Healthy gaming: DS Kondate Zenshuu

It’s not Cooking Mama because it isn’t exactly a game, but you can’t deny that something like this would be an interesting way to find new DS lovers. After the success of the DS Cooking Navigator program, Nintendo’s coming up with a healthier alternative to their own sinfully delicious app, and it’s called DS Kondate Zenshuu.

Based on their first program, DS Kondate Zenshuu works like Cooking Navigator, except it’s a repository for diet food recipes.

You can find a recipe to mess with based on the max number of calories you want it to have, the ingredients you got in the fridge, or the type of cooking style needed to make an item. You can also select recipes depending on the problem you want to address, which can be anything from having a low-cholesterol diet to relieving stress (how that works, I have no idea…).

One other fun function is the ability to email your family through the program via Nintendo’s Wi-Fi service. If you want to make a healthy meal, you might as well pester the family to bring back some missing ingredient.

Much like the Cooking Navigator before it, Nintendo Japan will also be selling a ¥ 1200 (US $ 10) magnetic stand when it comes out on December 17. Just connect it to the Game Boy Advance slot on your DS and give it a prominent place on the fridge, making it both an indispensable and fun addition to your everyday cooking needs. If you know Japanese and like cooking, it sounds like a nifty import to get. Enjoy!

It’s not Cooking Mama because it isn’t exactly a game, but you can’t deny that something like this would be an interesting way to find new DS lovers. After the success of the DS Cooking Navigator program, Nintendo’s coming up with a healthier alternative to their own sinfully delicious app, and it’s called DS Kondate Zenshuu.

Based on their first program, DS Kondate Zenshuu works like Cooking Navigator, except it’s a repository for diet food recipes.

You can find a recipe to mess with based on the max number of calories you want it to have, the ingredients you got in the fridge, or the type of cooking style needed to make an item. You can also select recipes depending on the problem you want to address, which can be anything from having a low-cholesterol diet to relieving stress (how that works, I have no idea…).

One other fun function is the ability to email your family through the program via Nintendo’s Wi-Fi service. If you want to make a healthy meal, you might as well pester the family to bring back some missing ingredient.

Much like the Cooking Navigator before it, Nintendo Japan will also be selling a ¥ 1200 (US $ 10) magnetic stand when it comes out on December 17. Just connect it to the Game Boy Advance slot on your DS and give it a prominent place on the fridge, making it both an indispensable and fun addition to your everyday cooking needs. If you know Japanese and like cooking, it sounds like a nifty import to get. Enjoy!