Noby Noby Boy

In Real Life

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

6:30AM January 6, 2012 | Evan Narcisse

Keita Takahashi’s Noby Noby Boy was weird. The 2009 PS3 release from the creator of Katamari Damacy involved an elastic quadruped character that players could floppily stretch along the game’s environment. All the elongation of the game’s players gets aggregated to help Girl, Boy’s counterpart go further into Noby Noby Boy‘s simulated-to-scale virtual universe. More »


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What’s Next For The Creator Of Katamari Damacy?

4:47AM July 9, 2011 | Brian Crecente

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 »


Noby Noby Boy Is Safe For Small Children

8:30PM May 27, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

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

3:30PM February 16, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

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 »


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Noby Noby Boy Runs Just Fine On The iPhone

7:00PM January 27, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi popped into an Apple Store in Tokyo earlier this week to give a live demonstration of his upcoming version of Noby Noby Boy for the iPhone. More »


In Real Life

Noby Noby Boy Makes It To Jupiter

1:00PM November 22, 2009 | Owen Good

Hooray! Noby Noby Girl, apparently abetted by another Lucky Week adding a multiplier to reported scores, has managed to encircle Jupiter, and deliver new worlds for Noby Noby Boy (and you) to explore. More »


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

10:30PM October 30, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

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 he’s got… More »


In Real Life

What If Noby Noby Boy Was Movie, A Scary Movie

7:00PM September 18, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Namco’s PSN title Noby Noby Boy is the latest creation from zany game designer Keita Takahashi. His games are on the wacky, carefree side. What if Noby Noby Boy was a movie, though? More »


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Noby Noby Boy For iPhone Stretches Ever Closer

6:40AM September 12, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

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 »


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Noby Noby Cat Toy

11:00AM August 10, 2009 | Owen Good

Do you have a kitty? Do you wuv your kitty? Do you wuv your Noby Noby Boy, too? Then you can knit together this Noby Noby Boy cat toy and enjoy games together. More »