When you imagine a successful casual game, you probably imagine a game like Brain Age or Nintendogs, right? Well, think again. Cooking Mama is joining the crowd as Majesco announces that it has sold upwards of 1.6 million Cooking Mama games. This total figure includes the sales of the original title (which comprises of 1 million of the total number of games sold), the Wii spin-off Cooking Mama: Cook Off, and the Nintendo DS sequel Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends.

It’s safe to say that this is the biggest hit Majesco Inc. has had in years. With their focus moving to casual games, it’s living proof that Nintendo’s “casual revolution” is having a strong effect on the industry. With the aid of Cooking Mama, the Nintendo DS is shaping up to becoming the most diverse video game platform ever created. Of course, Majesco is only one of many third parties taking advantage of the new casual boom. Ubisoft’s main focuses seem to have switched primarily to casual titles as well when it concerns Nintendo platforms. You could argue that this is a bad thing, given that we core gamers generally don’t take much interest in casual games, but it’s undeniable that statistics like those produced by Cooking Mama are successful in expanding the gaming industry. Will it keep up? We’ll have to wait and see.