Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
New Katamari Damacy Trademarks Discovered
While there have been a number of Katamari Damacy games over the years, the frequency tends to be fairly lopsided, with the last non-mobile game releasing on Vita nearly eight years ago. On the gaming forum ResetEra, a poster discovered that Bandai Namco had recently trademarked the name "Katamari Damacy Reroll" for Europe. This was then followed up by a Japanese trademark for "Katamari Damacy Encore," hinting at a Greatest Hits or collection game.
While creator Keita Takahashi has been working on Wattam for Annapurna Interactive, he remarked earlier this year that he has been taking a look at his old games for "secret reasons."
i just needed to take a look at my old games for secret reason, and that reminds me old/good memories of course.
— The King of All Cosmos (@KeitaTakahash) August 13, 2018
Additionally, some sources we have talked to have mentioned to Game Informer that Bandai Namco is making a big push with external partners for the franchise in the near future, possibly to coincide with a new game. With Tokyo Games Show, ahem, rolling in fairly soon, that seems like it could be a reasonable place to announce something.
Hopefully all our dreams are not crushed.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
