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Majesco Raises Guidance On Strong Sales
Original at Gamasutra
• Mon, Jun 15
CA by Kris Graft New Jersey-based Cooking Mama publisher Majeco Games posted a 60 percent rise in sales for its fiscal Q2 and raised its fiscal year revenue guidance, but earnings for the quarter took a hit as marketing efforts ramped up. ...
Gardening Mama Nintendo DS review
Original at Den Of Geek
• Fri, Jun 12
UK Gardening Mama is a direct descendant of Cooking Mama and so embodies the same basic game structure. You choose a plant to grow, twiddle your stylus around the DS screen and then are rated by a smiling or slightly psychotic Mama, depending on your ...
The Legendary Starfy Review
Original at IGN
• Tue, Jun 9
CA Team that with a strange (but welcomed) addition of optional two player boss fights and levels, wireless mini-games that take inspiration off everything from Point Blank to Cooking Mama, and a never-ending, undeniable "Japanese" feel to it all (chaotic ...
Cooking Mama 3 Preview From E3 2009
Original at G4 TV
• Fri, Jun 5
CA I'm not huge into the Cooking Mama franchise. I've played the games a few times, and enjoyed 'em, but it's not like I go home and hang out and make crepes with Mama every night or anything -- I reserve my culinary Mama-interactions for special ... Cooking Mama 3 Nintendo DS Footage Cubed3
Videogiochi: Il ritorno di MAMA su Nintendo DS
Original at AKI
• Thu, Jun 4
Ign) -Mama, la regina incontrastata in ambito culinario, sarà di nuovo in cucina in occasione del prossimo Natale. Il nuovo Cooking Mama 3, con oltre 80 ricette, 200 mini-giochi, multiplayer fino a 4 giocatori (usando una sola cart. ... Cooking Mama 3 entro Natale sui DS europei GamesNation
Hands-on: Cooking Mama 3 (DS)
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Jun 4
CA We had to create the marshmallows from scratch, and, in true Mama form, this was accomplished through a series of minigames. One thing we should mention about Cooking Mama 3 is that the game implements a nice addition from World Kitchen: saves. ...
News: Cooking Mama 3 out this Christmas
Original at Eurogamer
• Mon, Jun 1
The new game has over 80 recipes, 200 mini-games and four-player multiplayer on a single copy of the game. There are also new game modes. "What dish can you make" has Mama pick out something for you to cook when you select two ingredients from a list, and "Let's go shopping" is a memory game.
TAITO Releases Super Puzzle Bobble and Cooking Mama as Worldwide ... - PR Newswire
Original at sev.prnewswire.com
• Tue, May 26
TAITO has been working with Nokia in connection with mobile phone content distribution programs since the earliest channels launched in 2002, and the launch date release of Super Puzzle Bobble and Cooking Mama by way of Ovi is the latest example of ...
Review - Gardening Mama
Original at Examiner.com
• Thu, May 21
Just like in Cooking Mama, stylus actions such as tapping, sliding are used to complete a series of short mini-games where you will be graded on how well you did in the end. There is also the option to "practice" these mini games, in case you're like ...
Opera UK brings Barber of Seville to Athlone
Original at westmeathindependent.ie
• Tue, May 19
Ireland If you're Mama, of the hugely successful Cooking Mama games, a break from the kitchen every once in a while is probably rather a pleasant... People insist there are no new ideas on the market for television, film and games, and yet these same critics ...
Cooking Mama Dishes Dirt On Science Papa
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, May 15
By Mike Fahey Yesterday we pinged Majesco for a comment on Activision's newly announced Science Papa title for the Wii and DS, only to have Cooking Mama herself reveal her sordid past with the science geek. We were a bit taken aback by Activision's choice of names for their new mini-game compilation, bu...
Majesco anuncia que la franquicia Mama ha alcanzado las 4 millones ...
Original at HardGame.net
• Tue, May 12
Os recordamos que la franquicia Mama incluye los siguientes títulos: Cooking Mama (NDS), Cooking Mama: Cook Off (Wii), Cooking Mama 2 (NDS), Cooking Mama World Kitchen (Wii), y Gardening Mama (NDS). Fuente: IGN. La saga Cooking Mama supera los 4 millones de unidades vendidas MeriStatio...
