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Friday, Apr 17
Nintendo: Not Everyone Has Played Brain Age
New DSiWare title Little Bit of Brain Training offers new players bite-sized bursts of brain training and chance to laugh like a maniac. What's more, the game offers seasoned players a tweaked version for those who are especially adept at boasting their gray matter age.
Monday, Mar 23
February's Top-Selling Games, Accessories By Platform
1. NDS MARIO KART DS NINTENDO OF AMERICA 2. NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS NINTENDO OF AMERICA 5. NDS SUPER MARIO 64 DS NINTENDO OF AMERICA 7. NDS MARIO PARTY NINTENDO OF AMERICA 8. NDS KIRBY SUPER STAR ULTRA NINTENDO OF AMERICA 10. NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A DAY NINTENDO OF AMERICA
Thursday, Mar 12
Osaka Schools Passing Out DSs
Reports say that about 10 middle and elementary schools in Osaka will start handing out Nintendo DS consoles to students next January. Nintendo's plan to control the world: 80% complete. Maybe every DS taxes buy for a school child will be 100 yen Nintendo puts toward making games that don't...
Thursday, Feb 26
Another Brain-Age-Doesn't-Work Study
While Nintendo does not claim the game can reverse the effects of aging, the game's instruction booklet states, "Training can help consolidate memory and creativity and may hopefully help develop a resistance against decline in later life."
Monday, Jan 26
Brain Age Does Not Work Say French Researchers
Just as researchers in Scotland say Brain Age works, researchers in France say it doesn't. According to data from University of Rennes, Brittany, Brain Age failed to show any significant jump in memory. Nintendo brain-trainer 'no better than pencil and paper' [Times Online]
Monday, Dec 8
2008: The Year Of The Casual Gamer?
That said, it’s important to point out that we here at Nintendo don’t really categorize games into rigid columns like 'Core' and 'Casual,' " Kaigler noted. "Games like Wii Fit help us with that goal because they appeal to some people who might not otherwise consider buying a video game syst...
Thursday, Nov 27
The Great Black Friday 2008 Round-Up
Toys 'R' Us Opens 5:00 AM - Store Locator Nintendo DS Ice Blue with Brain Age [5 AM -1 PM] - $149.99 Nintendo DS Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. [5 AM -1 PM] - $149.99 Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway (Xbox 360/PS3) - $17.99 Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed (Wii) - $14.99
Amazon's Full Black Friday Deal List: Your Trousers Will Tremble
Nintendo DS Brain Challenge - $9.95 (Reg. $19.99) Madden NFL 09 - $29.95 (Reg. $59.99) Nintendo DS Lite Limited Edition Ice Blue with Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! And Carrying Case Bundle - $134.95 (Reg. $149.99) Nintendo DS Lite Play Stand - $4.95 (Reg. $12.99)
Tuesday, Oct 14
Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo Talk Edutainment [Q&a]
I'm not sure about the overall reason, however, educational software on our portable Nintendo DS has gained a foothold. Games like Brain Age and Big Brain Academy demonstrate that the public enjoys video games with educational themes. You also see a variety of third-party software with b...
Thursday, May 15
Mario Kart Wii Has A Golden Week
12. Mario Kart DS (DS) 13. DS Bimoji Training (DS) 18. Mario Party DS (DS) 19. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 22. Emblem of Gundam (DS) 27. SimCity DS 2: Kodaikara Mirai e Tsudzukumachi (DS) 28. Brain Age 2 (DS) 29. Taiko Drum Master DS (DS) 30. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS)
Thursday, Jan 10
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart... Again! [Sales]
11. Mario Kart DS (DS) 12. RuneFactory 2 (DS) 15. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii) 17. Taiko Drum Master DS (DS) 20. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 23. Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Time Expedition Party (DS) 26. More Brain Age (DS) 28. Nep League DS (DS) 30. Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (DS)
Tuesday, Dec 11
More than One DS Sold Every Five Seconds in U.S. [Nintendo]
DS, Pokemon(R) Diamond and Super Mario(R) 64 DS. Another eight games have sold more than 1 million each in the United States, including Brain Age(TM): Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day, Pokemon(R) Pearl, Animal Crossing(R): Wild World, Big Brain Academy(TM) and four separate versions o...
