF THESE GAMES ARE ON EB"S RELEASE LIST I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THIS DS SUPPORT SUX!!11

 

[lo escondido]

yep its not fake, but the mag does not have any info or screens just lists a lot a ds games scheduled to come out by the end of the year, and under namco it list katamari damacy.

the magazine also says tales of phantasia is still coming but its been on their release list for a while

 

[Soul4ger]

Oh, man, YESS!!!! I'm not so much worried about the graphics, however, as I am the music.

 

[Sgt. Killjoy]

HOLY SHIT

DS FOR THE WIN

 

[Drakken]

yep its not fake, but the mag does not have any info or screens just lists a lot a ds games scheduled to come out by the end of the year, and under namco it list katamari damacy.

the magazine also says tales of phantasia is still coming but its been on their release list for a while

ToP is coming for GBA, right?

And if this is true, they better keep the music intact.

 

[Akia]

I hope it is true....but I'm not going to get myself all worked up.

 

[lo escondido]

ToP is coming for GBA, right?

yea but its been on their release list for something like 10 months

 

[demi]

ToP is coming for GBA, right?

And if this is true, they better keep the music intact.

It's out on Japan already, doubt an american release will happen

 

[Soul4ger]

It's out on Japan already, doubt an american release will happen

I doubt it, but it's not unlikely. Namco revived Mr. Driller 2 and Klonoa G2 after how many years?

 

[the year 20XX]

Okay, now I'm sold on the DS.

Especially if Katamari is a budget game like on PS2.

 

[Odnetnin]

OH WOW. If true. Whoa. Iwata's developer system spin seems to have worked.

 

[gofreak]

Chances of Nintendo Power getting it wrong?

 

[Bluemercury]

Since it isnt on PSP this now will suck automatically.....

 

[Soul4ger]

Chances of Nintendo Power getting it wrong?

It's possible, but it seems unlikely. What're the odds they'd add this game, of all games, to their development list all of a sudden?

 

[mj1108]

nm

 

[Kobun Heat]

Now is the time on GAF when the thread turns for the worse, and positivity gives way to full-on baseless negative speculation about the game being stupid and dumb and why isn't it on PSP and waaaaaaaah.

 

[Date of Lies]

":lol N-fags are finally getting some decent games on their weak little The-S (S for SUCKS!!! lol am i rite?), hope u enjoy them, but they aren't no where NEAR the quality of PSP games + mp3s :lol Enjoy your PS2 ports."

yeah, katamari damacy is perfect for portables, and for ds.