In the end Cake Mania: In the Mix! may be a bit of a step backwards for the franchise, but for those hardcore fans of the genre, there is enough familiarity here (as well as the same sense of addictive gameplay) to be worth the game's semi-budget price of $29.99.
Bright Hub writes: "The Nintendo Wii has something of a reputation for appealing to the non-traditional gamer. At the risk of delving too deeply into stereotypes, these so-called "casual" gamers usually include young children, older adults, and females, basically anyone outside the so-called "hardcore" gamer set.
My girlfriend is certainly someone who fits into this category. For her, the heyday of gaming was the Super Nintendo era. She's always found the Xbox and Playstation controllers to be overly-complicated and uninteresting, and that has prevented her from enjoying any of our modern consoles.
That is, except for the Nintendo Wii. While memorizing complicated button layouts sounds like one of Dante's circles of Hell to her, she absolutely loves the simplicity of the Wii's motion controls and straightforward button placement. The Wii has quickly become her system of choice.
Check out some of her favorite female-friendly games on the Wii."
Majesco Entertainment Company has announced that Birmingham-based Centresoft will exclusively distribute its catalogue to retail in the UK. Commencing with immediate effect, the deal strengthens Majesco's 2009 sales activity, which sees a catalogue packed with mainstream products on both handheld and console.
Margeret Pearson, Commercial Director, Centresoft: "We are pleased to represent Majesco at retail. Majesco has a great line-up of products for 2009 and we are delighted that this ambitious publisher has recognised the value that CentreSoft can bring to its business in the UK."
Majesco Entertainment Company has announced details of its expanded European operation, which has been established to provide direct routes to retail within the UK. Based in Bristol, Majesco Europe will oversee the marketing, distribution and sales of a product catalogue bristling with mainstream titles on handheld and home console formats, with its first games due to launch in May 2009.
