September 12, 2006
Majesco’s
Award-Winning ‘Cooking Mama’ Now Available for Nintendo DS
Have Fun While Learning How to Cook
Hungry gamers everywhere are now satiated as
Majesco Entertainment Company, an innovative provider of digital entertainment
products and content, ships Cooking Mama for the Nintendo DS™. Developed by
Taito and rated ‘E’ for Everyone, Majesco’s new Cooking Mama video game is now
available at retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $19.99.
Already acclaimed by video game pundits, Cooking
Mama has received several industry honors including “Most Innovative DS Design
of E3 2006,” from leading video game website IGN; and GameDaily’s “Nod Award”
which called Cooking Mama “a fun DS game that uses the stylus to near
perfection.” In addition, Nintendo will be featuring a Cooking Mama playable
demo this November in approximately 10,000 retail kiosks at GameStop, EB Games,
Target, Game Crazy, Fry’s, Best Buy, Toys ‘R Us, Circuit City and Wal-Mart.
“With its innovative gameplay and universal
theme, Cooking Mama will appeal to gamers and non-gamers of any age or gender,”
said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing, Majesco Entertainment. “We believe
this unique concept coupled with an attractive $19.99 price point is a recipe
for success.”
In Majesco’s Cooking Mama, players assume the
role of an up-and-coming chef who must earn Mama’s approval in the kitchen.
Using the stylus as a master kitchen tool, players will chop, slice, grate,
peel, pan fry, knead and much more as they prepare, cook and present meals to
Mama for evaluation. In all, Cooking Mama includes more than 200 individual
Touch Screen mini-games across 76 real recipes. Players have the added ability
to share recipes with friends via the DS wireless link.
Developed by Taito, Cooking Mama for the Nintendo
DS is currently available for a suggested retail price of $19.99. More
information can be found online at
www.majescoentertainment.com.
