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Another Year, Another Cooking Mama
Posted by Luke Plunkett at 2:30 PM on July 1, 2008
A mantra that should cause the clucking of tongues and the rolling of eyes! But no. This isn't some skateboarding series. It's no annually-updated football franchise. It's Cooking Mama! So it's with delight that we learn Majesco will be releasing a new Cooking Mama title this year, and an all-new one to boot. Called Cooking Mama World Kitchen, it's for the Wii, and aside from an entirely appropriate (and welcome) graphical upgrade, we're promised new minigame opportunities ("if you flip a burger too high, you can control Mama as she rushes in to save the day by catching it in her apron") and better motion control implementation. It should be out this holidays. Presser and NSFW screen after the jump.
EDISON, N.J., June 30, 2008 - Preheat the oven, grease the baking pan and get out the spatula as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced additional details of Cooking Mama World Kitchen for Wii. Developed by Cooking Mama Limited, the latest installment in the celebrated franchise includes an all new 3D graphic presentation along with new recipes, modes and comedic mini-game surprises.
"The Cooking Mama franchise continues to be a best seller at more than two million units sold to date," said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco. "An original idea, inherently fun execution and Mama's appeal have clearly resonated with both Wii and Nintendo DS audiences. Mama's newest iteration, Cooking Mama World Kitchen, builds on this success with a host of feature enhancements that improve the cooking experience and deliver more of the unique personality that has made Mama such an endearing video game character."
In Cooking Mama World Kitchen, Mama and friends have a whole new look given the game's upgrade to full 3D graphics. By utilizing the Wii Remote as a universal kitchen utensil, players can simulate actual cooking by chopping, grating, slicing, stirring and rolling their way through all new recipes that range from parfait to shrimp au gratin. Best of all, kitchen mistakes during meal preparation result in comedic mini-game surprises; for example, if you flip a burger too high, you can control Mama as she rushes in to save the day by catching it in her apron. Finally, a new game play mechanic integrates traditional Wii Remote utensil play with additional rhythm and motion that makes cooking easier and more enjoyable.
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Magnum1024k
Posted 3:06 PM 1/7/08
@Mikazukinoyaiba: So now its, Cooking Momma: Lorena Bobbit Edition, I see!
Magnum1024k
alfredofroylan
Posted 3:02 PM 1/7/08
Forget Cooking Mama...... Check Hell's Kitchen Wii:
[www.neogaf.com]
alfredofroylan
Mr. Fap☆Fap!
Posted 3:02 PM 1/7/08
mmm...yeah, Mama...handle that meat. Ooh, that's right, you naughty little bitch, work it 'til it's nice 'n' tender! aaaahhhhgghghghghhhh....
Hey, wait...what're you doing with that Ginsu knife?!
Mr. Fap☆Fap!
Zerbrechen
Posted 3:01 PM 1/7/08
@Maestar: Hey, you can make a penis out of anything these days...
...Literally.
Zerbrechen
Luke Plunkett
Posted 3:00 PM 1/7/08
@Maestar: or people cant take a joke. Either or, you take your pick.
@Green-clad Gamer Dude: I most probably will, yes.
Luke Plunkett
Umenokouji Aoi
Posted 2:59 PM 1/7/08
@zakky venom:
[en.wikipedia.org]
there's already a cooking papa
Umenokouji Aoi
Maestar
Posted 2:59 PM 1/7/08
Apparently we can not be mature about anything anymore so everything must be labeled as NSFW
Maestar
Green-clad Gamer Dude
Posted 2:58 PM 1/7/08
Will anyone on Kotaku actually buy this? Like seriously?
Green-clad Gamer Dude
PsycheE
Posted 2:57 PM 1/7/08
Yes, your awesome too. Thumbs up!
PsycheE
Mikazukinoyaiba
Posted 2:54 PM 1/7/08
@Mr.Sad:
"why would that screen be NSFW ? it looks perfectly SFW"
Even though it's a sausage (I assume) it still looks very much like a penis, so to avoid any awkward conversations and explanations at work I say good call on the NSFW.
Mikazukinoyaiba
zakky venom
Posted 2:53 PM 1/7/08
what about cooking papa? must be because he can only make cereal or pizza rolls.
zakky venom
Pezdispenser
Posted 2:47 PM 1/7/08
Kinky, look at her handle that meat. ;)
Pezdispenser
tony_important
Posted 2:46 PM 1/7/08
@Ahsayuni: You sir are on to something.
tony_important
YourAnthony
Posted 2:46 PM 1/7/08
I love panckaes in videogames
YourAnthony
Blah8
Posted 2:45 PM 1/7/08
Who's up for Iron Cooking Mama?