NDS Review - 'What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver'
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Sun, Apr 19
CA The "game" side of the cartridge is The Cooking Challenge, a sort of Cooking Mama "lite," where the player can go through a series of recipes from the cookbook and put them together slowly based on the instructions provided. ...
Game Diary - April 16, 2009: Looking For The ‘Rock Band' Of Cooking
Original at multiplayerblog.mtv.com
• Thu, Apr 16
- Stephen Totilo There'sa cooking game I like a lot more than “Cooking Mama,” but which still might have a big problem. One of the unsung gems of last year's Wii third-party flood was “Order Up,” a cooking game that combined “Cooking Mama“-style interactive recipes ...
Wii Review - 'Hell's Kitchen'
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Thu, Apr 9
CA I couldn't imagine how the television show would be converted into a video game unless it involved the Wii calling you a donkey and telling you to shut it down, or if it was a repackaged version of Cooking Mama. Well, good news on both fronts. ...
Gardening Mama Review
Original at IGN
• Thu, Apr 2
CA by Daemon Hatfield April 2, 2009 - The Cooking Mama series has coasted by for several years now solely on the titular character's charm and thick Japanese accent. There certainly isn't a lot of intriguing gameplay in these mini-game collections. ...
Asian Cooking Mama How to make Asian (thai) stir fryOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Apr 1
By rss@youtube.com (SFan007) None Author: SFan007 Keywords: cooking asian food thai food sweet how to cook Added: April 1, 2009
News: Gardening Mama flowering in May
Original at Eurogamer
• Tue, Mar 31
It's made by the successful Cooking Mama team, but players swap wooden spoons for spades to tackle all sorts of green-fingered tasks: digging soil, planting seeds, harvesting crops. Perform well and objects are unlocked, offering the gardens all sorts of fruits and vegetables and orn...
Cooking Mama ReviewOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Feb 28
By rss@youtube.com (AppleAppReview) Hey this is an iphone/ipod touch cooking mama app review. In this segment, i show u the game, waht it consists of and of course i tell u if its good or not. Subscribe, and request :] Author: AppleAppReview Keywords: cooking mama ds wii cookingmama iphone ipod touch review
Space Invaders, Cooking Mama come to iPhone
Original at Geek.com
• Sat, Feb 28
by Blake Ellison posted on February 28, 2009 8:10 am Game publisher Taito has made its App Store debut with a bit of something old and a bit of something new: Space Invaders and Cooking Mama. Space Invaders is a straightforward port of the arcade ... Cooking Mama iPhone Review IGN
Cooking Mama iPhone Review
Original at IGN
• Fri, Feb 27
CA by Levi Buchanan February 27, 2009 - Cooking Mama, a goofy culinary game, is a cult smash on the DS and Wii. Under the tutelage of mama, you follow a series of recipes by physically manipulating on-screen utensils, like knives and saucepans. ...
Cooking Mama brings finger food to the iPhone
Original at Pocket Gamer
• Fri, Feb 27
UK The out of the blue we're also greeted with one of its best ever DS titles, Cooking Mama. Taito insists this touchscreen and accelerometer driven version of its culinary classic has been optimised for Apple's handset, and provides the full, ...
NDS Review - 'Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine'
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Tue, Jan 6
CA - Jan 7, 2009 For those uninitiated with Cooking Mama, this is a style of game that revolves around a ton of fast-paced mini-games. Most tasks are extremely simple, ... Virtual cookery FayObserver.com all 2 news articles
How To: Cooking MamaOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Dec 29
By rss@youtube.com (BigEvan96) The newest cooking mama game! Or is it? Man this game makes me soooo hungry. Author: BigEvan96 Keywords: Cooking Mama Nintendo DS Wii Food Video Games Xbox 360 glitch tutorial Call Of Duty World At War Added: December 29, 2008
Nintendo Wii Review: Cooking Mama: World Kitchen
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Dec 23
By Tall Writer This popular game series releases the second Wii title (two currently exist on the Nintendo DS as well) chocked full of new recipes like onion rings, hamburgers, pizza, pancakes and even ratatouille. New features include some entertaining mini games, a cooperative mode and some basic c...
