
You may remember that the previous Cooking Mama game for the Wii was nearly a port of the DS title. It was functional but definitely lacked a level of intuitiveness and precision that was necessary for that set up.
This time around the developers have gone for an all motion controlled style of gameplay. The idea is to make it easier for anyone to get into the game. So instead of using the hand cursor to grab the handle on the meat grinder and rotate it, players will just make the circular motion and the character on screen (a new unnamed boy cooking apprentice with emo hair) will do the motion.

Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), publisher of the award-winning Cooking Mama video game franchise that’s sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, today announced that the iconic kitchen cutie is serving up double the fun and terrific value with three separate combo packs that bundle together some of the hit franchise’s best-selling games." -- Wiiloveit.com (Official Press Release)

With the launch of Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic later this month, it got us in the GGUK office to thinking about new directions that Mama can take in the future, new games which she could be part of. It all started with some fairly sensible ideas…

505 Games has announced the launch of an official European destination website for all things Mama, from Cooking Mama to Gardening Mama and beyond. Under the newly launched domain, users can read about all the Cooking Mama games, watch trailers, find out the latest news on new releases and order games from retail partners.