Add in some Iron Chef, pepper biting action, and a one-hour time limit and face off in a battle to the death with the other Iron Mama's around the world.
Blah8
Mr.DuckSauce
Posted 2:45 PM 1/7/08
@Grumps: This game is fun from a game stand point but not really worth using anything to cook real food.
Mr.DuckSauce
Zerbrechen
Posted 2:44 PM 1/7/08
Hopefully they'll fix the game's mechanics... The first Wii Cooking Mama's got the game low scores.
@Draylorn: Hopefully they'll be a "Mental Breakdown" minigame :D
Zerbrechen
Mr.Sad
Posted 2:43 PM 1/7/08
why would that screen be NSFW ? it looks perfectly SFW
anyway, thats not a graphical update, that looks a step back. i rather the original look of it
but then again, i kinda hate cooking mama. the DS version was alright. nothing spectacular
didnt try the Wii ones but i doubt it would have convinced me otherwise
Mr.Sad
Draylorn
Posted 2:40 PM 1/7/08
When are they going to balance this out with a Wife Beater game? Hell, they let Manhunt get published on their system, so why not? (I'm kidding of course, ladies)
Draylorn
Grumps
Posted 2:40 PM 1/7/08
you call that a graphical upgrade?
they have no noses!!!! how can they cook?
Grumps
Malyonsus
Posted 2:39 PM 1/7/08
These things are just menu updates anyway. Maybe RealFeel(TM) Pancake flipping. (The analog sticks give you total control!)
Malyonsus
Ahsayuni
Posted 2:39 PM 1/7/08
Forget cooking mama, I want a Cooking Papa! BBQ simulators, anyone?
Ahsayuni
Nirolak
Posted 2:38 PM 1/7/08
You know, every time I see this game all I can think of is that VG Cats comic: [www.vgcats.com]
Nirolak
sarcasmOD
Posted 2:35 PM 1/7/08
I hope they make one where you play a fat man watching TV drinking beer and have to yell at your cooking mama to bring you a sandwich.
sarcasmOD
AngelMayLaugh
Posted 2:35 PM 1/7/08
I wish Cooking Mama was real. Then I'd get rid of my real "mama".
AngelMayLaugh
Ruglia
Posted 2:32 PM 1/7/08
Is she cooking brains? Now that's Revolution!
Ruglia
Lezard
Posted 3:35 PM 1/7/08
The graphics are certainly an upgrade compared to the first Wii game. I just hope the controls really are improved, too.
Lezard
Thorax
Posted 3:33 PM 1/7/08
@Green-clad Gamer Dude: I will. Cooking Mama games manage to be one of the few casual game series that are actually fun.
Thorax
VixDiesel
Posted 3:32 PM 1/7/08
what? no ds?
VixDiesel
.em.
Posted 3:25 PM 1/7/08
Cute...Does she still give you that "I'm sending you to hell!" look if you mess up?
.em.
Kaizuden
Posted 3:20 PM 1/7/08
Wow it looks really clean while not steering away from the style. Now only if it was my Mii cooking there...
Kaizuden
HTTenrai
Posted 3:16 PM 1/7/08
Man, hasn't anyone Rule 34ed the infinitely hittable Cooking Mama yet?
Why did I think of such a thing?
/needs a new girlfriend
HTTenrai
Mikazukinoyaiba
Posted 3:11 PM 1/7/08
@Magnum1024k:
The penis is evil!
LADIES WE MUST UNITE AND DESTROY ALL PENISES!
Mikazukinoyaiba
alecpyron
Posted 3:11 PM 1/7/08
They could make Cooking Mama with Gordon Ramsay. That way, Nintendo could get more mature games in its library.
alecpyron
SDreamer
Posted 3:10 PM 1/7/08
Hmmm... wonder if they could have done cell-shading instead to keep a cartoony look.
SDreamer
Alicia
Posted 4:04 PM 1/7/08
got milk?? Looks like they're getting quality vitamin d out of this.
Alicia
Green-clad Gamer Dude
Posted 3:51 PM 1/7/08
@Luke Plunkett: @Thorax: It would seem I underestimate Cooking Mama's appeal.
Green-clad Gamer Dude
Nobuyuki
Posted 3:41 PM 1/7/08
Awesome. Like Warioware and Katamari before it, they score an unexpected hit with a quirky, unique Japanese title, then proceed to beat all life and originality out if it by releasing another 4 or 5 more in the span of a couple years, effectively making me grow to hate what I once loved. As odd as it is to say it seems like success is the worst thing that can happen to these games.
Nobuyuki
MadMinstrel
Posted 3:40 PM 1/7/08
What's NSFW about a boy... ugh... grinding his meat? Forget I asked.
