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Once Upon A Katamari arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 in October

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Once Upon A Katamari arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 in October
Bandai Namco Entertainment has scheduled Once Upon A Katamari for Nintendo Switch 2 and Rolling Live Highlights DLC for release on October 8th.

The latest installment in the Katamari Damacy action-puzzle game series invites players to follow the Prince through different historical eras, collecting objects across the Jurassic period, Ice Age, and historic Japan. Music is composed by Yuu Miyake, Taku Inoue, AJURIKA, Shogo Nomura, mifumei, Asuka Sakai, Yoshihito Yano, Mei Osawa, and Mitsuhiro Kitadani, with Monaca studio composers Shotaro Seo, Keiichi Hirokawa, Kakeru Ishihama, Oliver Good, and Satoru Kōsaki.

Rolling Live Highlights introduces ten quests inspired by the Apple Arcade-exclusive mobile game. The Rolling Live soundtrack album, titled "Lalamari Damacy," is available on on streaming platforms.


The Once Upon A Katamari vinyl soundtrack is scheduled for release on December 17th in Japan, published by Bandai Namco Game Music. The 2xLP set, pressed on black vinyl, sports new cover art designed by Kazuki Takakura, in collaboration with composer Yuu Miyake. Preorders have opened at distributors Arcline Store and Cartridge Thunder in the United States and PixelCrib in Australia.

Various music videos are streaming on the Bandai Namco YouTube channel. Opening theme "Katamari Time!" is composed and arranged by Miyake, and performed by chelmico. "Suisei Biyori" by Nomura is performed by suis from Yorushika. “Kokon-Tozai Katamari-Doucyu" by Seo is performed by Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin featured vocalist Saya Asakura. "Prince of Weakness" by AJURIKA is performed by Kenji Niinuma.

Once Upon A Katamari is currently available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows through Steam, verified for use with the Steam Deck.


From the Bandai Namco Game Music announcement:
Product shown is a luxurious gatefold sleeve housing two records inside. The cover was designed by Kazuki Takakura with supervision from Yuu Miyake, the game’s sound composer. When you think of “Katamari Damacy”, you think of the colorfully chaotic artwork that comes hand in hand alongside it, and this packaging offers a high-quality, must-have item for a fan’s collection.
Arcline Store - Once Upon A Katamari (Original Soundtrack)

PixelCrib - Once Upon A Katamari (Original Soundtrack) 2XLP

Cartridge Thunder - Once Upon A Katamari Original Soundtrack: Katamari Once Again Damacy

Once Upon A Katamari Original Soundtrack - Apple Music / YouTube Music

Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE Original Soundtrack - Apple Music / YouTube Music