However, a powerful serve by the King causes the tennis ball to rip through the fabric of the universe, creating a black hole that sucks everything but the planet Earth into it.

In order to correct it, the King commands the Prince to roll up katamaris on Earth to recreate the planets, sun, and other celestial features.

The Prince then rolls up enough stuff to create the "Super Giant", a very large Katamari that he then clogs up the black hole with.

Eternal modes, where the player is allowed to roll without any time limits, are available once a perfect score is obtained on a level.

After successfully completing the task, the player is rated on time, size, and the number of objects meeting the King's request.

[14] The demo spawned the player in one of several starting points in a single level with a three-minute time limit and an 80 cm katamari.

[19] During 2007, a post from Orange Lounge Radio in March contained the report that Namco Bandai announced Beautiful Katamari to retailers, which included a release for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii.

[10] Designer Jun Moriwaki said in April that while a Wii version of Beautiful Katamari was under consideration, difficulties were presented by the system's controller that had to be first resolved.

[10] IGN Nintendo editor-in-chief Matt Casamassina reported in June that according to unnamed sources close to Namco Bandai, the PlayStation 3 edition of Beautiful Katamari was cancelled due to porting issues and stalled PlayStation 3 sales, with resources being redirected towards the development of a Wii version.

[26] In September, Namco-Bandai's U.S. website briefly identified Beautiful Katamari as a title for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii, with the latter two platforms bearing a release date of "TBD".

[30] Official Xbox Magazine wrote that the game clearly aims at everyone regarding its simplicity, and called it a refreshing contrast to serious titles.

[34] Import-centric UK site NTSC-uk gave it 6/10: "When throwing in the short nature of the game and the lack of loving care to the little things that seemed to be lavished on its predecessors... then fans of the series may be left feeling somewhat disappointed.

Newcomers will no doubt discover the reason why so many people hold the series very dear to their heart..."[44] As of December 2007, Beautiful Katamari is the 25th best-selling Xbox 360 title in Japan at 24,186 copies sold.