Major League Eating: The Game

  • By Emma_UK, GameSpot
  • Posted Feb 8, 2008 7:11 am PT

Mastiff Games, a San Francisco-based publisher, has acquired the video game licence for the Major League Eating competitions.Major League Eating oversees "all top eating events" in America, including the July 4 hot-dog eating contest, the world deep-fried asparagus eating championship, and La...

Mastiff Games, a San Francisco-based publisher, has acquired the video game licence for the Major League Eating competitions.

Major League Eating oversees "all top eating events" in America, including the July 4 hot-dog eating contest, the world deep-fried asparagus eating championship, and La Costena jalapeņo-eating contest.

According to the announcement, "Major League Eating: The Game features the world's greatest gurgitory athletes competing across 12 different food types. Built much like a fighting game, MLE: The Game requires players to show brilliant onscreen eating; a mastery of offensive and defensive weapons including burps, belches, and mustard gas."

The "head woof" at Mastiff, Bill Swartz, commented, "Major League Eaters aren't just athletes, they are the people who built America."

The company has yet to announce a release window or platforms for Major League Eating: The Game.

274 Comments

  • Lokar

    Posted Feb 18, 2008 10:41 am PT

    This is so stupid I almost don't know what to say.

  • Space-Q

    Posted Feb 15, 2008 8:56 am PT

    IN YO FACE WII FIT! IN YO FACE

    USA USA USA USA

  • emeraldflame

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 8:49 pm PT

    ...? They can't possibly be serious...

  • nobeaner

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 1:16 pm PT

    Perfect for the Wii fitness board. Measure how much you consumed in 5 minutes... Brilliant.

  • SirWilliamIdol

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 8:11 am PT

    I'm not too hopeful about it, but this could make for a pretty fun minigame collection for Wii. It's not like that's been overdone. ;-)

    But seriously, I don't see any other way that a game like this could be made. If done right, it could be fun, but it'll probably end up in the budget bin for $20 after a couple weeks.

  • ps3pwnr

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 4:32 pm PT

    Let me guess this game is for wii you know how i no that because every single game for wii is a peice of crap

  • ArkDral

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 12:44 pm PT

    It is interesting to muse possible gameplay mechanics:
    Pizza intake gauge
    Burger eating combo
    Epic timed button events for that last hot dog

  • boxofwit

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 11:02 am PT

    i didn't think it was physically possible, but Americans just got thicker. And since when are competitive eaters athletes?

  • gp3tron

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 10:50 am PT

    Most. Stupid. Moment. In Gaming. Ever.

  • UltimateRAGEX

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 10:44 am PT

    Lol yeah for those Fat Americans!

  • TaintedSaint666

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 8:56 am PT

    You can see the achievments now.

    40G - Eat 4,000,000 hotdogs in your career.

    80G - Die from obesity induced illness

  • comeonthehoops

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 7:55 am PT

    This is weirder than the Juno game announcement.
    Whats next? Taking a leak - the official game?

  • TheVoice421

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 4:39 am PT

    "Major League Eaters aren't just athletes, they are the people who built America."

    Really? They must have taught us the wrong in school. Apparently Jefferson, Washington, and Franklin didn't do s***.

  • strategyman567

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 3:14 am PT

    That might be the best...wait....most horrible idea i ever heard of.
    I bet this game is too powerful for consoles because of the blur, throw up, and fart effects.

  • War_Martyr

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 2:46 am PT

    You've got to be freakin' kidding me...please tell me this is a joke.

  • drknockboot2

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 2:46 am PT

    This game is going to be AWESOME on the Wii...you might go threw a few controllers though!

  • Shmoe82

    Posted Feb 11, 2008 12:56 am PT

    This would only be worth buying if it was a sandbox type game where you walk around to different food contest and get sponsors like Nathans or Oscar Myer. Then you have to take out hits on the heathy cooks on the Food Network such as Giada or Rachael Ray; Paula would be ok, she cooks with butter and pure fatback. GTA would have a run for its money.

  • eagidni

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 10:47 pm PT

    eat to fart to fly around.

  • marbigmarbig

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 10:40 pm PT

    What the heck? Press A repeatedly to chew, then press the right trigger to swallow. Press the left bumper to grab another hot dog...

