Following announcements of a sequel in the celebrated Katamari Damacy series for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Namco Bandai has announced Katamari Damacy Mobile, a fully 3D cellphone title featuring motion sensitive controls.

The game is currently only confirmed for Japanese release, and will come pre-bundled with the iMode FOMA P904i phone. It will also be made available through download at the Bandai Namco Games Japanese web portal, starting this June.

The motion sensitive controls are to be provided by Gesturetek's Eyemobile Engine (as previously discussed in a  Games On Deck Q&A) which allows movement to be sensed through use of the in-built camera featured on many phones. It doesn't require that the phone have any dedicated hardware to sense motion.

The player will be able to move the prince and roll the Katamari by holding a button on the phone, and tilting the phone in the direction they want the prince to move. The game has been revealed to feature a story mode, which includes time attack modes (make the Katamari as big as possible within the time limit) and "perfect-size" challenges (make the Katamari a specific size).

However, there is also to be an "Eternal" mode in which players can make the Katamari as large as they wish. No details have been revealed on whether the title will feature a new storyline with new missions, or if it is a mobile remake of the original title in the Keita Takahashi-created series.

Katamari Damacy Mobile follows on from Katamari Damacy-Kun, a 2D version of Katamari Damacy released by Namco Bandai for iMode capable phones in Japan in late 2006.