Nintendo, Atari launch new 'Naked Chef' game/cookbook combo
Nintendo has entered into an exclusive partnership with Atari and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to launch "What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver," a combination cooking game and interactive cookbook, starring the English chef, more commonly known as The Naked Chef. The game will be created by Atari exclusively for Nintendo DS and is scheduled to ship to North American in October 2008.
The game will walk players through making dishes and meals and will feature 100 original recipes from Jamie Oliver. It will provide an interactive shopping list with ingredients chosen from different recipes and will organize them by food type to help players/consumers get in and out of the supermarket efficiently. Also, up to 100 recipes created by users can be saved in the game and shared online.
"What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver" also offers games in which players can use the Nintendo DS' stylus to chop, stir and serve meals in 3D virtual kitchens. Players can also challenge friends to cook-offs or races.