Katamari Game Debuts on Switch 2 With Rolling LIVE Highlights DLC
Once Upon A KATAMARI is now available on Nintendo Switch 2 with enhanced visuals, smoother performance, and mouse controls. The paid Rolling LIVE Highlights DLC has launched across Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, adding missions, Cousins, songs, and accessories. Existing Switch players can transfer save data and receive a free upgrade patch.
Bandai Namco's time-hopping Katamari entry now reaches Nintendo's newer hardware, where players get sharper presentation, steadier frame rates, and optional mouse-based rolling. The paid Rolling LIVE Highlights add-on also appears on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, drawing from Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE.
Its premise sends the Prince and his Cousins across historical eras to rebuild celestial bodies the King accidentally wrecked. The DLC casts players as helpers boosting the King's cosmic popularity, adding ten missions, six Cousins, twelve songs, and eighteen accessories. Switch owners moving to Switch 2 can carry saves over when the new console has none, and a free patch adds performance gains plus mouse support.
This release may mainly affect existing Katamari fans, Switch owners considering an upgrade, and players who prefer mouse controls. A free patch and save transfers could make the transition less disruptive, while the paid DLC may extend engagement and spending. Broader audiences might see another example of cross-generation upgrades and multiplatform add-ons becoming standard, though its cultural reach likely remains niche.