MAJESCO
ENTERTAINMENT
ANNOUNCES
COOKING MAMA
FRANCHISE
SALES REACH
1.6 MILLION
UNITS
DOMESTICALLY
EDISON,
N.J.,
January 30,
2008 - Mama
just keeps
on cookin'!
Majesco
Entertainment
Company
(NASDAQ:
COOL), an
innovative
provider of
video games
for the mass
market,
today
announced
that the
award-winning
Cooking Mama
franchise
has reached
sales of 1.6
million
units in the
United
States.
Franchise
titles
include: the
original
Cooking Mama
game for
Nintendo DS™
that
launched in
September
2006 and has
sold more
than 1
million
units;
Cooking
Mama: Cook
Off for the
Wii™ console
that
launched in
April 2007;
and Cooking
Mama 2:
Dinner with
Friends that
released
pre-holiday
in November
2007.
"The success
of Cooking
Mama has
been akin to
catching
lightning in
a bottle,"
said Jesse
Sutton,
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Majesco. "A
unique
concept,
iconic main
character
and gameplay
execution
that fully
utilizes the
stylus and
Wii Remote™
have proved
to be a
winning
combination.
We
appreciate
the
continued
support from
all of
Mama's fans
and look
forward to
launching
the fourth
title in the
franchise
later this
year."
Look for
Mama's
latest game,
Cooking Mama
2: Dinner
with Friends
on the
Nintendo MLB
Spring
Training
Tour this
February and
March in
Arizona.
The upcoming
sequel to
the
best-selling
Cooking
Mama: Cook
Off game for
the Wii is
due out
later this
year. Game
details will
be released
shortly. For
additional
information
on the
Cooking Mama
franchise,
please visit
www.CookingMama2.com
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COOKING MAMA
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About
Majesco
Entertainment
Company
Majesco
Entertainment
Company is a
provider of
video games
for the mass
market.
Building on
20 years of
operating
history, the
company is
focused on
developing
and
publishing a
wide range
of casual
and family
oriented
video games
on leading
console and
portable
systems.
Product
highlights
include
Nancy Drew™,
Cooking
Mama™ and
Zoo
Hospital™
for Nintendo
DS™ and
Cooking
Mama: Cook
Off for the
Wii™
console. The
company's
shares are
traded on
the Nasdaq
Stock Market
under the
symbol:
COOL.
Majesco is
headquartered
in Edison,
NJ and has
an
international
office in
Bristol, UK.
More
information
about
Majesco can
be found
online at
www.majescoentertainment.com.
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