Majesco holding NYC Cooking Mama Cook Off

  • By TimSpot, GameSpot
  • Posted Mar 26, 2007 5:49 pm PT

Bam! Chefs and wannabe chefs alike are invited to the Nintendo World Store in New York's Rockefeller Plaza on March 31 for a gaming event that would make Julia Child proud. That day, Majesco is hosting the Cooking Mama: Cook Off Challenge to celebrate the launch of the first Cooking Mama Wii...

Bam! Chefs and wannabe chefs alike are invited to the Nintendo World Store in New York's Rockefeller Plaza on March 31 for a gaming event that would make Julia Child proud. That day, Majesco is hosting the Cooking Mama: Cook Off Challenge to celebrate the launch of the first Cooking Mama Wii game.

The event is taking place between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. local time and will feature an on-site chef preparing snacks and a competition featuring in-game Cooking Mama: Cook Off challenges at various stations set up around the store. Winners won't go home on an empty stomach or empty handed--those who prove their culinary prowess will receive a copy of the game. Those in attendance will also be able to take home a limited-edition Cooking Mama apron while supplies last.

35 Comments

  • darbd

    Posted Dec 2, 2007 5:11 pm PT

    I don't have the game but of coarse you can count on me getting it for Christmas because i already told my dad about it and i am so excited and can't wait!!!!!!!!

  • kappareign

    Posted Apr 14, 2007 10:42 am PT

    damn i want to play that game... that cook off challenge sounds like fun.

  • Sharvie

    Posted Apr 12, 2007 3:57 pm PT

    I would whoop that sucka's ass in making an omlette.

  • hammer_of_thor_

    Posted Apr 7, 2007 10:53 pm PT

    Pretty cool idea to promote the game if you ask me.

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Apr 6, 2007 11:56 am PT

    MS is doing something similar with Guitar Hero 2... but Gene Simmons is going to be there. How does Cooking Mama make the news but Gene Simmons doesn't? HAS THE WHOLE WORLD GONE CRAZY!?!?!?!

  • namtastic

    Posted Apr 5, 2007 12:13 pm PT

    "Is everyone doing all right?...Good. Because it turns out that I forgot to cook that chicken."

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Apr 4, 2007 11:14 am PT

    futurama?

  • BlowOffJerk

    Posted Apr 3, 2007 12:39 am PT

    Cooking Mama is hawt.

    That is all.

  • BigDaveyDogz

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 6:59 am PT

    I live in NYC...the Nintendo World Store is awesome!! They have the original Gameboy that was damaged in the Gulf War and it still works! Its under a glass case and it's playing Tetris...you have to see this thing.

    This looks like it could be a fun event to watch and participate in. I might just stop by on Sunday!

  • Lonelynight

    Posted Mar 29, 2007 11:49 pm PT

    Why don't just cook with real things?

  • illisium

    Posted Mar 29, 2007 10:29 am PT

    Mama make a chef out of you!

  • acerazer

    Posted Mar 28, 2007 6:41 pm PT

    Yeah screamteam, I had a hard time finding Nintendo World as well. I live in the Bronx, so I was like "what the heck, how come I've never seen it." It's a lot smaller than I thought it would be, and it seems like it's hidden in a corner of NBC Studios. I was thoroughly disappointed.

  • crithon

    Posted Mar 28, 2007 4:33 pm PT

    mmmmmm, free food while you wait for a game launch..... why can't they do this for all console and video game launch? Hot food made by top chefs, I'm not trying to be funny. I love good food, so YEAH! This is awesome!

  • theKSMM

    Posted Mar 28, 2007 3:38 pm PT

    This is one of those quirky Nintendo franchises that will have us all saying "Man, who knew Cooking Mama would last this long!" in fifteen years or so as we remember her humble DS roots.

  • KingandCitizens

    Posted Mar 28, 2007 9:34 am PT

    SO sweet.

  • trystkl1826

    Posted Mar 28, 2007 12:04 am PT

    I wish I had known about this earlier. I would have entered the cometition. I don't care about the game. I just think it would have been a great event to be a part of.

  • Sim_genius

    Posted Mar 27, 2007 7:20 pm PT

    A ccoking mama apron!!! I must own one!!

  • mikethemonkey

    Posted Mar 27, 2007 6:17 pm PT

    So everyone in NYC can serve up a crappy game? Dear Cooking Mama, You can shove seconds up your...

  • arc_salvo

    Posted Mar 27, 2007 3:11 pm PT

    This news is interesting. If Cooking Mama for the Wii is any good, it actually might convince me to get one, seeing as how I'm itching to play Twighlight Princess anyway, and have been curious about the backwards-compatibility with the Gamecube.

    Anyhow, I hope they added multiple difficulty settings. I hated feeling rushed in the DS version, which I still have. The biggest complain I got from my family and friends is that you feel really rushed when playing the game, when you want to relax and take your time. May sound counter-intuitive for a game, but honestly, we all really would've had more fun if you could relax a little more while making things.

  • redmetal86

    Posted Mar 27, 2007 12:29 pm PT

    BAM!

  • icym

    Posted Mar 27, 2007 12:19 pm PT

    All you need now is Iron Chef Cooking Mama! Now that I'd watch!

  • -Squirrel-

    Posted Mar 27, 2007 12:04 pm PT

    I really want to attend. I will probably buy Cook Off in the not too far future even tho I already have the DS game. I can't wait for that multiplayer.

  • Tenjikuronin

    Posted Mar 27, 2007 11:32 am PT

    LOL @ The picture of Elzarr....

  • Screamteam411

    Posted Mar 27, 2007 8:02 am PT

    I may just have to go to this with my sister. Plus, I still haven't seen Nintendo World even though it's like 15 mins from my house....

  • Staryoshi87

    Posted Mar 27, 2007 5:12 am PT

    This is a dream come true for me....food+gaming....too bad I'm not in NYC =P

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Mar 27, 2007 1:36 am PT

    I wanna eat something

  • zsc4

    Posted Mar 26, 2007 11:43 pm PT

    I'll pass Not my type of game.

  • gmax Site moderator

    Posted Mar 26, 2007 11:14 pm PT

    This just sounds like it might be funny to see...

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Mar 26, 2007 10:38 pm PT

    The game doesn't even remotely resemble anything of a cooking sim.

  • bgres077

    Posted Mar 26, 2007 8:17 pm PT

    I guess living in big cities does have its perks... if you count that as a perk.

  • finaleve

    Posted Mar 26, 2007 8:00 pm PT

    I played the DS version, it was decent. Definitely a cool approach, but the game fell short IMO, but it was fun while it lasted. The game needs more of a challenge, like a cookoff with an actual timelime or something.

  • gunslingercid

    Posted Mar 26, 2007 7:42 pm PT

    zomg! My sister has this game... I saw her play it and was like wtf?! I totally have to tell her about this cook off

  • Mark2099

    Posted Mar 26, 2007 6:12 pm PT

    but the game is so mediocre................

  • Somini

    Posted Mar 26, 2007 6:09 pm PT

    I haven't played cookin Mama yet, but I look forward to doing so. I'm a cook myself and I think cooking is one of the funniest things in the world ( and playing games, off course ). It's a good thing for me if there would be a good way of combining the two things I love.

  • dfnj123

    Posted Mar 26, 2007 6:07 pm PT

    Mmmm... tasty

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