{"id":1269753,"date":"2026-03-10T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=618024"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:00:27","slug":"a-cult-favorite-series-returns-after-14-years-to-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/a-cult-favorite-series-returns-after-14-years-to-nintendo-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"A cult-favorite series returns after 14 years to Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-cult-favorite-series-returns-after-14-years-to-nintendo-switch.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The Katamari Damacy franchise is back with its first brand-new entry on consoles in 14 years. <em>Once Upon A Katamari<\/em>, announced Thursday during the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/617924\/nintendo-direct-july-2025-everything-announced-switch\">Nintendo Direct<\/a>, will send the Prince of Cosmos back to Earth for a new roll-\u2019em-up action adventure with a time-travel twist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Once Upon A Katamari<\/em> is the first original entry in the franchise since 2011\u2019s <em>Touch My Katamari<\/em>. Between that game and today, there have been remakes, re-releases, and spinoffs \u2014&nbsp;many of them for mobile devices, like this year\u2019s <em>Katamari Damacy Rolling Live<\/em> for Apple Arcade. But <em>Once Upon A Katamari<\/em> is a legit return to form for the series originally created by Keita Takahashi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In <em>Once Upon A Katamari<\/em>, the King of All Cosmos has accidentally destroyed Earth (as he\u2019s wont to do). His oft-put-upon son is thus tasked with rolling their Katamari through history, visiting the Jurassic Period, the Ice Age, historic Japan, and other eras to hoover up objects with the titular sticky ball. You know, to restore Earth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">But that\u2019s not all. <em>Once Upon A Katamari<\/em> will also introduce the sport of KatamariBall, which publisher Bandai Namco describes as a \u201cnew four-player competitive mode where players attempt to roll the katamari as big as possible and exchange it for points within a limited time.\u201d KatamariBall will support online multiplayer and offline play against CPU opponents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">While originally announced for Nintendo Switch, <em>Once Upon A Katamari<\/em> is also coming to PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X. It\u2019s out Oct. 24. And if you\u2019ve been playing those remakes and re-releases over the years, you get a perk: <em>Katamari Damacy Reroll<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>We Love Katamari Reroll+ Royal Reverie<\/em> players who have save data from those games\u00a0can unlock a playable Young King when <em>Once Upon A Katamari<\/em> launches.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/618024\/once-upon-a-katamari-damacy-release-date-trailer\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Katamari Damacy franchise is back with its first brand-new entry on consoles in 14 years. Once Upon A Katamari, announced Thursday during the latest Nintendo Direct, will send the Prince of Cosmos back to Earth for a new roll-\u2019em-up action adventure with a time-travel twist. Once Upon A Katamari is the first original entry in the franchise since 2011\u2019s Touch My Katamari. Between that game and today, there have been remakes, re-releases, and spinoffs \u2014&nbsp;many of them for mobile devices, like this year\u2019s Katamari Damacy Rolling Live for Apple Arcade. But Once Upon A Katamari is a legit return to form for the series originally created by Keita Takahashi. 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