Wii've known that the cult hit DS cooking adventure Cooking Mama was on the way for Wii, but it's just been officially annnounced for a US release "early next year."
Majesco -- US publishers of the DS version -- just sent out a release with first details on the Wii game, called Cooking Mama: Cook-Off! The title comes from the game's new two-player cooking battle mode.
There's no artwork for the game yet (that's the DS version on the right, hecklers) but Majesco promises more than 300 recipie minigames, "realistic graphics," and "real-time cooking effects" whatever the living hell that is supposed to mean.
Full release after the jump.
EDISON, N.J., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Majesco
Entertainment Company an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and content, today announced that it will be publishing Cooking Mama: Cook Off for the Wii(TM) home video console from Nintendo®. Scheduled for release early next year, Cooking Mama: Cook
Off is a follow up to the award-winning Nintendo DS(TM) predecessor that is being showcased in approximately 10,000 retail demo kiosks nationwide in
November.
"Since its introduction last month, Cooking Mama for the Nintendo DS has won people over with its fun, addictive gameplay and innovative use of the Touch
Screen," said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing. "Cooking Mama:
Cook Off for the Wii console similarly integrates the unique Wii Remote while layering on new features -- including multiplayer and a full range of international cuisine -- that fans are hungry for."
Making special use of the Wii Remote, Cooking Mama: Cook Off is an entertaining blend of mashing, slicing, chopping and stirring as players create more than 300
real-world recipes from 10 different nations. New realistic graphics and real-time cooking effects lend authenticity to player creations and help budding chefs determine when food is overcooked. Best of all, Cooking Mama:
Cook Off offers 2-player kitchen competitions to determine who can cook the best meal the fastest.
Developed by OfficeCreate and licensed from Taito, Cooking Mama: Cook Off joins
Bust-A-Move Bash! as one of Majesco's premier titles for the Wii.
