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Year 2009

 

Rate FWD Progress 12-11-09: CogniFit, Kurulin and PixelJunk

Original at Game Forward external link    Fri, Dec 11

It features a clean and polished presentation and the tasks aren't too far removed from things in the Brain Age or Big Brain Academy games to be ... and more »

Rate New Research: $13 Christmas gifts = 13 point gain in kids' IQ - Newsweek

Original at blog.newsweek.com external link    Thu, Dec 10

New Research: $13 Christmas gifts = 13 point gain in kids' IQ Newsweek (blog) For the Nintendo DS, they chose Picross and Big Brain Academy. There were also two games for the computer – one called Azada, another called Chocolate Fix. ...

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Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Nov 15

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Rate Wicked Good Podcast #61: Would You Like To Play Some Dahts?

Original at multimedia.boston.com external link    Sat, Nov 14

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Maureen succumbs to the siren song of Baby Gap, the saddest carnival ever, Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, and the fall of Hooters in New England ... multimedia.boston.com

Rate Nintendo brain training 'no better than pen and paper'

Original at WA today external link    Sun, Jun 14

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 Australia People buying Nintendo DS consoles to give their grey matter a workout with brain training games are wasting their money, a new study shows. Titles such as Brain Training, More Brain Training and Big Brain Academy, which cost $50 on top of the $200 DS ...

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Original at GameSpot external link    Sat, Jun 6

An advert for Big Brain Academy on Wii. www.gamespot.com

Rate Wii Fit Plus & Art Academy Trademarks Spotted

Original at Total Video Games external link    Wed, May 27

We'd imagine this could follow the Big Brain Academy series and perhaps reflect a newfound passion for art from Shigeru Miyamoto. Either that or it's a DSiWare title, as Silconera suggests. We'd expect both titles to form part of Nintendo's E3 ...

Rate Wii isn't just for kids

Original at The Olympian external link    Mon, Feb 2

Wii isn't just for kids  WA Kessler said the seniors are interested in the sports games and in the "brain games." Those include "Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree" which aims to sharpen memory, math and reflex skills. One of the buildings has a group of six to eight seniors who ...

Rate Turn your Nintendo DS into a math trainer

Original at USA Today external link    Thu, Jan 29

Personal Trainer: Math" is pretty dry, and not as much fun as others in the Nintendo Touch Generations series, like "Brain Age" or "Big Brain Academy." What it does do well is get kids to drill math facts to improve their calculation speed and ...

Year 2008

 

Rate Mario Kart and Wii Fit sell over 1 million in UK

Original at Smash Gamers external link    Fri, Nov 28

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By Cadelaf Wii Fit and Mario Kart has now reached over 1,000,000 sells giving them the platinum sales title according to the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association.  Big Brain Academy (DS) got double-platinum status and the famous Super Smash Bros. Brawl got platinum status wi...

Rate Wii Warm Up: Setting definitive boundaries - Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Original at Nintendo Wii Fanboy external link    Sat, Nov 8

By Alisha Karabinus Big Brain Academy and Brain Age are great, but they spawned a lot of junk titles trying to cash in on the brain-training exercises. On other consoles, it's obvious what qualifies... Any cartoon-style cart racer besides MarioKart is ...

Rate GoNintendo » Blog Archive » Brain Challenge - review- What are you ...

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Fri, Nov 7

By RawmeatCowboy Hm, that’s vaguely interesting to me. Big Brain Academy was interesting to me too but I didn’t want to pay full price for it. Since this is cheap I might consider it. Then again my ‘fridge’ is pretty full. :\ ...

Rate Senior Living

Original at Burke Connection external link    Wed, Nov 5

 VA - Nov 5, 2008 Big Brain Academy for adults 55+ with numerous Nintendo Wii mini-games to improve mental skills, 1 pm, Lee Senior Center, 5722 Lee Highway. Free. ...

Rate New DS Lite bundles in time for Christmas

Original at That VideoGame external link    Sat, Sep 20

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By Luke Walker New bundle packs will be available in the UK in October and across Europe by Christmas. So early shoppers, take note — new white and black DS Lites will come with Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old is Your Brain, red DS Lites will come with Big Brain Academy, pink DS Lites will have Nintend...

