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[Blackbird]

Been gone for a few weeks and couldn't find anything using the search, so hopefully not old:

505 Games today proudly unveiled an agreement with Cooking Mama Ltd., a subsidiary of Japanese developer Office Create, to publish Cooking Mama 2 across Europe.

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 mode to challenge other players to a 'cook off', Mama style.

"Following on from the phenomenal success of Cooking Mama, we're thrilled to be bringing Cooking Mama 2 to Europe," commented Ian Howe, Managing Director, 505 Games. "Cooking Mama delivered a truly original IP and Cooking Mama 2 promises to build on its success"

Originally released in December 2006 on Nintendo DS and May 2007 on Wii, Cooking Mama is an original and fun title that boasts immediate 'pick up and play' kitchen action, to ensure that players of any age or skill level are able to enjoy its wholesome wholemeal gameplay. Cooking Mama has been a staggering retail success across Europe.

Cooking Mama 2 is slated for an early 2008 release and will be available exclusively on Nintendo DS and Wii from 505 Games.

I didn't even realize there was a Cooking Mama 2 coming :-/

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Needs unlockable recipes for the dishes you make.

Then it will rock.

 

[Bo130]

It's new, and Cooking Mama 2 hasn't been announced previously. Thanks

 

[pickwick]

The first one sold well in NA (on both Wii (150k) and DS : (400k)) !

 

[Bo130]

The first one sold well in NA (on both Wii (150k) and DS : (400k)) !

And it's still doing amazingly in UK, 10th this week.

 

[AlternativeUlster]

Maybe its too early to announce, seeing that Cooking Mama is still selling quite well in Europe. I only had the DS version and I got bored really quickly. I hope there are many different ways of preparing meals (it seemed to get tiredsome within the first hour of playing it) and having a competive like Iron Chef mode.

 

[rakka]

Finally a real game.

 

[E-phonk]

Cooking Mama must be 505 games biggest succes yet (they publish PAL only - most of the time Japanese games).

 

[Visualante]

Finally a real game.

Go fish.

 

[rakka]

Go fish.

I actually did a couple days ago.

 

[Tyrannical]

I bet it doesn't get a JP release. Though how it flopped in JP but not in NA/EU is a mystery.

 

[Infernal Monkey]

I bet it doesn't get a JP release. Though how it flopped in JP but not in NA/EU is a mystery.

Seems lately a few of Taito's DS games are getting Euro releases months before Japan, and they went ahead and released New Zealand Story Revolution over there, so I don't see why they wouldn't release Cooking Mama. :]

 

[Ranger X]

That's totally cool. I'd take a new Cooking Mama anyday.
I'm glad to see that such small game is actually having success.

 

[BitchTits]

Needs unlockable recipes for the dishes you make.

Then it will rock.

Yes!