Is Cooking Mama Cookstar a bitcoin miner?

Devs respond to cryptocurrency rumours! The developers of Cooking Mama Cookstar have responded to the cryptocurrency rumours which have accused the game of being a bitcoin miner. Rather than being the cute cooking game you’d expect with vegan options, Cooking Mama Cookstar is an oddity that has been accused of being a bitcoin miner.

Is 'Cooking Mama' using switches to mine cryptocurrency?

Cooking Mama. Allegations surfaced on Twitter on Sunday that "Cooking Mama: Cookstar" for Nintendo Switch was using players' Nintendo Switches to mine cryptocurrency. The game has also experienced distribution issues, with the game currently experiencing limited physical availability.

Does Cooking Mama have cryptomining code built in?

On April 5th, 2020, the rumor of Cooking Mama: Cookstar having cryptomining code built in reached Twitter.

What is the Cooking Mama controversy?

Overall, the Cooking Mama controversy is yet another absurd news item in an already breakneck news cycle, even with both the developer and publisher having swiftly shut down allegations of cryptocurrency mining. More...