Rate Make 10: A Journey of Numbers Review

Original at PALGN external link    Thu, Sep 18

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 Australia - Showing no sign of ending the series, Nintendo has since released Maths, Sight and More Brain Training, as well as the less famous Big Brain Academy games. ...

Rate Lightning Review: Brain Challenge

Original at The iPhone external link    Mon, Sep 15    2 related articles

By Rene Ritchie That is one strong plus feature of the Big Brain Academy games - you can have a cooperative mode where you are helping each other, or a race mode to see who finishes first, or even a puzzle mode where you compete to get points on a ...

Rate Review : Big Brain Academy [DS] - from GamePro.com

Original at GamePro.com external link    Wed, Aug 27

Review - Big Brain Academy - School is now in session at Nintendo's Big Brain Academy, so enroll now! Great mini-games and a unique scoring system help give this brain trainer a passing grade.

Rate Brain Assist - review

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Tue, Aug 5

If you've played Brain Training and Big Brain Academy to death and need something else of their ilk to get you through the day, Brain Assist will do the job. If you haven't played the aforementioned titles, though, or if you simply just ...

Rate Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys Review

Original at GamingExcellence external link    Mon, Jun 16

 Canada - This mode is similar to those you’ll find in Brain Age or Big Brain Academy. These are games that test your reflexes or problem solving abilities. ...

Rate Top 5 software sales worldwide - per platform

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Fri, Mar 14

By RawmeatCowboy Nintendo Wii Nintendo DS UK: 1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) 2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo) 3. Professor Kageyama’s Maths Training (Nintendo) 4. More Brain Training (Nintendo) 5. Cooking Mama (505 Games)

Rate Canada - most wanted

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Mon, Mar 3

By RawmeatCowboy Wii™ NINTENDO DS™ Thanks to Psychoduck for the heads up! Wii™ 1. Super Smash Bros® Brawl 2. Super Mario Galaxy™ 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 4. Wii Zapper™ 5. Big Brain Academy™: Wii Degree 6. The Legend of Zelda®: Twilight Princess 7. Metroid® Prime 3: Corruption NINTENDO DS™ [...]

Rate Nintendo DS Review: Mega Brain Boost

Original at Blogcritics external link    Thu, Feb 28

By Brian Szabelski The DS has become a breeding ground for newer genres, including the ever-popular brain-training genre of games. Nintendo started the whole thing off with Brain Age and Big Brain Academy and thus encouraged third-party developers to try and copy them. The result, as expected, is a flood of...

Rate Mega Brain Boost review

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Thu, Feb 28

By RawmeatCowboy Mega Brain Boost doesn’t come close to living up to the more innovative brain-training games for the Nintendo DS including “Big Brain Academy” or “Brain Age.” However, at just $19.99, it may be acceptable for a few of those who enjoy ...

Rate GoNintendo ‘good, bad, ugly’ review - Mega Brain Boost

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Sat, Feb 9

photopress:51u6cYjQU1L._AA280_.jpg,thumb,centered] When it comes to training games, I've stayed on the side of Nintendo-published titles only. Brain Age, Big Brain Academy, and all those titles. I never felt the urge to go third party when it came to those products. Just a few days ago I ha...

Rate Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart... Again! [Sales]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Jan 10

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By Michael McWhertor 11. Mario Kart DS (DS) 12. RuneFactory 2 (DS) 13. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 15. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii) 17. Taiko Drum Master DS (DS) 19. Powerful Pro Kun Pocket 10 (DS) 24. Tales of Innocence (DS) 26. More Brain Age (DS) 28. Nep League DS (DS) 30. Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (DS)

Year 2007

 

Rate MSNBC's Reader GOTY [Msnbc Goty]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Dec 20

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By Brian Crecente MSNBC video game section has been polling gamers about their favorite games in a number of categories, trying to narrow down the search for the Game of the Year. The finalists are: Madden NFL 08 Project Gotham Racing 4 Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Rate British Gongs: BAFTA Games Nominees Announced

