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2012 · Kairosoft · Indie · Puzzle

Cafeteria Nipponica

Timed Nintendo exclusive

In Cafeteria Nipponica you are the owner of a restaurant. Your job is to take your meager beginning resources and create the grandest restaurant with the best staff and largest customer base possible.

Released
2012
Platforms
AndroidNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/SiOS
Genres
IndiePuzzleRole-playingSimulationStrategy
Developers
Kairosoft
Publishers
Kairosoft
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Business
Country
Japan
Age ratings
USK 0ESRB ECLASS_IND LPEGI 3CERO AGRAC ALLACB G
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Japanese, Korean, Thai
Time to beat
10hmain story11hcompletionist

About

Cafeteria Nipponica is a simulation video game developed and published by Kairosoft for the Android and iOS operating systems. It was released in April 2012 and in 2017 it was released on Nintendo Switch. The game places the player in control of a restaurant, which they must build up to a high quality restaurant chain. The game met with mixed reviews, with many reviewers noting that there were better Kairosoft simulation games.

›Story

Don your chef's hat and hit the kitchen! You're the chef de cuisine in this scrumptious simulation that'll have you coming back for seconds... and more! Run your own restaurant, find ingredients, research recipes and spice up your culinary repertoire! Only you can bring your establishment sweet success!

Decide every detail of the floor from tables to TVs and do whatever it takes to make your customers happy! After all, their ratings determine whether you're chef...or sap. Score enough points and you'll be able to host a variety of fun events from eating contests to cooking classes, further boosting your popularity!

But of course, what's a cook without a crew? Recruit eager faces to build your own five-star team. Play your cards right and you might find yourself running multiple restaurants at once!

The sky's the limit in this sizzling new take on restaurant management, incorporating a uniquely Japanese spread that will train your brain and tantalize your taste buds!

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Gameplay

The player takes control of a restaurant, which they must build up to a high quality restaurant chain. Players must simultaneously deal with a number of issues at the same time, such as managing staff and researching new food items. In order to operate the restaurant, the player must have cash on hand; each April in-game, the player's staff's salary is charged, and the player must adapt with less money. You don't have to pay salaries on the first month

Reception

Cafeteria Nipponica met with mixed reviews from critics, who felt that the downtime found in the game was detrimental towards its enjoyment. Eurogamer's Chris Schilling felt that the game was a success, despite being heavily similar to other Kairosoft titles. Schilling noted that it did enough to "feel fresh". Pocket Gamer's Damien McFarren criticized the game for long waiting periods where the player has to wait for money to come back in from sales after paying employees.

He believed that it was not Kairosoft's finest hour, but still called it "not a bad game either". Gamezebo's Mike Rose felt that the five- to ten-minute waits for the game to become actionable again as the player waited for money to come into their accounts was, "a very poor system".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Android15 March 2012Japan · Worldwide 5 April 2012
iOS24 June 2012Japan · Worldwide 10 August 2012
Nintendo Switch18 April 2019North America
PlayStation 41 October 2020North America · Europe 9 April 2021
Windows3 July 2022Worldwide
Xbox One4 April 2024North America
Xbox Series X/S4 April 2024North America

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