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*applause* Now THAT'S PR. Brilliant. | |
*golf clap* Much as I despise Majesco, PETA just got their arses handed to them on a plater. | |
That's funny, really funny, especially since PETA most heinously plopped Majesco's logo right there in the game. | |
That is brilliant. I think majesco just stripped PETA of their well earned controversy. | |
I would laugh if the new cooking mamma sells like 10X more copies than the last one because of PETA giving it all this publicity. I would love to see PETA's face after that! | |
PETA loses again....when will they learn......*wah wah wah* | |
Damn, high five for Majesco. It's hard to take the high ground in cases like this but this was a genius move. It really shows that PETA is just a lame, immature organisation who can't solve disputes without shrieking at its opponent and kicking them against the shins. Well played, sirs/madams, well played. | |
Cooking Mama eh? I'll go run out and buy it just to support them now! =D | |
PETA should totally make a game out of this: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/06/23/EDG11DC9BK1.DTL | |
lol, wned my cookign mama, does it get any worse thatn that. well played, and without tading low blows to each other, despite how much i hate cookin mama, they get bonus points for this :) | |
That just made me want to break PETA's kneecaps. They're just a couple retarded media whores, and they're not even good at being retarded. | |
Aaaaawwwww. No lawsuit. Yes Majesco made a good move here, rather than bad publicity in suing what some people are retarded enough to believe is a well-intentioned activist group (but we're smart enough to know are more dangerous than the Taliban, and twice as abhorrent), but I would like to see PETA fork over their operational funds and then sit behind bars. | |
Then again, the authour of the piece has admitted to ties to the Discovery Institute... not exactly a blemish-free pedigree in academia. Though I don't doubt that PETA is thick-headed enough to do exactly these cockamamie things, I'd like some confirmation they did from people who aren't equally guilty of repudiating modern science and honest public discourse. -- Steve | |
Haha! That's even better than a lawsuit I reckon.
Oh wow, this is so delicious and filling, I don't think I can eat anymore of their delectable humiliation. I would love to see a game of that: You are a PETA member, you have to free animals from a science research lab, for justice! But you get a call saying there's no more room at base, so you need to find ways to kill and dump all the animals before the authorities find out! PETA Fails, coming soon to the Wii. | |
Scrubs reference? If so, have a cookie :) | |
I want turkey now much more then I did before playing this. Did it make anyone else hungry? | |
OOH! I get a cookie?! Yay... but I'm too full... Scrubs is awesome... | |
I played the game. If you're really good at killing and maiming the turkey, mama... likes animals? The moral of the story is, cooking animals will make you into a 'good person'. Congratulations, PETA. | |
Holy crap, is that real? I knew PETA was fringe, but this: "Newkirk also told the New Yorker the world would be a better place without people. She explained why she had herself sterilized: "I am opposed to having children. Having a purebred human baby is like having a purebred dog; it's nothing but vanity, human vanity." "? Yeah, it's also the only biological possibility. Seriously, what does she want us to do? | |
Then save it :P And Hellz yeah. | |
Wow if i was a "n00b" i would say they got pwned, but im not a n00b so i'll just say they got there animal-loving arses kicked. | |
That's what I was going to say we should all do, just to piss of PETA. | |
That took PETA down a few pegs...and in style. Kudos Majesco | |
Even as a moderate vegitarian (I eat fish from time to time), I've always hated PETA for their tactics, protests and absolutism. But after reading this I hate them even more. Now they're pretty much lying, murdering hypocrites. | |
I'm convinced that PETA is perfectly aware that they are sensationalist raving lunatics. Why they choose to celebrate the fact is anybody's guess. | |
Other coverage: The petakillsanimals.com site has additional trial info, amongst other information. It's as heavy on the propaganda spin as PETA's site, so keep that in mind, but it does have the PETA's animal record documents submitted to the Virginia government confirming the euthanizing of animals. | |
yeah i think they took the high road, allowing the ppl looking for cooking mama to find the majesco website instead of the peta one | |
Smooth, super smooth. | |
-standing ovation- freaking right show PETA how full of crap they are!!!! eat meat and dont get blood splashed all over you for doing it !!!! | |
Very, Very, Very, well played on Majesco's part. Who ever is the head of PR there better get a nice tasty pay raise. | |
Majesco :1 PETA: -3 Well played. | |
from a mascot. Big. Fat. LOL. | |
Anyone else Notice Petas Version of Cooking Mama looks like shes on Acid? | |
That is "Thank you for Smoking!" Level PR. Nick Nailer must work for Majesco. | |
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Cooking Mama Responds To PETA
Cooking Mama has responded to a Flash game by PETA that portrayed her as a murderous, blood-thirsty bitch, and to my surprise it looks like she's taking the high road.
PETA's game, called Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, was unveiled earlier in the week, treating gamers to the spectacle of a knife-wielding Cooking Mama who insisted that we beat the crap out of our turkeys before preparing them for the Thanksgiving chow-down. And just because the turkey is dead doesn't mean we should ease up on the bird; Mama, it seems, likes it rough.
Many observers felt that PETA's use of Cooking Mama's likeness and other Majesco materials would leave it open to a big fat lawsuit, but based on a statement issued today by Cooking Mama and Majesco, it doesn't sound like that's going to happen.
"Food lover and culinary cutie Cooking Mama is a virtual chef who believes that good home cooked food, properly prepared from the best ingredients, can bring people together around the table and make the world a happier place," the statement said. "That's why Mama is taking a stand with oven mitts raised high against the latest PETA objection targeting her freshly released videogame, Cooking Mama World Kitchen, that shipped this week for Wii from Majesco Entertainment Company. Mama wants people to know that World Kitchen includes 51 recipes from around the world, ranging from vegetarian fare like miso soup and rice cakes to international delicacies like ginger pork and octopus dumplings."
Mama herself also spoke up on the matter, pointing out that her latest game includes over 25 vegetarian-friendly recipes. "I would never put rat in my Ratatouille," she said. "Like any accomplished cook, I create my recipes to appeal to a broad range of tastes and preferences. My only goal is to ensure you leave the table well fed." Mama added that she "fully supports the humane treatment of animals."
This is a brilliantly measured response from Majesco, which has managed to simultaneously address the issue, blow off PETA and squeeze out a little more free publicity for Cooking Mama World Kitchen, all while refusing to confer a single drop of legitimacy to what is at its heart a very stupid complaint. Well played, Majesco.
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