MadMinstrel
Parsifal
Posted 4:38 PM 1/7/08
NSFW Cooking Mama you say?.....Could it be, "Hooking Mama"?!..No? Oh...well, I guess that meat /does/ look kind of obscene...*walks off in disappointment*
Parsifal
yashichi8bit
Posted 4:32 PM 1/7/08
This game continues to makes no sense to me. Why not spend an hour making a real meal?!?
yashichi8bit
Ahsayuni
Posted 4:29 PM 1/7/08
@izzy_k: Or maybe if you burn the food it asks you to insert Cooking Mama ;)
Ahsayuni
Megan Fox iz Hot ^-^ -ph15h
Posted 4:26 PM 1/7/08
You're not Mine!
Megan Fox iz Hot ^-^ -ph15h
izzy_k
Posted 4:12 PM 1/7/08
@Ahsayuni: @zakky venom: if you burn the food there'd better be an "order take-out" mini-game! you have to call the right restaurant to get the right type of food, and then you have to talk through you wii-mote, most likely someone with a horrible enrgish accent, to order your food. Or they could have the similar, easier but still as important, "order delivery" mini-game..
izzy_k
drlard
Posted 6:04 PM 1/7/08
oh, and "better zen momma!" hahaha the woman and i love this game, its crazy as hell...it's either a good rental, or if you were to buy it, it would have to be pretty darn cheap...like $20 or less
drlard
Megamoppy
Posted 6:03 PM 1/7/08
Haha dunno if ill buy this full price but I've been addicted to my sister's DS copy (Shes getting annoyed cause I keep getting the golds for her). Im not a big fan of the wii with most of its games having fiddly controls and I can imagine how fiddly some of the actions are gonna be.
Megamoppy
drlard
Posted 6:01 PM 1/7/08
@Mikazukinoyaiba: nooo i want to keep mine
to quote Rainbow "i've only got a tiny twanger, but i like to play with it and it works well"
hahaha best video evar
drlard
ila
Posted 5:53 PM 1/7/08
@ila: For the Wii I mean. CM2 on DS was just fine.
ila
ila
Posted 5:53 PM 1/7/08
I hope the controls are a tad more solid this time around. Granted its hard to replicate a hard control scheme like a touch screen, but the controls felt so loose and well, out of control in the last edition.
ila
quen
Posted 9:06 PM 1/7/08
@yashichi8bit: I presume you also think that Guitar Hero players should just spend time playing real guitar and Halo players should just join the army and shoot real aliens (well, Iraqis)?
And, way back in time, 'why do kids play Paperboy when they could earn money from a real paper round'?
quen
laughingdog
Posted 3:27 PM 1/7/08
the need to make a new Ore No Ryouri ([www.gamespot.com]), now that game was fun. I might actually give this a try to see if it feels like it.
laughingdog
FanDam
Posted 11:28 PM 1/7/08
Yay!
FanDam
Rebochan
Posted 11:03 PM 1/7/08
@quen: A-frickin'-men.
So tired of the "STOP HAVING FUN!" brigade.
Rebochan
Enkur
Posted 11:55 PM 1/7/08
On an unrelated note, I can't believe Majesco's code on NASDAQ is "COOL". I must go find out whose code is "ROFL" and invest in them immediately.
Enkur
AznSlackerType
Posted 1:36 AM 2/7/08
I liked this game better when I couldn't see freakish head mama.
AznSlackerType
pikachumariachi
Posted 1:55 AM 2/7/08
They should let you create your own dishes with the game's pre-set list of ingredients!
pikachumariachi
darthonyx
Posted 5:08 AM 2/7/08
Here's hoping that the second Cooking Mama for the Wii is much better than the first. The controls felt very shoddy and unresponsive, especially compared to the DS entries.
darthonyx
Knoxximus (360/PSN)
Posted 8:03 AM 2/7/08
Dam laaaaaaaaaaaaag
Knoxximus (360/PSN)
Knoxximus (360/PSN)
Posted 8:03 AM 2/7/08
As far as I'm concerned, Order Up! will be the cooking game to beat this year.
Knoxximus (360/PSN)
Knoxximus (360/PSN)
Posted 8:02 AM 2/7/08
As far as cooking games though, I think Order Up! will be the game to beat this year.
Knoxximus (360/PSN)
Klaken
Posted 2:35 PM 1/7/08
Should of been named
Cooking Mama strange meat kitchen
Klaken
Beatboxtaun
Posted 12:06 PM 2/7/08
I love Cooking Mama! Can't wait to see the new one. There were a lot of changes I'd make to all the Wii and DS versions, let's hope that the gifts you win are actually usable now.
Beatboxtaun