Official We Love Katamari Damacy T-Shirts
by Conrad Quilty-Harper 
{ Dec 14th 2005 at 4:15PM }
Namco, the Japanese game development company behind Pac-Man, Tekken and Ridge Racer, and Panic, the company behind several excellent Mac software titles (Apple in fact asked them to create the underlying software for what was to become iTunes — Panic turned them down) seem at first slightly odd partners to create licensed T-shirts together.
But once you realise that Keita Takahashi, the creator of the cult hit We Love Katamari Damacy was part of the decision, the partnership is totally understandable. According to a press release, Panic called up Namco saying "we loved the game and amazingly, Takahashi thought it'd make a great partnership, both of us outsiders in our respective fields. That's about it!"
So there you have it — the first line of official We Love Katamari Damacy T-shirts. The shirts along with the official soundtrack "are the only goods he's ever approved for manufacture." The $24.95 shirts will be in short supply until after Christmas (we've heard that one before) and are currently only available in Japan, Korea, Canada and the U.S.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Oshi @ Dec 18th 2005 9:42PM
Those are some cool shirts.
existonfile @ Dec 18th 2005 9:42PM
Just ordered 3 (one for I and two for giftsmas). I hope they're not REALLY in short supply or there will be 3 miffed people come this holiday season!
Rob X. @ Dec 18th 2005 9:42PM
Wow, even some cool non-Katamari shirts. I'd pretty much bought every Gameskins, ThinkGeek and Jinx shirt that I liked and have been looking around for another game-themed shirts maker. Plus it's American Apparel, making them worth the $25.
/Do I sound too much like an ad?
Snap @ Dec 18th 2005 9:42PM
What can I say. Panic has always made awesome Mac sofware, including the loveable Audion for which I am/was a proud registered owner. And I've always loved getting their shirts at Macworld in SF but this?! This is freaking awesome! I've already bought two!
james @ Dec 18th 2005 9:42PM
This is the first t-shirt based on videogaming that I would not in the least be ashamed to wear.