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Nobi Nobi Boy for PS3.

Namco Bandai has revealed a new game from the creator of Katamari Damacy, Keita Takahashi.

It's called Nobi Nobi Boy, according to IGN, and revolves around a worm-like character who appears to stretch and grow - Nobi can mean "to stretch" in Japanese, apparently. What can it mean in English, readers?

So far only artwork has been released, but the style seems familiar and friendly.

Takahashi's whereabouts have been questioned ever since his name failed to be associated with Beautiful Katamari, the first next-generation rolly-action-puzzle-collect-'em-up.

We'll be keeping our news-ears peeled for more details on Nobi Nobi Boy, and will let you know when anything turns up.

Until then, you can get a look at the trio of art-shots released at the PlayStation Premier event in Japan.

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JediMasterMalik #1 5 years ago

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nobilol

So it's like snake?
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RedPanda #2 5 years ago

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RedPanda #3 5 years ago

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milhous #4 5 years ago

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aww..that last picture is so cute!
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drunkymonkey #5 5 years ago

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"So he's essentially making a game of The Hungry Caterpillar then "

I bloody well hope so.
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MrsPacMan #6 5 years ago

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Another state of the art game for PS3
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X201 #7 5 years ago

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An you though Wii was a silly name.
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Jas315 #8 5 years ago

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Have any of you seen the artwork? it's like it's trying to seduce me.
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GreasyWeasel #9 5 years ago

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With a name like "Nobi Nobi Boy" it's only a matter of time before the Daily Mail tries to get it banned
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spliffhead #10 5 years ago

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Stretch Stretch Boy! Hoho brilliant.

I love Katamari.
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brooza #11 5 years ago

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So he's essentially remaking Snake then

Fixed
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Steroyd #12 5 years ago

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So this is why Katamary Darmacy went X triple six oh exclusive?
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chrisjm #13 5 years ago

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im loving the background effects, 10 billion shades of grey, i counted them all. awesomo-powaa.
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hulahoops #14 5 years ago

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Judging by the screenshots I'm not sure the name was such a coincidence.
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mingster #15 5 years ago

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no nob jokes ?
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SeesThroughAll #16 5 years ago

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Hmmmm, somehow, I don't feel so bad about losing Katamari any more...

/buys We Love Katamari
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Daikon #17 5 years ago

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Nobi can mean "to stretch" in Japanese, apparently.

Grammar police reporting for duty. The verb is "nobiru". It can also mean "to extend".
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Steroyd #18 5 years ago

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Mingster... first post.

With all the recent spat of PS3 news why the hell are they telling us now and not at E3?
Would've made a much better E3 showing from Sony.
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spongebob #19 5 years ago

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Katamari's creator making a game for PS3 can't be bad, can it? Waiting for more news on this. Keep em coming. Disgaea, echochrome and now this. Yay
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Fixxxer #20 5 years ago

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Large Intestine Boy.
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DanWhitehead #21 5 years ago

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I remember when it was all Fat Worm Blows A Sparky around here.
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krokomkiller #22 5 years ago

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GOTY?
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Machetazo #23 5 years ago

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Shi-nobi nobi boy?

Steroyd wrote: "With all the recent spat of PS3 news why the hell are they telling us now and not at E3? "

Because E3 doesn't really have a big international focus. It's very much America's event. Unlike the announcements today, that have all had a Japanese air about them.

Edited by 1 at 17/07/07 @ 18:15
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Nikanoru #24 5 years ago

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Holy freezing crap, you brits make absolutely anything into a dirty word, don't you. How many of these "incidents" have there been lately?

I expect within ten or twenty years time you lot can't even speak a proper sentence anymore without looking at each other awkwardly. "He said "a", hahaha! You know, a as in ass?"

On a sidenote: I thought this guy went on to make kids playgrounds?
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mcwildcard #25 5 years ago

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OMFG the graphics look terrible!

*goes back to playing rise of the robots*
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Scimarad #26 5 years ago

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I thought he was sick of the games industry...
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JediMasterMalik #27 5 years ago

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"art-shots"

Not

"Screenshots"
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Monkey_Puncher #28 5 years ago

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I thought he was off making children's playgrounds....
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GitSomE_UK #29 5 years ago

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Yik Yik Yik Nobi... FNar Nobi Wooo Yik Yik
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dominalien #30 5 years ago

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That's one creepy looking thing! If I met it in a dark alley, I'd squish it for sure.
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3william56 #31 5 years ago

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I think that's the funniest screenie I've ever had the pleasure of.
It just had to have a big pink head, didn't it?

If Katamari Damacy was based on the King of the Cosmos getting p*ssed and smashing up all the stars in the sky, who's guessing that this little fellow is the result of a night on the galactic vindaloo?

/tries not to make inappropriate use of the phrase "Jap's Eye"
/fails
/chokes
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