Tuesday, Dec 4
Chimps > Humans At Brain Age
OK, so it's not really Brain Age. But it's close. And definitely the same basic principle. Here, we see a chimp hitting a bunch of numbers in sequence. It's just the start of a test, getting them familiar with our crude, human numbers; as the test goes on, as soon as the chimp hits the first number t...
Friday, Nov 30
Wii Fit Launches In Japan [Nintendo]
This is it, kids. The start of a new era of video gaming has begun as Nintendo has shipped Wii Fit in Japan. The 8800 yen (about $80 US) game with its custom controller, the Wii balance board, was revealed at E3 2007, with some expecting it to act as the Wii's answer to Nintendo DS-selling mega-hi...
Tuesday, Nov 20
New DS Bundles, Now With Pictures [Special Editions]
boasts 14 different million-unit sellers in North America, including Brain Age™: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day, Pokémon® Diamond Version, Pokémon® Pearl Version, Yoshi's Island DS™, Pokémon® Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team, Big Brain Academy™, New Super Mario Bros.™, Animal C...
Wednesday, Nov 14
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart [Media Create]
Tomorrow, hardware sales figures hit later in the evening. It promises to be... interesting. 27. Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi: Mina San Kyu (DS) 28. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 29. Dragon Tamer: Sound Spirits (DS) 30. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP)
Friday, Nov 9
A Week In Comments [Hyper Multi-tap]
The next-gen console will be released in Japan in 2010, America in early 2011, and Australia in Dec 12, 2012, signaling the end of the Mayan calendar, and the apocalypse. When asked about the European release, Jade Raymond, the company's PR rep, told Europe it could "get fucked".
Tuesday, Oct 2
Crimson Onyx DS Now on Sale Solo
Initially only available as part of a Brain Age 2 bundle, Nintendo today announced that their snazzy two-tone Crimson and Onyx DS Lite is now available in stores on its own for $130. Has anyone else noticed that Nintendo has stopped called the DS Lite the DS Lite and now refer to it as just the D...
Friday, Sep 28
Sales Plus: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
13. Taiko no Tetsujin DS (DS) 15. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (DS) 16. Mario Kart DS (DS) 18. Brain Age 2: More Brain Training In Minutes A Day (DS) 22. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 25. Brain Age: Train Your Brain In Minutes A Day (DS) 28. More English Training (DS)
Thursday, Sep 27
Brain Age 2 Goes On Tour [Brain Training]
REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 27, 2007 - Hair salons, RV shows and shopping malls might not be the first places you think of when it's time to exercise your brain. But that's exactly where Nintendo is showing off the brain-training abilities of its new Brain Age™ 2: More Training in Minutes a Day progr...
Tuesday, Aug 7
Brain Age 2 DS Bundle Official
Nintendo just issued a press release confirming something we heard about back on July 23rd from about gajillion online retailers, but it is always good to see official word. Brain Age 2: More Training In Minutes A Day is coming bundled with a special crimson and black Nintendo DS. The bundle...
