In 2020 the fans of cooking mom They were very happy, since that year a new installment of the franchise for consoles debuted. However, later a controversy arose around him due to conflicts between the developer and the original creative company. Well, after more than 2 years, the conflict came to an end with a final lawsuit.
The game in question is Cooking Mama: Cookstar, which after it went on sale was removed from Nintendo Switch online stores. At first it was believed that it was because the title supposedly allowed cryptocurrency mining, but in reality there were problems about the franchise between its developer and the company that owns the license.
The American developer Planet Entertainment worked on the project following the instructions of the Japanese company that owns the franchise, Office Create. However, the latter mentions that the quality standards were not met, so in the end she decided to cancel it. Planet Entertainment did not comply and sold it on its own in physical format and even released it on PlayStation 4 as well.
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The dispute over Cooking Mama: Cookstar It ended
The last we knew of this conflict was in 2020, when Office Create reported that it was going to proceed legally to stop the distribution of the game and sanction Planet Entertainment. Well, after 2 years, the dispute ended.
This was reported by Office Create through a statement on its online site. In it he reiterates that despite revoking the license to Planet Entertainment, it continued to sell the title.
After suing Planet Entertainment and its CEO, Steve Grossman, before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Office Create announced that on October 3 the ICC Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the latter.
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What will happen with Cooking Mama: Cookstar?
The final ruling confirms that Planet Entertainment and Grossman had no authority to produce or sell Cooking Mama: Cookstarfor which they infringed intellectual property rights, unfair competition, etc., for which they will have to pay damages.
Something interesting is that, although its distribution was not authorized, Cooking Mama: Cookstar she even won an award from PETA for taking action for animals. After the legal verdict, Office Create already took legal steps to withdraw from the market Cooking Mama: Cookstar once and for all.
The game is currently only distributed in physical format, as its online distribution had been effectively blocked on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo eShop long ago at the request of Office Create. That said, with the new measures the title should no longer be available in its entirety soon, at least officially.
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