In the eyes of Office Create, they were releasing an unfinished product. It was released without the agreement of both parties, leading to motion to get it banned from the platform. The former believed that the game needed more development and testing while the latter were simply eager to release it. It seems that IP owners Office Create and one of Cooking Mama: Cookstar’s publishers Planet Entertainment were feuding over release dates. Rather than cryptocurrency scams and overheating warnings, the reason for banning Cookstar was one of dispute. Sometimes people exaggerate lies because the truth is just too simple or boring. Even to this day, Cookstar cannot be found on the eShop while the truth behind banning it has come to light. It wasn’t long before Nintendo decided to pull the game from its eShop and players were left with the few physical copies available. No one knew the storm of intrigue and conflict that would surround its release, most notably on Nintendo’s eShop. It then planned to make a leap onto the Switch to keep up with the mainstream and console evolution with the creation Cooking Mama: Cookstar. Though not as productive as the DS line, there are still three Cooking Mama Wii games that brought in a decent audience.

With the release of the Wii and game design being pushed into the world of motion controls, Cooking Mama followed suit. It quickly became one of the DS’s best-known titles and went on to have five distinct titles on the platform, all received favorably. Players could choose what dishes to cook and each step of the recipe took the form of a little minigame a la WarioWare.

The team behind Office Create would pave the way with Cooking Mama, a game about preparation and cooking. Developers were racking their brains on how to use the stylus and touchscreen without making it feel forced. Who would guess that locking a PDA and Game Boy in a room with no entertainment would lead to one of the best handheld consoles of our time? The DS made a big splash and inspired a whole new type of game design with its interface.

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