Cooking Mama 3 announced for Nintendo DS

505 Games and Cooking Mama Ltd. have recenetly gone ahead and announced the impending release of Cooking Mama 3, an addition to their popular Cooking Mama series.

Cooking Mama 3 will apparantly feature over 80 recipies, 200 mini games, 4 player multiplayer along with 2 new game modes, ‘What Dish Can You Make’ (which has you and Mama cooking up a new recipie from two existing ones) and ‘Let’s Go Shopping’ (which gives the player a virtual shopping list to buy with a bunch of different mini-game-esque obstacles to encounter).

There’s no official word on when this game will hit store shelves but gamers should be expecting Cooking Mama 3 before the end of this year.

Read (Joystiq)

Activision announces Science Papa

May 15th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Nintendo DS, Simulation, Wii

Yeah, it’s pretty hilarious that Activision decided to name their upcoming Wii/Nintendo DS title Science Papa considering there is already an extremely popular Cooking Mama series. Oh well, I guess they technically aren’t infringing on any copyright laws.

Activision says that Science Papa will allow players to join a research team whos job is to work through 30+ experiments (mini-games). David Oxford, an exec over at Activision, had this to say:

“With Science Papa, we’re taking real-world elements of science and giving players the chance to interact with them in safe and creative ways. While the focus here is clearly family fun, the game can stimulate interest and discussion about science.”

Science Papa is apparently set for a July release date.

Read (Kotaku)

Cooking Mama 3 to appear at E3 09

May 8th, 2009 2 Comments   Posted in Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Wii

Majesco has recently released word that they willbe holding a special Cooking Mama 3 event at this year’s E3.

As you can see from the above invitiation that Joystiq recieved, attendees will be treated to free food, free drinks, and of course Cooking Mama 3 playtime.

There’s really no details on what console this game will be released for or when but we have a hunch you’ll be seeing it on the Nintendo DS.

‘Crafting Mama’ trademarked

March 18th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Hardware, Leak, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Wii

First Cooking Mama, then Gardening Mama, now Crafting Mama? If a recent trandmark by the series’ developer Cooking Mama Ltd. is any indication, arts and crafts may be Mama’s next venture.

There’s no confirmation or official press releases stating that there will actually be a game entitled Crafting Mama so no details or anything to go along with the recent trademark findings. Altough, I’m sure you can guess what the gameplay will entail.

What’s next? Cleaning Mama?

Read (Joystiq)