Wednesday, Jul 25
Only In Japan: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
12. More Brain Age (DS) 15. Mario Kart DS (DS) 16. Pokémon Diamond (DS) 17. Brain Age (DS) 18. More English Training (DS) 19. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 22. Pokémon Pearl (DS) 24. English Training (DS) 28. Itadaki Street DS (DS) 29. Kanji Brain Test 2M (DS) 30. Yoshi's Island DS (DS)
Wednesday, Jun 13
Sales Snoozer: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
12. English Training (DS) 13. Mario Kart DS (DS) 14. Momotarou Dentetsu DS Tokyo & Japan (DS) 15. Brain Age (DS) 18. English Training (DS) 20. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 24. Yamakawa Shuppansha: Japanese History B Detailed Training (DS) 29. Common Sense Training (DS)
Wednesday, Jun 6
Observe: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
12. Kurikin: Nano Island Story (DS) 13. Mario Kart DS (DS) 15. Yoshi's Island DS (DS) 16. English Training (DS) 17. Brain Age (DS) 18. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) 21. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii) 25. Gyakuten Saiban 4 (DS) 27. Common Sense Training (DS)
Wednesday, May 30
Bleach Is Always The Bridesmaid: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
13. Yoshi's Island DS (DS) 16. Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS) 17. Momotarou Dentetsu DS Tokyo & Japan (DS) 18. Mario Kart DS (DS) 19. Brain Age (DS) 20. English Training (DS) 21. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii) 22. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 25. Gyakuten Saiban 4 (DS)
Friday, May 25
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree Impressions
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree shares plenty with its Nintendo DS ancestor, but transitions to the Wii nicely. The more colorful sibling to Brain Age features a prettier presentation and makes for a surprisingly fun minigame showcase broken up into five categories familiar Big Brain Aca...
Thursday, May 24
Brain Blowout: Brain Age 2 Impressions
With over 4.2 million copies of More Brain Training for the Nintendo DS sold in Japan, a Western release of the sequel to the original Brain Training was inevitable. The North American iteration, Brain Age 2: More Training In Minutes A Day doesn't divert too far from the brain game formula es...
Tuesday, May 15
He's Baaaaaack!: More Brain Age in Europe
More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? launches in Europe on Nintendo DS More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? launches across Europe on 29th June 2007 at the estimated retail price of around €30 (£19.99 in the UK).
Monday, May 7
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
12. Yoshi's Island DS (DS) 13. More Brain Age (DS) 14. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 15. More English Training (DS) 19. Brain Age (DS) 20. Mario Kart DS (DS) 22. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 26. Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan DS (DS) 29. Common Knowledge Training (DS) 30. English Training (DS)
Friday, Apr 20
Buy a Wii, HD for Charitii
The DS Lite Pack A brand new still-in-box black DS Lite A DS Lite carrying case A Nintendo WiFi USB Connector Elite Beat Agents game Wario Master of Disguise game Brain Age game New Super Mario Bros. game A Nintendo notebook Nintendo paper shopping bag
Thursday, Mar 29
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Sales Chart
12. More Brain Age (DS) 13. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) 14. Mario Kart DS (DS) 17. Common Knowledge Training (DS) 20. English Training (DS) 21. Brain Age (DS) 23. Pokémon Diamond (DS) 26. Iron Left Brain: Mistake Museum 2 (DS) 27. Pokémon Pearl (DS) 30. Love & Berry DS (DS)
Thursday, Feb 22
Prof. Layton Commands Japan To Buy Game, Citizens Comply
14. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 16. Common Knowledge Training (DS) 18. Mario Kart DS (DS) 19. Brain Age (DS) 20. Pok mon Diamond (DS) 21. English Training (DS) 22. Kanji Brain Test 2M (DS) 23. Pok mon Pearl (DS) 27. Heisei Board of Education DS (DS) 28. Puyo-Puyo! (DS) 30. Kanji Test (DS)
Friday, Feb 9
Gears Cleans Up At AIAS Awards
For the first time, the AIAS honored former president of Nintendo of America, Minoru Arakawa, and chairman emeritus of Nintendo of America, Howard Lincoln with Lifetime Achievement Awards. The AIAS also inducted video game pioneer Dan Bunten (known later in life as Danielle Bunten Ber...
