Game Details: Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training

Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training How Old Is Your Brain?Using touch and voice control, you have to complete music and mathematical tasks which aim to improve your brain. Nintendo developed the title with Japan's Touhoku University and inspired by a book that was written by Professor Ryuta Kawashima, a prominent Japanese neurologist. His theories revolve around keeping brains young by performing mental activities quickly.When users start a new game, they will take a series of tests and get a score that shows how old their brains are. This number is called the "Brain Age." As they use the software over a series weeks and months, their mental acuity will improve and the Brain Age will drop, indicating a younger, healthier brain. Progress is charted in graph form.Users can keep up to four save files on one game card. Sharing a game allows them to compare their results with those of family and friends. Users also can send a demo version of the game to friends or compete with up to 16 players in a battle to see who can solve math problems the fastest.The entire game is played with the DS turned sideways to make it feel more like a book.Activities:Syllable Count – Count the syllables in well-known phrases.Reading Aloud – Read classic literature as fast as possible.Stroop Test – Say the names of colors as they appear.Word Memory – Memorize words that appear on screen.Speed Counting – Count to 120 as fast as you can.Connect Maze – Draw lines to connect letters and numbers in alphabetical and numeric order.Calculation – Perform simple math problems quickly.Head Count – Count people as they enter and exit a house.Triangle Math – Solve math problems in a certain pattern.Low to High – Memorize the position of numbers, then touch them in order from lowest to highest. Two names for one game :Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training How Old Is Your Brain? (Eu/Aus)Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day (Usa)


News about Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for DS

Jul

7

2009

News: Brain Training Best-Selling Game Ever In UK

Tuesday, 07 Jul 2009

Videogaming's most successful giant floating head since Andross has gone on to shift 3 million copies of his game in the UK.

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Posted by Nathan Whincup 15 years ago

Dec

12

2007

News: Kawashima Abandons Nintendo

Wednesday, 12 Dec 2007

Dr. Kawashima has taken his fearsome pixelly head over to Namco Bandai to make a mobile phone game.

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Posted by Nathan Whincup 16 years ago

Aug

13

2006

News: Brain Training Breaks 4 Million Mark

Sunday, 13 Aug 2006

The phenomenal success of the "non-game" puzzler hits a new high!

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Posted by Tom Phillips 18 years ago

Aug

10

2006

News: Half Million Brains Trained In 9 Weeks

Thursday, 10 Aug 2006

<em>Dr Kawashima's Brain Training</em> takes another region by storm - this time fair old Europe.

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Posted by Tom Phillips 18 years ago

Jun

21

2006

News: Nintendo France Holding Cerebral Tour

Wednesday, 21 Jun 2006

Bonjour, fancy a free go on some new DS titles? Nintendo France have a summer tour of the country allowing you to do just that!

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Posted by Tom Phillips 18 years ago

Jun

2

2006

News: Brain Training Featured On Australian News

Friday, 02 Jun 2006

Nintendo are garnering some major mainstream press attention down-under, with the forthcoming release of <em>Brain Training</em> being featured on the news.

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Posted by Tom Phillips 18 years ago

May

30

2006

News: Free Brain Training Demo For Aussies

Tuesday, 30 May 2006

Buy a DS Lite, get a demo of <em>Brain Training</em> free! Offer limited to customers down-under only...

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Posted by Tom Phillips 18 years ago

Apr

18

2006

News: Canadian Pensioners Loving Brain Age

Tuesday, 18 Apr 2006

The patients of the Toronto Memory Program, which helps those folks with Alzheimer's, have been playing a familiar game on their DS'...

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Posted by Tom Phillips 18 years ago

Mar

15

2006

News: Train Your Brain From May 19th!

Wednesday, 15 Mar 2006

Launching in Europe for a bargain price, it's time to experience the phenomenon that is <em>Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?</em>

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Posted by Tom Phillips 18 years ago

Jan

30

2006

News: Brain Age For The US

Monday, 30 Jan 2006

<em>Brain Training</em> gets renamed and dated for America.

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Posted by guest 18 years ago

Jan

29

2006

News: Nintendo Partners With Saga

Sunday, 29 Jan 2006

Yes, that's <em>Saga</em>, not Sega! The lifestyle magazine for over fifties is joining with Nintendo for a new advertising campaign!

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Posted by Tom Phillips 18 years ago

Jan

25

2006

News: Brain Training European Details

Wednesday, 25 Jan 2006

Nintendo reveal the smash-hit non-game will include Sudoku puzzles and in-store downloadable content!

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Posted by Tom Phillips 18 years ago

Jan

11

2006

News: Prof. Kawashima's Brain Training Screens

Wednesday, 11 Jan 2006

The English version of Brain Training - starring the titular Professor Kawashima gets a European launch in March - so we thought it was time for some screenage...

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Posted by Tom Phillips 18 years ago

Jun

10

2005

News: 101,000 Japanese Train Their Brains

Friday, 10 Jun 2005

Nintendo's quirky DS title <em>Brain Training For Adults</em> has sold over 100,000 copies in three weeks.

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Posted by Tom Phillips 19 years ago


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