Get your Ravi on with We Rock: Drum KingOriginal at Joystiq
• Sat, Dec 20
By Griffin McElroy If there's one thing we learned from Nintendo's presentation at E3 earlier this year, it's that snowboarding injuries are often hilarious playing imaginary drums is like, the coolest-looking action that anyone could ever hope to perform. 505 Games, whose publishing repertoire inclu...
Bratz Kidz Review
Original at IGN
• Thu, Dec 18
CA - The cake-baking mini-game is about as watered down a take on Cooking Mama as you're ever likely to find, the sticker creation game only calls for you to tap ...
Wii Review - 'Cooking Mama World Kitchen'
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Tue, Dec 9
CA - Dec 10, 2008 Two years ago, Majesco Games introduced the world of Cooking Mama to the Nintendo DS. Using cooking as the complete premise for the game, it became a huge ...
GayGamer Week In Review - Week Of 11/17/2008
Original at GayGamer.net
• Sun, Nov 23
By Dawdle PETA attacked Cooking Mama for her senseless slaughter of fake animals. Mama responded to say she just wants to make people happy. Wootini brought us a glimpse of another New York Gay Gamer meet-up. The Doctor asked what are you not finishing? Our longest "weekly" poll ever ended by determin...
Cooking Mama: World Kitchen Review
Original at 1up.com
• Thu, Nov 20
By Alice Liang It's hard to resist Mama, Majesco's cooking series' head chef and gourmet, with her big, bright eyes and charmingly accented adulations. Stirred your soup particularly well? "Goo-late jahb!" she congratulates. "Bettah zen Mama." And with Wii debut Cook Off's motion controls, chopping...
Cooking Mama Responds To PETA [Even Better Than Mama]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Nov 18
• 2 related articles
By Mike Fahey Mama just wants to make the nice people happy! This is the gist of a press release issued by Majesco Entertainment on behalf of Mama herself in response to PETA's recently released flash game, Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals. The release highlights the more than 25 vegetarian-friendly r...
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Top Chef Review
Original at Gamezebo What's New
• Fri, Nov 7
By Gamezebo Cooking games, pioneered by the likes of Cooking Mama and Hot Dish, are nothing new. But Top Chef, based on the hit reality TV show, dares to do something different by tasking players to actually create dishes instead of simply ...
Review : Fable 2 for Xbox 360
Original at 8Bit Joystick.com
• Mon, Oct 20
By Jake I also want to point out that I am a dude that loves Cooking Mama. Seriously my friend BBQ and I get hyper competitive over Cooking Mama on the Wii. You should see my mad cooking skillz. The only thing I can really complain about on ...
TGS: Cooking Mama 2 (Wii) and Gardening Mama (DS)
Original at 4 color rebellion
• Fri, Oct 10
By Keito If you’ve never played any of the Cooking Mama series, the concept is simple you choose a recipe and then Mama guides you though cooking it step by step, on the DS you use your stylus to cut and chop, bake and grill, etc etc. Mama then awards you points for how well you do each task, and in Cooking M...
Hands On: What’s Cooking? With Jamie Oliver
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Sep 12
By AJ Glasser Looks like Atari came a little late to the Cooking Mama cash-in party. Stuff like Cooking Academy and Happy Cooking Coach is hitting shelves a whole month sooner than What’s Cooking? With Jamie Oliver. But at least the game will be in good company – Iron Chef for DS and Wii ships the same day.
Recipe: Peanut Butter Blossoms
Original at Recipezaar
• Thu, Aug 28
I also love to use carmel kisses instead of the regular kisses. If you love blossoms you'll be eating this recipe for years to come and getting tons of compliments! -- posted by Cooking Mama Chef #937121.
Order Up! - review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Aug 18
By RawmeatCowboy It’s really perfect for those like me who loved Ore no Ryori, those who were disappointed with Cooking Mama’s lack of depth, or those who are simply looking for a really good cooking game on the Wii. Full review here.
