Today's yummiest game video: Cooking Mama Wii 'soup'

by Kevin Kelly { Jan 10th 2007 at 12:14AM }

Now you're cooking with gas. Er, the Wii. We initially joked on that there were several games you wouldn't see on the Wii, and yes cooking was one of 'em. Now we stand corrected, because Cooking Mama actually looks ... well, delicious. Fun, too. We never thought we'd be saying that about a cooking video game, but here it is. Next up, games based on cleaning and doing your homework.

Check it out after the jump. You can practically smell the soup from here, and maybe we'll actually learn something while we play this one. When's Quantum Mechanics Mario hitting the shelves?

Tags: cook, cooking, Cooking Mama, CookingMama, food, kitchen, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, simulation, soup, Wii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Knoxximus @ Jan 10th 2007 12:56AM

Dammit! I forgot to go to Majesco's booth yesterday! Did they have Bust a Move playable also?

Dorkus Malorkus @ Jan 10th 2007 2:13AM

Oh man, we just got Cooking Mama for the DS lite. It's really fun, especially if you like Japanese food. The game is localized into English, but of course all the recipes are for miso soup, tempura shrimp, curry, etc. I can't wait to see this with the Wii controller.

thebes @ Jan 10th 2007 2:33AM

i wanna play this game with my neice

Justen @ Jan 10th 2007 6:33AM

Whats up with the timer being an upside down plunger? Thats exactly what I think about when I think of food!

Rob @ Jan 10th 2007 9:12AM

"Next up, games based on cleaning "

Chibi Robo

zack @ Jan 10th 2007 9:52AM

Hey,

Here's a pretty long video of a friend demoing Cooking Mama on the Wii @ CES.

http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/cookingmamacookoff/media.html

The quality is a bit better than the shaky-cam footage above.

amethystperspective@yahoo.com @ Jan 10th 2007 12:06PM

This video is torture. I haven't ate anything for a day.

Gonzo @ Jan 10th 2007 2:20PM

Like the DS, I think all the best Wii games are going to be mockeries of rather mundane tasks or professional fields. Already the best (or at least the most fitting) Wii game is Trauma Center. With that you had to know that Cooking Mama & Phoenix Wright wouldn't be too far behind and they're probably going to be as much fun as their counterparts.
The next step is introducing other careers you can test drive on the wii. I can't wait to see the games for bartending, firefighters, journalism (a good way to introduce my long planned Fear & Loathing video game), retail clerk zombie, politician (it won't get them off our backs but at least we can make fun of them), lumberjack, hairdresser, librarian, and well... this list can go on and on.