Noby Noby Boy UK pricing

By Tom Bramwell Published 17 February, 2009

Half a Flower.

Namco Bandai has told Eurogamer that Noby Noby Boy will cost GBP 3.19 in the UK when it launches on Thursday, 19th February.

That's not a huge surprise, as it falls in line with EUR 3.99 price point announced last month, but it's always nice to have confirmation.

The game, in which you stretch a two-headed "boy" in madcap environments, uploading the length to the internet to cumulatively unlock new levels with all the game's other players, is the latest from Katamari Damacy developer Keita Takahashi.

Takahashi has struggled to explain the game in the past, and yesterday admitted that he's not sure why he made it in the first place, even though he's evidently proud of it.

Check back early on Thursday morning for our review of Noby Noby Boy, with another nice surprise planned in the meantime...

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Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

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Comments (17) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • rhubarbandcustard #1 3 years ago

    Will buy this.

    Would buy Flower if it was cheaper.

    I am cheap, but I'm not broke. Cause and effect, people.

    Cause and effect.

  • TafKas #2 3 years ago

    I'd buy this too if I had a time machine to go back to the 19th January when its released...... Unless its next year of course!

  • monkeylite #3 3 years ago

    "when it launches on Thursday, 19th January"

    O_O

  • chessboxer #4 3 years ago

    What is the other surprise for Thursday?

    @ TafKas

    If it was released on 19th January 2009 then you wouldn't really need a time machine to buy it would you? :D

    @ rhubarbandcustard

    Flower really is worth a purchase. It's a great little game.

  • X201 #5 3 years ago

    "Takahashi has struggled to explain the game in the past, and yesterday admitted that he's not sure why he made it in the first place, even though he's evidently proud of it."

    More games like this \o/

  • JHuxley #6 3 years ago

    That's an impulse buy if ever I saw one.

    And I'd agree Flower is well worth the money despite being short. Makes me want Pilot Wings on the Wii even more...

  • TafKas #7 3 years ago

    @chessboxer

    Shush, I realised what I'd done after I'd hit the speak your brain button, was hoping no one would pick up on it.

    Damn you people with your common sense!

  • crispyduckman #8 3 years ago

    Why are Noby Noby and Flower getting so much attention? I've got a lot of mileage from Cuboid, which was seemingly ignored.

  • youhavenomail #9 3 years ago

    "What is the other surprise for Thursday?"


    What with it being a surprise, I doubt anyone is able to answer that for you.

  • Rash' #10 3 years ago

    i don't know whether to be excited about this or not. i love games that challenge creative boundaries but recently as games the genre has dissatisfied. flower was the exception. a truly wonderful game. though lacking in longevity, the experience is majestic while you're there. well worth getting. i'll wait and see what others think about their purchases maybe before deciding about Noby.
    Edited by 2 at 17/02/09 @ 11:41

  • Loser #11 3 years ago

    Did you forget to flip the calendars over in Eurogamer towers?

  • the_dudefather #12 3 years ago

    damn watching some videos on youtube Noby noby boy looks like all kinds of fun, even if there is not much to the actual game, the spectacle alone will easily be worth 3 quid

  • JHuxley #13 3 years ago

    As long as there's some rainbow humping involved, I think that'll be £3.19 well spent.

    @Rash'

    Just interested, but what genre is this?

  • rix0r #14 3 years ago

    What is the announcement on Thursday?

    DSi UK release date.

    You heard it from me first.

  • 3william56 #15 3 years ago

    For that cash, I;ll buy it if only to stare in goggle eyed amazement and wonder what the fook is going on. The videos so far are utterly incomprehensible in a brilliant way, and with the whole Katamari vibe, there's no way it won't be made of bonkers.

    But Flower is utterly wonderful. R&C - really, mate, one less pint and it's yours, and worth every penny as long as you're not too into Space Marine Man Love. Sublime.

  • Rash' #16 3 years ago

    JHuxley, i'd say it but mentioning the word in relation to games is taboo. "challenging creative boundaries" i think will suffice for now.

  • JHuxley #17 3 years ago

    @Rash'

    Ah. Fair enough.

    I know the game play is different, but this reminds me a lot of Freak Out/Stretch Panic. Not only because you can stretch stuff, but also the visual style with the primary colour palette and sparse landscapes.