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Sep 27

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By Luke Plunkett Big Brain Academy for Wii (Wii) Cake Mania (DS) Guitar Hero II (PS2) More Brain Training (DS) SingStar (PS3) Wii Sports (Wii) Gameplay Multiplayer Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS) FIFA 07 (PS2) Football Manager 2007 (PC) Gears of War (Xbox 360) Wii Play (Wii)

Rate Nintendo Backing Handheld Learning Conference

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Sep 22

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By Maggie Greene In a pairing that is totally out of the blue, Nintendo is sponsoring next month's Handheld Learning Conference and Exhibition, taking place next month in London (Oct. 10-12). This is the conference's third year running, and as its name would imply, the focus is on the application of everyt...

Rate British, German, Spanish Charts [Market Trends]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Sep 4

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By Luke Plunkett 2. Pokemon Diamond (DS) 3. Brain Training 2 4. Brain Training 5. Pokemon Pearl 6. BioShock (Xbox 360) 7. Pony Friends (DS) 9. Wii Play 10. Big Brain Academy (Wii) 1. Pokemon Diamond 2. Ratatouille (DS) 3. Brain Training 2 4. Pokemon Pearl 5. Pro Evo 6 (PS2) 6. Wii Play 7. Brain Training 9. Big Brain Academy (Wii)

Rate European Charts EXPLOSION

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Aug 21

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By Luke Plunkett 3) Brain Training 4) Brain Training 2 5) SingStar 90s 6) WoW 7) WoW: BC 8) Mario Party 8 9) Wii Play 1) Pokemon Diamond 2) Pokemon Pearl 3) Brain Training 2 4) Ratatouille (DS) 5) Pro Evo 6 Platinum (PS2) 6) WWE SMackdown v Raw 2007 (PS2) 7) Brain Training 8) Big Brain Academy (Wii) 9) Wii Play

Rate Big Brain Academy Invades Canadian TV Show [TV]

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Aug 15

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By Brian Crecente integration for promotion of Nintendo's Big Brain Academy(TM): Wii Degree. fit with the Big Brain Academy(TM): Wii Degree and all it's potential to reach showcase the social, competitive fun that Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree can

Rate Sales Charts: British & European Sales Charts

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jul 24

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By Luke Plunkett 3) More Brain Training 4) Big Brain Academy 5) Wii Play 6) Shrek III 7) The Darkness 8) Brain Training 9) Cooking Mama 10) Tiger Woods 07 1) More Brain Training 2) Brain Training 3) The Settlers (DS) 4) Mario Party 8 5) Harvest Moon 7) SingStar Pophits 9) Harry Potter (DS)

Rate Nintendomination: June Software Sales Rich With Mini-Games, Pokémon

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jul 23

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By Michael McWhertor 9. Resident Evil 4 (Wii) 10. The Darkness (Xbox 360) 11. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (PS2) 12. Transformers: The Game (PS2) 13. Tenchu Z (Xbox 360) 14. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 16. Super Paper Mario (Wii) 18. MLB '07: The Show (PS2) 19. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii)

Rate Euro Nintendo Wii Review | Big Brain Academy for Wii

Original at Cubed3 external link    Mon, Jul 23

The Brain training craze has been sweeping the world for the past two years now, with Brain Training starting it all off in Japan back in 2005 and its younger brother, Big Brain Academy proving popular as well on the DS. But now the latter is making a move onto Wii, does it still hold the same app...

Rate Where the Wii Fits In

Original at Slashdot external link    Sun, Jul 22

By CmdrTaco AGFlamey writes "On Angry Gamer is an interesting and lengthy article about the new direction Nintendo are taking with the Wii and in particular "non-games" like Wii Fit and Big Brain Academy. From the article: "Hardcore folks don't like to admit it, but Mario and Zelda are relics of the pa...

Rate Wise Up with Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree

Original at Digitaltrends.com external link    Thu, Jul 5

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One of the reasons the Nintendo Wii has proven so popular is that it appeals to non-traditional gamers, including children, senior citizens, and casual gamers who aren't interested in investing 50+ hours navigating through gore-drenched levels of first-person shooters. Now, Ninten...