  • ou661

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 10:10 pm PT

    why is everyone raggeing on this game all I have to say is finnaly I hope this is not real

  • mlbfan_86

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 10:03 pm PT

    I can imagine the game mechanics involving not eating too fast, a "hold it in" mini-game, and perhaps utilizing the Wiimote to move your character's abdomen around to fit more food into his/her stomach. This still sounds like a ridiculous license, though.

  • rooshma

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 9:37 pm PT

    For the same price as the game you could buy like a hundred hot dogs and be a fat ass in real life

  • Gogolor

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 8:37 pm PT

    If it's on wii, maybe you can chew on your wii remote.

  • MasterJediGamer

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 8:37 pm PT

    pass.... and may I add WTF???

  • Gogolor

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 8:36 pm PT

    If this is on wii maybe they will have you bite your controller.

  • Gogolor

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 8:36 pm PT

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I don't think I could justify picking up this disc, but if it was on live arcade, I would at least download the demo version, just for the weirdness factor. I am extremely curious as to what they think they can do with this. Button masher I guess?

  • counter_reality

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 8:25 pm PT

    No college lacrosse game yet but we have this?

    ^

    I was just about to write that down DalphinYY. What a complete waste of silicon and plastic. I wonder if it will take advantage of 1080 resolution so we can watch the globules of mushy hot dog fall out of their jowels and be lodged in their triple chins in HD?

  • x_SuperMario_x

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 8:12 pm PT

    9.5 on gamespot?

  • CyleM

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 8:07 pm PT

    Why is this even news?

  • Dill-Man

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 6:34 pm PT

    I doubled checked my date to make sure i didn't magically teleport two months into the future to April 1st... nope

  • suzukigsxr

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 6:32 pm PT

    Jhellequin said it best. GAME OF THE YEAR!!

  • Cwagmire21

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 6:28 pm PT

    For some reason, I don't see this being a hit.

  • Tking1293

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 5:39 pm PT

    I'm sure that they love purchasing THAT liscense.

  • CapRandor

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 5:38 pm PT

    And I thought developers couldn't go lower.
    They actually ran out of ideas already!

    I just don't want to imagine what will come next, Amish butter making 08, I mean if we are already at this point what will our children or grandchildren play. Poor bastards... lol

  • RebelRazr

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 4:24 pm PT

    When do the pre-orders start? When this baby hits stores, people will be standing in line at midnight waiting for them to release it! Game of the year material? I think so!

  • Mudvayne78

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 4:10 pm PT

    Yes, This game will Rock!!!!

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 3:55 pm PT

    Man I thought it was April 1st for a bit, but this is for real?

  • athenian29

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 3:52 pm PT

    I'm gonna quote Game Informer here (but change the company name).

    I really wanna know who lost a bet at Mastiff and had to make this...

  • majidok

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 3:47 pm PT

    I dont know why im not excited about this one percent .

    Anyways , It should probably be on Wii and DS , and we should probably be expecting lots of funny gameplay movies for this one till it arrives .

  • blackngold29

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 3:31 pm PT

    Ridiculous

  • hiimfletcher

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 3:26 pm PT

    wow this might be up for worst game ideas ever

  • TheDanwich

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 3:22 pm PT

    I think if we all pretend we didn't just read that, we might forget how stupid the idea acutally is.
    ............................ #$@# to late...

  • DontEatCream

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 3:07 pm PT

    Hell yea, there hasn't been this much food-chomping action since the original Pac-Man. Personally, I am totally looking forward to this one.

  • DaClint91

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 3:05 pm PT

    This better be a cheap $10 XBLA game

  • AnimeNewtype

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 1:20 pm PT

    I'll be sure to pick up a copy of this and Juno: The Game? Why waste my money on GTA4 and MGS4 when I can get these pinnacles of video game mastery?

  • Viralmessiah666

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 1:13 pm PT

    i'm kind of excited to see how they try to complicate the process of eating with the controls,so that it has some level of difficulty. you'll probably have to do Ryu's Haduken to even hold a hot dog

  • French023

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 12:49 pm PT

    Just remember...these are the people who built america

  • dustincrider

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 12:32 pm PT

    ........
    XD

  • Mankind_Legend

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 11:39 am PT

    That's GOTY stuff, right here.

  • Joshua250

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 11:37 am PT

    This game should totally be on Wii and come with food extensions.

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