 Hey there friends! How's it going? My name is Kevin, and today we're doing something a little bit different for the intro. And then we'll go back to normal. I know it seems weird. We're not doing something a little bit different for a change. We're just doing something normal. I may as well take these out. I don't really need them. I was just listening to some folk music to get me all riled up to do a video. So today we are looking at a cooking mama cook stare. And this game is a bit of an odd one to be honest with you. Although I know most games are probably running low on stock or running out of stock given the state of the world. This game has also been removed from the Nintendo eShop. Which is immediately confusing because I had it on my little list to play when it came out for a video. Then I go to get it and no, nothing to be seen. And there's been a lot of rumors about this game. It's in a really really strange position right now. So you can see here it's out of stock on Amazon. And I looked around quite a bit for this and I couldn't find it anywhere except for Irish GameStop. Where I got my hands on it. I felt like I shouldn't open it. I feel like it's going to be a weird collector's item at this point. But thinking back on it, I should have gone to GameStop first. Because every time I go in there, there is no one in there. So they should surely have stock. But yeah, I finally found the game. Which is lucky because it's still not back on the Nintendo eShop at the moment. There's been rumors, as you can see on this article here, that the game was using the Nintendo Switches to mine cryptocurrency. So apparently that goes back to a company, a Planet Digital Partners, aka Planet Entertainment, that claimed Cookie Mama Cook Star would be the first game to integrate blockchain technology on major consoles. It is important to note that the developers said that this never actually happened. Bear in mind, this whole thing should be taking really great assault because it seems like a game of Chinese whisperers, to be honest. And you're getting your Chinese whisper from an Irish man who never leaves his house. So bear that in mind. There was these rumors all floating around, and it said that it was using the system to mine cryptocurrency and potentially handig your personal info, as well as credit to Cybers room. Followed up by various different things like the press release describes it as having blockchain-based DRM, the headquarters of the publishers of House in Connecticut, and the Switch network traffic skyrockets, battery life craters, and the thing overheats in about half an hour, which are all series issues. Now again, we don't know if this is actually the truth. It's a fucking screenshot of a Discord conversation posted to Twitter. So if that's where you get your news from, then you must believe in a lot of wacky shit. But in the end, what it all seems to have boiled down to, the owner of the rights to Cooking Mama and the people who made all the previous games licensed the game out to this other company. So it says in this article, Office create the company behind the Cooking Sim series, says it canceled the Switch game due to quality concerns, but the publisher, Planet Entertainment LLC, went ahead and released it anyway. And apparently the publisher has been promoting an upcoming unlicensed European release for Cooking Mama and the PS4. So this seems absolutely wild. I think the only thing they're cooking up is a lawsuit, to be honest. But it's just a whole mess. It is absolutely bizarre. I don't think I've seen anything like this before. But either way, I think it's about time we jump in and take a look at the game itself. I mean, Planet Entertainment says themselves that Cooking Mama fans have been very enthusiastic about Cooking Mama Cookstown, including the many new features, including, God, they like saying including, vegetarian and unicorn food, potluck party, plus more. So let's get started, shall we? All right, here we go. I love how it says Cooking Mama limited, trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. It's like the equivalent of just uploading an episode of The Simpsons and then writing into the description. This is protected under the fair use act. This belongs to Fox, blah, blah, blah. I'm afraid the lawsuit is an open and shut case. Then there's nothing they can do. Let's go. The hell is this? Rainbow grilled cheese? Somehow I managed to burn cereal, so we'll see how this goes. I'm sure the unicorns aren't picky anyway. Wait, what am I doing? Oh, okay. I'm breading. Yes, this is fun, actually. A full loaf of bread. God damn, this must be a hell of a sandwich. Ready, get set. Wait, what am I doing? What am I doing? What? I don't know what I did. Okay, all right. Since when do you grate cheese too fast? The game is saying I'm being too efficient. For feck's sake. Feck off in reality. I know I'm doing great. Sorry. That's probably stated like every video people have done on Cooking Mama. Piece of cake. No, that's cheese, mama. Dye the shredded cheese. Press the button when indicated. Watch out for distractions. Nothing could distract me, honestly. Wait, is that it? Is this it? What? Wait, is that meant to be the distraction? Who is just dropping cheese in my way? Is that trying to dye the shredded cheese? Spread it everywhere. Okay, what am I spreading? Oh yes, of course. My rainbow cheese. Unicorns won't eat something unless it's colored in rainbows. Whoa, you are the real hero. I don't know about that, mama. I did cut up like an entire loaf of bread and apparently we're only using one slice. Wait, what? Medium? What does that mean? The squish. Okay. This seems way too complicated for what we're making. I like, just get a George Foreman. I wish George Foreman was here to guide us through this cooking process instead of Cooking Mama. Nothing. No hope here. Oh my God, yes, that one. That looks the most obnoxious thing ever. Aw, even better. Jesus, that is awful. Wait, what did she say? For the gram? There we go. Could be the faking surface of Mars for all I know. Look at that. Oh, we can add a filter. Let's upload this and just say, I just got the news I'm pregnant. I think it could pass for an ultrasound. You are Insta famous. Are you sure? Okay. I posted to my Instagram and just had the caption as What do you think? So we'll check in with that at the end and see what people think of my cooking. Oh, look at all this. All my friends are reacting to it. I know you're lying to me though because I don't have any friends on my switch except for RT game crowd, which, oh, damn it. I wish I had no friends on my switch. Why are you yawning? You're bored of my video? Feck off then. Don't give me that condescending smile. That's right. Burger. Turg make burger. This is actually turg by