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Keita Takahashi, lead designer for Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy has decided to part ways with Namco Bandai. His departure was confirmed earlier today by Play.tm. In recent interviews, the famous game designer seemed to express a growing disinterest with the game’s industry, calling E3 2010 ‘dull,’ and saying that he sees ‘no future’ in games.
“I’m actually not thinking about a future in games. It’s not that I’m not interested in them, but I want to try lots of different things,” said Takahashi in a recent interview with Official PlayStation Magazine – UK.
“At E3 I saw people putting on speeches but I thought the future seemed a bit dark. The 3D games didn’t spark my interest. I think motion control’s a bit old now. I don’t think those games are the future. It all seemed a bit dull,” explained Takahashi.
In a 2009 interview with Giant Robot Magazine, Takahashi revealed that he was working on redesigning a Nottingham playground. Before diving into the project, Takahashi expressed an interest in the park’s hills, which he hoped would help him to create “interesting and playful landscapes.”
Above: The man behind Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy may be rolling towards greener pastures
Source: Play.tm, CVG, OPM UK
Sep 8, 2010
@510BrotherPanda
I respectfully disagree. Maybe the fall is full of shooters, but to say that "this year IS looking a little dull" is misguided. You are forgetting about everything that already came out- Bayonetta, Mass Effect 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Limbo, Red Dead Redemption- some of these are games in which you shoot, but goddammit they are all extremely creative and wonderful. This has been one of the best years in gaming for me (maybe because I've actually been able to have the time and money to play all of the great games whose releases have been mercifully spaced out through the year) and I hardly consider it dull.
Saying that the fall is looking a bit dull, well then yes, I could agree with you there. Though it is rather odd that we gamers tend to dismiss some games just because they are shooters. That holier than though I-only-play-indie-games mentality is fucking annoying, but I digress. Katamari man can do whatever he wants, he's a creator- he needs that satisfaction, if games aren't doing it for him anymore, then I hope he finds something to fill that hole.
