1000 Cooking Recipes from ELLE à Table

2nd June 2010 – Are you faced with the daunting prospect of preparing a meal for your Mother-in-law? Or, do you wish to treat the special person in your life? If the idea of cooking a three course meal or even a light dinner after a long day at work leaves you seeking food inspiration then help is at hand with 1000 Cooking Recipes from ELLE à Table ^TM launching for Nintendo DS in Europe on 2nd July 2010.

Nintendo has partnered with luxury lifestyle magazine, ELLE à Table ^TM to bring you software packed with delicious recipe suggestions for every dining occasion, enabling you to impress friends and family with your cooking skills and creativity. There is a guide to creating the perfect three course menu for that forthcoming occasion and nutritional information for each dish. The game comes fully loaded with over a 1,000 recipes with step by step instructions for every meal.

To help you finish your meal off in style and really impress your in-laws, Master of Wine Jancis Robinson and John Farrand, Guild of Fine Food, have provided bespoke cheese and wine guides with pairing suggestions for hundreds of wines and cheeses.

No matter what you have in the fridge or the cupboard, there are dish recommendations for different ingredients, country or season to suit every skill and taste. Depending on the time of year there are even un-lockable recipes on special dates such as Fathers Day and New Years Eve.

The game comes with built in voice recognition for hands-free navigation leaving you free to get creative in the kitchen without the fear of spilling anything on your console. You’ll also be able to register any new recipes you create in your own virtual recipe book and with the Nintendo DSi you can also take advantage of the camera feature that allows you to attach a picture to your new masterpiece. You can then share these with friends and family who also have the software via Nintendo DS Wireless Communications.

So get ready to become a culinary master on 2nd July when 1000 Cooking Recipes from ELLE à Table ^TM comes to Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi.

For further information, please contact the Nintendo Press Office on:

Email: Nintendopressoffice@redconsultancy.com

Tel: 0845 259 1325

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii ^TM home console and Nintendo DS ^TM family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System ^TM , Nintendo has sold more than 3.4 billion video games and more than 565 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi ^TM and Nintendo DSi XL ^TM , as well as the Game Boy ^TM , Game Boy Advance, Super NES ^TM , Nintendo 64 ^TM and Nintendo GameCube ^TM systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario ^TM , Donkey Kong ^TM , Metroid ^TM , Zelda ^TM and Pokémon ^TM . A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Grossostheim, Germany, was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in Europe.

About ELLE à Table

ELLE à Table is the culinary sister publication of ELLE magazine, published by Lagardère Active. ELLE à Table is the leader in the high-end culinary sector for the French market, with a circulation of 161,755 copies (DFP source OJD 2009) and a readership of 996,000 (AEPM 09).

ELLE à Table is available online at ELLE.fr. In 2009, to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the magazine published a collection of books by Editions Glénat.

ELLE à Table publishes four editions globally, distributing approximately two million copies worldwide

The Guild of Fine Food

The Guild of Fine Food is the UK trade association for anyone making or selling top quality local, regional and speciality food and drink. The Guild arranges the annual Great Taste Awards and World Cheese Awards, the Speciality Food Show and is the publisher of Fine Food Digest.

www.finefoodworld.co.uk