IGN - Gaming’s greatest mystery right now is... Cooking Mama (UPDATE: follow-up article, cryptocurrency rumors debunked)

[takoyaki]

so it wasn't real than?

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IGN ran a follow-up article today, mostly a summary of the info in this thread and on Twitter. They looked at using blockchain technology but apparently it never made it into the final game. There's still some confusion why the the game was pulled from the eshop though.

Cooking Mama: Cookstar Creators Move to Quash Cryptocurrency Mining Speculation - IGN

Cooking Mama: Cookstar'sstory keeps getting stranger, as theories about background cryptomining are shut down.

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"We looked at these options as a means to allow players to trade in-game assets", reads a follow-up tweet. "However, we only explored the theory behind the concept, not the implementation. Cooking Mama: Cookstar, nor any of our other titles in the past or near future will utilize crypto technology."

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IGN has verified with players that do own the game that claims of it causing the Switch to overheat also appear to be false, although battery drain does seem to be an issue (this could be down to any number of factors, however). Cookstar can also be played offline, contrary to claims that it was an always-online game to allow for background cryptomining.

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This controversy has also has helped clear up some of the previous confusion around Cooking Mama: Cookstar, primarily who made the game, and its connection to blockchain technology. However, aside from acknowledging "distribution issues", neither developer or publisher has addressed why the game was pulled from Nintendo eShop in the first place. IGN has, once again, reached out for comment.

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Can you add that article to the OP mazi ?

 

[Deleted member 10737]

what an effin mess

EXCLUSIVE: Developer Speaks Out About Cooking Mama Cookstar Switch eShop Controversy

Reasons why Cooking Mama: Cookstar was pulled.

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