Iron Chef America is unapologetically similar to Cooking Mama and Destineer is totally OK with that.
TRUE STORY: When the Wii Remote was first shown off, the first thing I thought of was an Iron Chef game. It seemed like the perfect way to make me very happy and make anyone who made it millions of dollars. Fast forward to 2008, and here we have an Iron Chef game! For the Wii! Except…it’s for some bullshit reality TV show that’s not really Iron Chef. No no no no no NO. You can put any mug on the cover you like, if there’s no Takeshi Kaga, there’s no Iron Chef. This has now officially overtaken Sega Superstars Tennis as the most soul-crushing game announcement in recorded history. United Media Licensing [via Go Nintendo]
The man responsible for the Mother series of role playing games, known as Earthbound in the West, Shigesato Itoi, has made a handful of appearances on the TV show Iron Chef, poetically evaluating the culinary skills of master chefs from around the world. If you’ve ever wondered how a famous writer/game designer would judge a vicious bell pepper battle, your curiosity can easily be satisfied by clicking the play button. This clip comes courtesy of the YouTube surveying prowess of the Select Button forums. More »
