6 Months Ago, EducationGuardian.co.uk says (in Game review Free Realms)  UK
Each has its own style of addictive mini-game quests, many similar to well-established fan favourites such as Mario Kart and Cooking Mama. Variety and customisation are huge. Hard-earned loot is spent on clothes and other items; there's always ...

And USA Today says (in 'Free Realms' offers world of family-friendly fun) engaging in simple combat against hoards of hobgoblins and other creatures; and playing more than a dozen minigames peppered throughout the huge map, including ones influenced by games such as Mario Kart,Tower Defense,Bejeweled and Cooking Mama. ...

7 Months Ago, Escapist Magazine says (in Nintendo Doesn't Want Your Satisfaction)  NC
Less Wii Fit, less Cooking Mama (okay maybe more Cooking Mama). But instead of admitting that Nintendo should be doing more to satisfy core gamers, Kaigler reasons that withholding satisfaction from them is the best way to do things: "When we get to a ...

And Wilkes Barre Times-Leader says (in Nintendo's new DSi squares off with PSP, iPod Touch)  PA
With gaming companies readying versions for Apple's multitouch screen (see “Cooking Mama”), it's only a matter of time till the iPod Touch becomes the mobile gaming platform. Once it adds a video camera, the iPod Touch or its successor will kill the ...

And PC Magazine says (in Sony Launches Free Realms Virtual World) Crispy Gamer
You can customize your character, explore forests, be a wizard, be a chef, get a pet, race carts, and play mini-games. Let's see, so it's the Sims meets Harry Potter meets Cooking Mama meets Nintendogs meets Mario Cart meets every other virtual world ...

And Aussie-Nintendo.com says (in Majesco to begin self-publishing in PAL regions)  Australia
By Infernal Monkey, 23 Apr, 2009 - 7:28 PM - Majesco, American publisher of titles such as Cooking Mama and Blast Works is planning to go direct in Europe and Australasia. The parent company had previously licensed out certain games to a range of ...