'Unfortunately, the quality of the game builds failed to meet the standards that our customers expect and deserve,' Office Create said. The game, which technically came out earlier this month, now seems to be caught in a partial state of retail and distribution limbo.Ĭooking Mama IP holder Office Create (which developed the best-selling Nintendo DS and Wii editions of the game) said in a statement that Planet Entertainment licensed the name for Cookstar back in 2018. The creator of the Cooking Mama franchise is threatening legal action against publisher Planet Entertainment over what it is calling an 'unauthorized release' of Switch title Cooking Mama: Cookstar. 'Unfortunately, creative differences arose as Cooking Mama Cookstar was near completion that were outside the scope of our agreement and the game design approved by Office Create.'ĭespite Office Create's legal threats, Planet notes that 'there is no active litigation or ruling that prevents Planet from publishing the game.' That design is the exact game on Nintendo Switch which also included additional Office Create suggestions which add gameplay value. '1st Playable is the game developer and Planet followed the exact approved design. 'Office Create, the rights holder to Cooking Mama, approved a detailed game design in 2019,' the statement reads, in part.

Update (April 16): In a statement posted on Twitter last night, Planet Entertainment asserted that it is 'fully within its rights to publish Cooking Mama Cookstar.' Enlarge / Planet Entertainment released this Switch cartridge earlier this month, though IP holder Office Create says it wasn't allowed to.

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