"WiiFoodGames" news and stories

Remember that YouTube clip of the upcoming Iron Chef America game for the Wii that Shayna shared back in March? Well, now we've got more solid details about what faces have made it from the transition between show and game, courtesy of Eater.

Mario Batali and Masaharu Morimoto are definitely in. (Check out their Mii versions through the Eater link.) Batali says: "I'm delighted to be involved with Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine. My video game counterpart is as passionate and competitive in the virtual Kitchen Stadium as I am in real life, and I think the participation of Chef Morimoto and I adds a great level of authenticity to the game."

But what about the other guys? Alton Brown, Cat Cora, Bobby Flay, and new Iron Chef Michael Symon? They are curiosly missing from the press release, but if you check out that cover to the right, it certainly looks like at least Cora and Brown are involved. Since Flay ISN'T on the cover, I assume that means he's not a part of this.

We'll know for sure soon enough -- the game hits shelves this fall.

[via Serious Eats]

Now, I get the idea behind foodie-themed games -- it's not so much simulating an experience as a game tapping into a desirable theme. But what about Beer Pong?

Wired recently threw up a blog post about a new WiiWare game that's ticked off Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal. The game had nabbed itself a teen rating, but Blumenthal was unhappy with the thought of a beer-themed game being labeled as suitable for minors. In response, JV Games pulled out the alcoholic content, renamed it Pong Toss, and now players get to toss ping pong balls into plastic cups -- rated E for everyone!

Well, I would question the point of electronic beer pong as it is, but does (and would) anyone play the game without getting drunk? I never set up a bunch of cans of soda and went to town. What I find most funny about all this -- the game has the exact same backdrop, so it's now E for everyone in an adult fun room with darts, a jukebox, a bar, an Uncle Sam poster, and yes, another poster with a woman in a bikini. So kid friendly! Sometimes, I think you've just got to cut your losses.

[via Serious Eats]