December 2, 2008
MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES
‘GARDENING MAMA’ FOR NINTENDO DS
New Handheld Game Stars Mama from
the Multi-Million Selling Cooking Mama Franchise
Rising out of the rich soil sprouts
Gardening Mama, a new Nintendo DS gardening simulation that was announced today
by Majesco Entertainment Company, an innovative provider of video games for the
mass market. Developed by Cooking Mama Limited, the team that created the
award-winning Cooking Mama franchise that has sold 2.5 million units
domestically, Gardening Mama brings back the beloved matron to cultivate a
cornucopia of fruits, flowers and vegetables in her backyard.
"Mama has become a certifiable icon
since her original introduction in Cooking Mama DS," said Jesse Sutton, Chief
Executive Officer, Majesco. "Her first brand offshoot captures those features
that made the Cooking Mama series a best seller–an innovative concept, full
Touch Screen control, approachable gameplay for everyone and, of course, a
charismatic mentor who pushes you in her own endearing way to give a gold medal
performance every time."
Gardening Mama transforms the DS
stylus into a universal gardening tool that players will use to plant, nurture
and harvest flowers, fruits and vegetables. Gamers can manage their garden
through the seeding, blooming and maturation phases, and then produce items from
the plants they’ve grown (i.e. grow strawberries to make jam or raise pumpkins
and then carve a jack-‘o-lantern). A robust multiplayer mode lets up to four
friends compete to grow the biggest harvest and Treasure Box mode lets players
share items they’ve grown with online friends. Gamers can also decorate various
gardens while creating goods like pergolas and hanging baskets. In addition,
players can change Mama’s outfit to their liking while customizing the screen
design to their preference.
Just as millions of players enjoyed
slicing and dicing with Mama in the kitchen, they can now move to the great
outdoors-planting, pruning, picking, and creating-in Gardening Mama!
Gardening Mama for DS is expected to
release in Spring 2009.
