Tweeting for the first time since 2017, 1st Playable explained: “As the developers we can say with certainty there is no cryptocurrency or data collection or blockchain or anything else shady in the code. Cooking Mama: Cookstar, nor any of our other titles in the past or near future will utilize crypto technology.įollowing that tweet, both developer 1st Playable and publisher Planet Entertainment (through the Cookstar Twitter account) have refuted the allegation. However, we only explored the theory behind the concept, not the implementation. We looked at these options as a means to allow players to trade in-game assets. A reply to that original message includes a series of follow-up details, some of which are drawn from IGN’s report, and several of which are provably false.
cryptomining) is a process of authenticating cryptocurrency payments, earning a small payment in the process – if true, this would mean your Switch hardware was being used to earn money for a third party. That screenshot alleged that, while running, the game is “Usiing your system to mine Crypto Currency and potentially handig your personal info as well “. Subsequently, a tweet including a supposed screenshot from Discord chat about the game began circulating.
The developer and publisher for Cooking Mama: Cookstar have moved to quash speculation that the game allows for background cryptocurrency mining when running on Switch.Last week, IGN reported on the confusing release and provenance of the new Cooking Mama game, which has seen the digital version pulled from Nintendo eShop, while making its way to select stores as a boxed game.