In what is surely an announcement to rival the megaton, Nintendo have announced an interactive cookbook to be used with the DS. To be released on July 3 (yes just a week from now), the title includes over 250 recipes from around the globe that the DS will guide you in cooking. The program sorts recipes by name, genre, calorie count, cost, settings and simplicity or you can even look up how to make an entire meal and see what dishes go together. For the full press release, read on.

Press Release

Not sure what meal to cook today? Let Nintendo DS help you choose, prepare and cook a variety of international dishes with Cooking Guide: Cant decide what to eat?. Available 3 July 2008, Cooking Guide: Cant decide what to eat? is an interactive cook book on Nintendo DS, with more than 250 recipes and your own expert chef!

The Nintendo DS chef will guide you through simple steps to help you prepare a variety of dishes, as the Nintendo DS becomes your cooking companion.

Browse the world map to select which country you would like a recipe from; choose your recipe via difficulty levels, so you can start with an easy or challenging recipe depending on your preference. You can even select your recipe by your favourite ingredients, for example choose chicken to see the range of chicken based recipes that you can cook. Or why not choose your recipe based on how many calories you want, or dont want, to consume!

Once youve selected a recipe, youll be given a list of utensils you will need to cook the dish. If youre not sure what a particular utensil is, simply tap on the name of it, to see a photograph and a brief explanation.

Next, check what ingredients you require, Cooking Guide: Cant decide what to eat? will provide a check list, which you can actually mark off with the Nintendo DS stylus. If you are missing ingredients you can put them on the Shopping List and even take your Nintendo DS with you to the supermarket. Once youve checked your ingredients youre ready to work with the Nintendo DS chef on your meal.

As your hands will be busy preparing and cooking the ingredients, you can speak into the Nintendo DS microphone to progress through each stage of the recipe. The Nintendo DS chef will take you through each step with photos on screen and easy to follow spoken instructions.

Surprise the family with delicious meal ideas, whether you are an experienced cook, or learning to cook for the first time, Cooking Guide: Cant decide what to eat? has something for everyone. Use the illustrated Cooking A-Z feature to learn everything you need to know in the kitchen. The Cooking A-Z feature will help you find substitute ingredients, and it can even explain specific techniques how to julienne carrots and devein prawns – via tutorial videos.

If youre pressed for time, Cooking Guide: Cant decide what to eat? can recommend a recipe thats quick to prepare and cook! So now theres no excuse not to be eating delicious meals every time, as Cooking Guide: Cant decide what to eat? caters for any meal situation.

Nintendo DS has sold more than 1.1 million units* in Australia since its launch in June 2006, and is home to the Touch! Generations range – Brain Training, More Brain Training, Sight Training, Tetris DS, Clubhouse Games, nintendogs and now Cooking Guide: Cant decide what to eat?. Touch! Generations games are easy to play and fun for anyone.
Nintendo DS also has unique and innovative games including Animal Crossing, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart DS.