Monday, Feb 5
Southwest Airlines Gifts Travelers with DS Lites
Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii(TM), Nintendo DS(TM), Game Boy(R) Advance and Nintendo GameCube(TM) systems. Since 1983, Nintendo has sold nearly 2.2 billion video Pokemon(R). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Americ...
Thursday, Feb 1
Korean Brain Age Hits Snags
For English speakers, it was the word "blue." Brain Age just didn't like it. But what about for Korean folks? The game just launch there and is apparently having localization issues as well. According to The Korea Times: The game is supposed to recognize spoken words in some of exercises, but...
Thursday, Jan 11
NPD: Mario, Madden Top Software List
PS2 MADDEN NFL 07 - ELECTRONIC ARTS: 2.8 mm (Includes Hall of Fame) NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS - NINTENDO: 2.0 mm PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS II - SQUARE ENIX: 1.7 mm PS2 FINAL FANTASY XII - SQUARE ENIX: 1.3 mm NDS BRAIN AGE: TRAIN YOUR BRAIN - NINTENDO:1.1mm 360 MADDEN NFL 07 - ELECTRONIC ARTS: 1.1mm
Sunday, Oct 29
Brain Age Rip-offs Come To PC
While trolling the lovely NeoGAF this morning for my pre-breakfast news, I came across this shameful Brain Age cash-in for Windows. A PC version developed by some wacky budget-studio, copying the looks and name of the original. Bart Smit even helps misleading the customer by saying "Now a...
Tuesday, Oct 24
Brain Age, The Snow Globe
What better way to promote a game than by with a brain suspended in swirling white crap? Wired's Chris Kohler shows this Brain Age Nintendo sent him. Odd. But Cool. In an odd way. Brian Ashcraft Brain Globe [Game|Life via GayGamer]
Thursday, Sep 21
Brain Age and DS Lite Sales Skyrocket Due to Spokesman's Marital Infidelity
Chris Tarrant, British radio personality best known for hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, has also appeared in advertisements for Brain Age. Brain Training sales improve after Tarrant's marital breakdown [Computer and Video Games]
Monday, Sep 18
Wii Big Brain Academy Hands-On
The Wii Remote controller's hands-on control makes playing a cinch. This rethinking of the popular Nintendo DS game will test players' brains with fun problems and allow people of any age to play together. Multiplayer versus and co-op play modes also have been added, allowing players to u...
Thursday, Aug 10
Brain Age Explodes Notion of What a Game Is
The non-game sold more than 4 million copies world wide, but 3 million of that was in Japan. That really says something about the cultural difference of gamers in different countries, even when you factor in the head start Japan got on sales.
Sunday, Jul 30
Brain Age Prof. "Selling" Pervy Otaku Brain Trainer
Seniors aren't the only ones that need brain training. Dorks do, too. And now in Japan they can as a CD-ROM geek trainer called Moeru Nou Tore has hit otaku-land. The word "moe" refers to the pink, the cute and the dow-eyed doe-eyed, "nou" means brain and the "tore" is a shortened form of "traini...
Monday, Jul 24
Study and Decipher Engrish with the DS
So, I decided to take a look at it. Eigo Zuke focuses on reading, listening, spelling, pronunciation, etc. I raced through and *duh* pwned the crap outta it. The handwriting recognition was most impressive. The original brain age had excellent Japanese handwriting recognition, but Brain A...
Monday, Jul 17
The Kotaku Effect, or The Price of a Guinness in Rathmines
I'd like to exchange these games for a game that doesn't suck," I said, flinging Brain Age and Sonic Rush on the counter with a contemptuous flick of my otherwise limp wrist. No. They're terrible. Anyone who likes them is an idiot. That goes for Mr. Precious Brian 'Brain Age 20' Crecente too."
DS Lite Brain Age Portfolio
I noticed this when I took my son to Toys R Us the other day. It's a Brain Age Folio Kit for the DS Lite. I guess the idea is that if you're a busy executive on the go who also likes to game, you can put your DS Lite in this faux leather carrier. It comes with a little wipe to clean your DS Lite's screen and a...