the way. That's my switch account. Move carefully. Like in general. Is that a threat? Is that because I threatened mama? Is that doing anything? Too slow? I'm going nuts. What the? I yeeted the cabbage off the table then. Make up your mind. You want it slower, fast. Peel the potatoes. Okay, great. I should be good at this one. It's like all the Irish do in our spare time. Okay. What the hell is going on? Come on. Come on. What is with the movement controls? I'd sue them based on this alone. I think you should have your own game. I think so too. And I know what I think would be better than yours. I don't know. I think I'm going into this with a prejudice. Given that everything we looked at. And it's annoying me. Our homegrown tomatoes. Amazing. No, no. Do you want me to do it right or do you want me to do it fast? I think she's trying to say do it right. But I don't give a shit. No. What the? Oh my God mama. I'm sorry. I'm just smashing all her machines. There we go. Still got a smiley face. She's sticking up her middle finger at me. It's perfect. Mama's impressed. But then she says it's perfect for some reason. Maybe she's just threatened. There's a lot of knives in this kitchen. What is going on? Okay. There we go. Why am I cutting so many buns? She loves wasting bread for some reason. Like I'm making one burger. Oh Jesus Christ. She wants bread crumbs. So she's using a whole loaf again. No. Slow down. Like there is no way it can flip off like that. It's really aggravating. Eggs my specialty. This is one I should actually be good at. That looks great. This one's even better. Fuck. What are you doing? Sorry. I'm hitting my mic mama. I apologize. All right. Looks like this recipe has no eggs. All the eggs are on her face. What are we making again? A burger. Yeah. We don't need eggs for that. Ground beef. We found on the ground. What? Oh God. I think I broke like all my fingernails there. Well, it's a nail burger now. And do what? What am I doing? Okay. Like meat is expensive. Why are you wasting all this money on meat? You need it for your defense. There we go. Finished. Okay. I have an air fryer. I know you don't need to give it this much attention. Did mama just SMH me? It's not too late to order takeout. She said it's not too late to order takeout. Remember the order. What? Oh, I'm just supposed to follow along. Hey, watch closely. I'm more of a carnivore to tell you the truth. What? Let me make my burger the way I want it. What is her problem? Fine. We'll make it your way. Boring. Come on. You can do it. I mean no, I can't because you're making me watch you do it again for no reason. Wow. See that? Look at that. I know what I'm doing when it comes down to it. The recipe may have been completely shit, but it has been assembled correctly. Reminds me of IKEA. Alright, let's try and take a picture that doesn't look like an ultrasound this time. Maybe if I could just hide the burger with fries, then no one will notice how bad it is. Keep going. Keep going. I need more. Keep going. Keep it coming. Keep it coming. God, I want fries now. It's not too late to order takeout, said mama. More. More. More. Say too much. Awesome. Is it though? Yeah, fancy seems right. Trek fries it is. There you go. Why is there a night vision filter? Sam Fisher eating fries, POV. Why is this applied with motion controls? What the hell? Alright, this is me. I'm sleepy because it's night vision, but I'm eating fries. Don't forget to talk mama. No. No, I don't think I will. Thank you. I don't understand. Are my friends giving it multiple thumbs up? Or what? What is happening? Okay, those kind of pictures make you friends apparently. Oh yes, a yellow apron. That looks so good on Turg. At the moment he just cooks naked. He likes when the oil splashes on him. Alright, let's try potluck party. This is their new game mode. Unfortunately, it's two player and I don't have a player to. So I'll do it alone. I don't need a preview. We're ready. Both of us are ready. Both my best friends. Oh, Jesus Christ. Okay. Oh, fuck. Wait, I think I might be holding the wrong controllers. I swear it was egg. Okay, that's this one. What was it next? Pickle? Funny as shit I've ever seen. I don't want to make burgers. This is frustrating. Which is player one? I think it's this one. What? What the? Just really uncoordinated. Okay, so you do this and then you do a bit of pounding. Then you do a bit of kneading. Then you do a bit of pounding. This is fun. Yeah, which is right. This really doesn't seem like it needs two people. If I'm honest with you, like they're using one hand at a time anyway and most people, not all, but most have two hands. I'm done. What the shit? Okay, I don't understand. It's some weird game of snake. If I got a burger like that, I'd be so disappointed. No, it's not like snake actually. I apologize. It's like Tron. That's what it's like. God, it sounds so unsettling. What is happening now? Okay, one is the garlic. He wants to kill himself. And the other is mama. He really wants to kill. God, I'm good at this. Or am I bad at this? I don't know what I should be saying. No, I'm good at this. This is so bizarre. It's like, I think a co-op version of this game could be really fun actually. But it seems like they just put in Mario Party mini games without the party. And they're not particularly the best mini games either. But let's quickly look at that Instagram post from earlier and see what people say. So we got delicious and this evil face. Incredible job. Very supportive community. Kevin, is that a child or food? Okay, it looks like the ultrasound thing isn't actually just something I picture. Other people are seeing that too. I love it. It really captures your personality. What? Listen here, you little shit. Other than the fact that it looks like dirt under a microscope. I'm sure it's delicious. How my mama used to make it. I'm so sorry for you. He must be such a damaged human. But we're going to end it there. I'm looking forward to seeing how this whole thing progresses. It is a bizarre, bizarre situation. In the meantime, the game seems honestly more of the same. I get what people are saying when they're saying it's not the most polished thing. Like I felt the motion controls were a bit janky. Maybe it was just me. I could very well be the problem here. And it just didn't seem to really add anything. But what do I know? I'm not a cooking mama, a fishing add. Or I'm good at babysitting mama. That's going to be the most used clip on my channel by far. By far. Me kicking a baby. Always knew it would lead to this. It's just nice that it doesn't end with jail. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the video. I hope you're staying safe out there. And I do hope to see you next time. I appreciate you watching, but that's about it. Bye for now.