NOW AVAILABLE FOR NINTENDO DS(tm)
Have Fun While Learning How to Cook
EDISON, NJ, September 12, 2006 - Hungry gamers everywhere are now satiated as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and content, ships Cooking Mama for the Nintendo DS(tm). Developed by Taito and rated 'E' for Everyone, Majesco's new Cooking Mama video game is now available at retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $19.99.
Already acclaimed by video game pundits, Cooking Mama has received several industry honors including "Most Innovative DS Design of E3 2006," from leading video game website IGN; and GameDaily's "Nod Award" which called Cooking Mama "a fun DS game that uses the stylus to near perfection." In addition, Nintendo will be featuring a Cooking Mama playable demo this November in approximately 10,000 retail kiosks at GameStop, EB Games, Target, Game Crazy, Fry's, Best Buy, Toys 'R Us, Circuit City and Wal-Mart.
"With its innovative gameplay and universal theme, Cooking Mama will appeal to gamers and non-gamers of any age or gender," said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing, Majesco Entertainment. "We believe this unique concept coupled with an attractive $19.99 price point is a recipe for success."
In Majesco's Cooking Mama, players assume the role of an up-and-coming chef who must earn Mama's approval in the kitchen. Using the stylus as a master kitchen tool, players will chop, slice, grate, peel, pan fry, knead and much more as they prepare, cook and present meals to Mama for evaluation. In all, Cooking Mama includes more than 200 individual Touch Screen mini-games across 76 real recipes. Players have the added ability to share recipes with friends via the DS wireless link.