Wednesday, Jul 5
Nintendo Gifts DS Lite to President Bush
Please accept our gift of a new Nintendo DS Lite system and a copy of Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day. You now join millions of people around the world who have fun challenging themselves with Brain Age. If you have never played a video game before, don't worry. Brain Age is part of our...
Monday, Jun 12
Give Dad Brains
This Father's Day, Nintendo is going after dear old dad with Brain Age ads that claim the software will hone that paternal brain by making pops better at math problems. Smart dads mean one thing: getting away with less. Bad kids might want to stick to the neck ties and Old Spice. Brian Ashcraft
Sunday, Jun 11
DS Lite Midnight Launch A Success According To Nintendo PR
Here are the details. DID YOU KNOW? HUNDREDS OF NINTENDO FANS RALLY TO BUY LIGHTER, BRIGHTER NINTENDO DS LITE June 11, 2006 Through the end of March, Nintendo has sold nearly 17 million DS systems around the world. For more information about Nintendo DS Lite, please visit www.nintendods.com.
Free Brain Age With DS Lite Purchase
If you're one of those chumps brave souls who waited until today to secure your Nintendo DS Lite, you're in luck! Both Circuit City and Best Buy will throw in a copy of readin', writin', 'rithmetic mega-hit Brain Age if you drop $129 on the very handsome redesign. Me? I'm anxiously awaiting t...
Friday, Jun 9
Brain Age Does Common Sense
But while Brain Training is a scam, I really like the idea of the next game in the series: Common Sense Training for Adults. Because let's face it, this is something that can be improved in almost everyone. Exercises could include the "Do I look fat in this dress?" girlfriend test. The correct a...
Wednesday, Apr 26
Upstart CEO Talks Mobile Brain Gaming
We'd been aware of each other for some time, and cemented a relationship early last year. Upstart is very active in the Japanese market, and G-mode has had good traction in the west. The very first Vodafone live! handset launched in Europe included a pre-installed G-mode title. Upstart's kn...
Upstart CEO Talks Mobile Brain Gaming
The game was released back in Japan in 2003, making it one of the first brain games. Why was the title developed? How will launching the game around Brain Age improve downloads? Do the Brain Age comparisons bother you? Brain games on a console: What do you think? Why are brain games popular?
Tuesday, Apr 11
Interview With Brain Age Professor
A). Beyond success of these DS games, I have published two brain training books, both of which have sold more than a million. So I know brain training is social trend in Japan. Therefore, shall I say, it's not too incredible. Q). What do you think of the English version? What do you like best about t...
Big Brain Academy Details and Screens
Math - Read the problems in word form, then solve them by tapping the number pad on the Touch Screen. Identify: Shadow Shift - Tap the images on the Touch Screen that match the spinning shadows on the top screen. Matchmaker - Look through a number of colorful panels to find the matching pair.
Tuesday, Mar 21
DS Download Stations at Best Buy Today!
A mole (gawd bless 'em) dropped word that retailer Best Buy will be getting DS Download Stations. It'll take roughly two weeks for all locations to have them installed. The first demos will be Brain Age, Mario Kart, Pokemon Trozei, Meteos and Tetris (Classic and Push modes). There's also a do...
Monday, Mar 20
Ship Date Change for New Super Mario Bros & Big Brain Academy
In other Nintendo DS news, gray matter game Big Brain Academy ships on June 5, instead of late May. This second title in the brain-training series already has sold more than 1 million units in Japan. The first title in the series, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day, drops Stateside Ap...
Friday, Mar 17
Brain Age DVD?!
Just how popular are brain games in Japan? Prof. Kawashima's popular Adult Brain Training has been morphed into video games and now a DVD. Repeated watching strengthens gray matter, and viewers are expected to talk to their TVs during the DVD brain training. Thought only sports fans and cra...
