eCrew Development Program
The McDonald's Training Game, officially known as eCrew Development Program (eCDP for short, クルトレ eCDP) is a 2010 educational video game that was created by McDonald's Japan and was only intended for employee training. it was developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS console.[1]
The game was considered lost media until 2020, when a copy of the game surfaced for ¥300,000 ($3,000 in US currency) on Yahoo through the Japanese service, Buyee.[2][3]
History
[change | change source]This video game was originally developed in 2010 and it was also distributed at the same time as a separate game cartridge known as eSMART 2.0, which unlike the eCDP game, was meant for already existing employees instead of new ones,[4]
A special edition of the Nintendo DSi with the McDonalds logo in it was also given to specific Japanese McDonald's stores along with the game cartridge with the game inside.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Robicelli, Allison (2021-04-09). "McDonald's Vast Catalog Of Video Games Is Better Than Any PlayPlace". The Takeout. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ↑ Giudice, Federico Lo (2020-11-18). "Nintendo DS: te contamos la historia del misterioso juego perdido de McDonald's y cómo reapareció". Cultura Geek (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ↑ "La ROM del gioco perduto di McDonald's per Nintendo DS è stata pubblicata online". Nintendoomed (in Italian). 2020-11-19. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ↑ Walker, Ian (2022-01-12). "The Saga Of The Ultra-Rare McDonald's DS Game Comes To An End After 11 Long Years". Kotaku. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ↑ Life, Nintendo (2024-03-29). "Random: McDonald's DSi Console Pulled From Second-Hand Sale In Japan". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
