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Brain Training Coming To The West

Posted by Zonk on from the wacky-world dept.

Kotaku reports that Brain Training, *the* hit DS title in Japan, will be coming to Europe after some tweaking for Western audiences. From the article: "The software was developed with Japan's Tokuhoku University and uses touch and voice control to complete various tasks that aim to improve your gray matter. Nintendo has yet to announce the US release. Should be interesting to see how well this localized version will be received in the Western world." A big here's hoping on that U.S. release.

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  1. Sorry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    All your brains are belong to us...

  2. Bush should be worried by luder · · Score: 4, Funny
    "The software was developed with Japan's Tokuhoku University and uses touch and voice control to complete various tasks that aim to improve your gray matter."
    A big here's hoping on that U.S. release.
    U.S. citizens getting smarter? Now that's a matter of national security!
  3. Re:Slashvertizement by vertinox · · Score: 2

    Why should this be on the front page, or any page. It is just a game being released.

    Actually, I've been following this game for a while. I don't know Japanese very well or at least able to translate it and the concept of actually playing mind games on my ds seems something I am very interested in.

    And don't you think it's unique that there is a game that is coming out that is more than just an average mash the button game and involves *gasp* learning and improving intelligence?

    --
    "I am the king of the Romans, and am superior to rules of grammar!"
    -Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368-1437)
  4. US Release by Mekabyte · · Score: 3, Informative

    While there is no official US release date, the games definitely have been mentioned by Nintendo of America. The kids English version of the game was demoed months ago to press. Also, the names of the games, Brain Age and Brain Flex were mentioned in a NOA press release 10 days ago. Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo of Australia have actual release dates listed, but do not use either of those names for their version of the game.

  5. Tohoku University by mhtmartins · · Score: 3, Informative

    You mean Tohoku University?

  6. I thought Nintendogs was THE hit DS title in Japan by pappy97 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "Brain Training, *the* hit DS title in Japan"

    Huh?

    I thought Nintendogs was THE hit DS title in Japan???? I know Nintendogs is popular in the US, but it was released earlier in Japan to rave reviews and reports were coming out that the Japanese were buying DS just to play Nintendogs.

  7. check yer facts by muel · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not quite. From an IGN report that quotes Famitsu:

    "The biggest game of the year, according the tracking service provided by Famitsu's parent company Enterbrain, was the DS installment of Animal Crossing, which sold 1,169,757 units. Gran Turismo 4 for the PS2 placed second with 1,066,749 units sold. Nintendo took the next two slots, with Train Your Brain for the DS selling 1,011,341 units and Nintendogs, also for the DS, pushing 965,665 units across its three versions."