E3:08 - Majesco Entertainment Lineup
Original at Gaming Bits
• Thu, Jul 10
The best-selling, award-winning cooking franchise returns! In Cooking Mama World Kitchen, Mama brings a lot more to the table, including all new 3D graphics, all new recipes from parfait to shrimp au gratin, comedic kitchen mini-games, new gameplay modes and much more. Cook with Mama a...
Recipe: Chicken and Dumplings
Original at Recipezaar
• Wed, May 28
This recipe is great for those chilly winter nights! It is a staple for our house in the winter months. -- posted by Cooking Mama IL.
Recipe: Pasta Neopolitan
Original at curiositykate
• Mon, May 12
By Kate ღ I actually adapted it from a recipe in the DS game Cooking Mama XD The game calls it Spaghetti Neopolitan but I generally refer to it as Pasta Neopolitan because I don't use spaghetti. It's very customisable, so experiment and find the ...
How To: Cooking Mama Apron
Original at Geek Crafts
• Thu, May 1
By Shayne These geeky crafts are decidedly not girly. Until today. Craft posted this Cooking Mama (a Wii game) apron made by crafterbastion. Check out her tutorial on Craftster and make your own. Cooking Mama Apron via Craft ...
How To: Make Your Own Cooking Mama Cook-Off Apron
Original at OMG Nintendo.com Daily Update
• Wed, Apr 30
Crafterbation has a step-by-step set of instructions up that you can use to make your own sweet-looking Cooking Mama Cook-Off Apron.
DS Download Stations Infested With Eco-Creatures [Demo]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jan 29
By Mike Fahey We are excited that Eco-Creatures now joins the ranks of Cooking Mama, Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends and Cake Mania as a phenomenal game launching with the support of a great demo available through the Nintendo kiosk program," said Gui Karyo, Executive Vice President of Operation...
Giant List Time: Nintendo Unveils Wii, DS Lineups For First Half Of 2008
Original at Wired News
• Fri, Jan 25
By Chris Kohler Spring: Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel from Nintendo -- Still no final date, but reconfirmed for Spring. Summer: Active Life: Outdoor Challenge from Namco Bandai Games America Inc. -- Yes, it's the rebirth of the Power Pad. Wii Nintendo DS
More Cooking With Mama [Impressions]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Nov 29
By Mike Fahey The original Cooking Mama for the Nintendo DS had just the right amount of quirky charm to make it a great success for Majesco in North America. Now, over a year and a console version for the Wii later, Majesco has released Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends for the DS, and while the charm is st...
Cooking Mama 2 In Early 2008
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Aug 9
By Mike Fahey Due to be served on the Nintendo DS and Wii, Cooking Mama 2 is the sequel to the best-selling cooking simulation game, Cooking Mama, and promises more culinary fun and even tastier gameplay as Mama cooks up a spicy storm with new recipes, twice as many mini-games and an all-new multiplayer...
Game play, design save this rather bland offering
Original at ParamusPost.com
• Tue, May 22
Comparisons aside, "Cooking Mama" tasks players with preparing recipe after recipe using mini-games to do everything from chopping food to frying and baking. There's a certain satisfaction in creating virtual culinary creations, especially when there are no dishes to wash.
Nintendo DS Review: Cake Mania
Original at Cinema Blend
• Wed, May 2
Food games are all the rage these days. With the Cooking Mama games seeing a good bit of success on both Nintendo platforms, Sandlot Games and Majesco have decided to try their culinary hand at gastronomy and are bringing Cake Mania to the Nintendo DS. Of course, games based off food are fun (B...
Opinion: Cooking Mama: Cook Off highlights Wii Remote issues
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Apr 2
By Tony Carnevale Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Action, Exergaming In Gamespot's review of recent Wii release Cooking Mama: Cook Off, they make a complaint that is becoming an all-too-common refrain among Wii fans: "The motion controls just aren't reliable. Some are overly sensitive... and some aren't sensi...
Frankenreview, Cooking Mama: Cook Off
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Mar 22
Instead of the usual score a touchdown/bang the cheerleader or behead the bad guy/bang the cheerleader videogame, the original Cooking Mama was a quirky DS title that made us feel good about our culinary expertise, even if in real life that consisted of the ability to make popcorn via mic...