News: The multi-million DS, Wii game seller does more chores.
If cooking isn't your forte, but you have a green thumb, then Majesco and its popular "Mama" character are marketing a game especially for you.
Gardening Mama does for planting flowers what
Cooking Mama did for cooking spaghetti on Nintendo DS. The gardening simulation game, set for Spring 2009, has you cultivate a cornucopia of fruits, flowers and vegetables in Mama's backyard, according to today's game announcement.
"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."
More from the Majesco press release:
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!
Check back for more information between now and when this game blooms in spring.