Rate Wii Review: Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree

Original at Blogcritics external link    Tue, Jul 3

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By Tall Writer Boosting your brain mass (measured in grams) is the basic objective in all games. The CPU automatically divides players into teams for the multiplayer modes, and playing against the CPU is always an option. Big Brain Academy Wii Degree is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB.

Rate GAME REVIEW: 'Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree' -- Nintendo for the Wii

Original at Detroit Free Press external link    Sat, Jun 23

If earning an academic degree could be half as fun as getting a "Wii Degree," schools would no longer have dropouts.

Rate Review: Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii)

Original at Eurogamer external link    Wed, Jun 20

Wouldn't graduate with a third from a polytechnic.

Rate Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree

Original at 1UP.com external link    Fri, Jun 15

By Jennifer Tsao Grow your brain by waving your arms like an idiot. Our review.

Rate Game Review: Big Brain Academy doesn't make the grade on Wii

Original at TG Daily external link    Tue, Jun 12

Review - Bringing the industry-shifting genre of Nintendo's "brain games" to the revolutionary Wii console seems like a great idea, but Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree fails to bring anything spectacular to the Nintendo platform.  Check out our gut reaction on this disappointing Wii tit...

Rate Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree Review

Original at GameSpot external link    Mon, Jun 11

Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree is a simple collection of brain teasers that are different enough from the other minigame collections on the Wii to make it worth playing.

Rate Event: Nintendo's Father's Day Challenge

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jun 5    2 related articles

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Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, which debuts on June 11, is the Wii™ sequel to the successful Nintendo DS™ title that allows players to exercise their brains in five areas: thinking, memorization, computation, analysis and identification. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree includes 15 new s...

Rate Big Brain Academy Wii Degree Review

Original at Games Domain external link    Tue, Jun 5

How big is your brain? Measure up against your friends and family in Nintendo's newest mind-bending puzzle game.

Rate Domination Update: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, May 10

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03. Wii Sports (Wii) - 84,782 / 1,543,596 04. Yoshi's Island DS (DS) - 58,948 / 791,132 05. Wii Play (Wii) - 58,718 / 1,279,131 07. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii) - 55,165 / 97,424 09. Momotarou Dentetsu DS Tokyo & Japan (DS) - 45,662 / 124,642 10. More Brain Age (DS) - 44,047 / 4,238,185

Rate Mario Party 23 Confirmed: 124 Nintendo Wii & DS Games In The Works

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Apr 27

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Nintendo prez Satoru Iwata told Japanese press yesterday that the company currently has 45 Wii games and 79 Nintendo DS games in development, with some of those titles scheduled for release this summer. Nintendo Develops 45 New Games for Wii, 79 Titles for DS Player [Bloomberg]

Rate Nintendo Wii Media | JPN Box Art: Super Paper Mario and Big Brain Academy

Original at Cubed3 external link    Sun, Mar 18

Quick News - With Super Paper Mario due for a 19th April release and Big Brain Academy a week later on 26th April, both for Wii and out in time for Golden Week in Japan, we can now reveal both games' box arts. Check them out below: li[url=http://www.cubed3.com/media/2007/March/jesusraz/spm...

Rate Horror Story: Wii, DS Release Schedule

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Mar 7

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By Luke Plunkett April 9 Super Paper Mario Nintendo May 29 Mario Party 8 Nintendo June 11 Big Brain Academy Nintendo June 25 Pokemon Battle Revolution Nintendo Nintendo DS April 22 Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl Nintendo June 4 Nintendo DS browser Nintendo June 4 Planet Puzzle League Nintendo

Year 2006

 

Rate Wii Big Brain Academy Hands-On [Wii]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Sep 18

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By Brian Crecente 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...

Rate Big Brain Academy Details and Screens

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Apr 11

By Brian Crecente Big Brain Academy is a series of minigames (called Activities) that are designed to exercise the brain. Players can "weigh" their brain in Test mode, earn medals for individual activities in Practice mode or play against friends and family in Versus mode.

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