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Opinion: Update: Expo Day at SharpBrains Summit, 15 Top Brain Fitness Articles of 2009
Original at sharpbrains (WordPress)
• Sun, Jan 10
By Alvaro Debunking 10 Brain Health Myths: Does your brain have a “Brain Age”? Is a Magic Pill to prevent memory problems right around the corner? Check out the facts to debunk 10 common myths. Stimulate your Concentration Skills: when one really wants to memorize a fact, it is crucial to pay attent...
Update: Expo Day; Top 15 Articles of 2009
Original at SharpBrains
• Wed, Jan 6
By Alvaro Fernandez Debunking 10 Brain Health Myths: Does your brain have a “Brain Age”? Is a Magic Pill to prevent memory problems right around the corner? Check out the facts to debunk 10 common myths. Stimulate your Concentration Skills: when one really wants to memorize a fact, it is crucial to pay attent...
Brain Training Can Help Improve Specific Abilities in Older People - Science Daily
Original at Science Daily
• Wed, Dec 23
Brain Training Can Help Improve Specific Abilities in Older People press release) That fear has resulted in a budding industry for brain training products – exercises such as Brain Age, Mindfit and My Brain ... > read more Brain-Training ... and more »
Brain-fitness games can sharpen mental muscles for all ages
Original at www2.tbo.com
• Tue, Dec 15
But now, there's everything from "Brain Age," Nintendo's handheld game that tosses Sudoku and math puzzles at you, to "Civilization," a historical critical ... and more »
Brain-fitness industry grows as baby-boomers work to stay sharp.
Original at Canada.com
• Mon, Dec 7
Although the popularity of video games like Nintendo's Brain Age has surged, even playing a memory test on a computer or learning a new language or musical ... Games aimed at the booming brain fitness marketDaily Gleaner all 5 news articles »
Games aimed at the booming brain fitness market
Original at Times & Transcript
• Mon, Dec 7
Brain fitness games such as Nintendo's Brain Age, Posit Science and Lumosity have become popular with boomers looking to stretch their minds and memories ... and more »
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day Unlockables (DS)
Original at Softpedia
• Thu, Dec 3
Brain Age 2 is the sequel to the Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training – How Old Is Your Brain, more simply known as just Brain Age ...
Nintendo DSi and DS Lite Cyber Monday Deals
Original at Daily World Buzz
• Mon, Nov 30
Gamestop offers a Nintendo DSi Brain Age Bundle on its Nintendo DS Cyber Monday deals. If you want to buy any of these Ninetendo DS Bundles on Cyber Monday, ... and more »
[Japon] Top 20 des ventes de jeux DS
Original at wiiz.fr
• Sat, Nov 28
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (Nintendo): 5 000 391 6. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day (Nintendo): 3 776 263 17. ...
Bundles de la Nintendo DSi pour le Black Friday aux US
Original at Ubergizmo
• Thu, Nov 26
Concernant le bundle blanc, ce modèle sera destiné aux personnes qui jouent occasionnellement, incluant des titres tels que Brain Age DSiWare, Sudoku et ... DSi : deux packs avec jeux pré-installés aux USAGénération NT all 2 news articles »
Nintendo Preps Two Black Friday DSi Bundles
Original at PC Magazine
• Tue, Nov 24
The White Bundle includes Nintendo DSiWare brain teaser titles: Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Sudoku, Brain Age Express: Math, ... Nintendo Black Friday: DSi with $20 in DSiwareCNET News Blue and White Nintendo DSi bundles for Black FridayNetworkWorld.com
Gifts to please people in nursing homes
Original at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Fri, Nov 20
For instance, Brain Age on the Nintendo DS is fairly easy to use and keeps your brain alert with exercises for the mind. "They also like the games that ... and more »
Best Buy's Black Friday DSi Systems Pre-Loaded with DSiWare
Original at Nintendo World Report
• Sat, Nov 14
The first bundle includes a white DSi with Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Sudoku, Brain Age Express: Math, Clubhouse Games Express: ... Dealzmodo: Best Buy Black Friday Ad Features Pre-Loaded Nintendo DSiGizmodo.com
Nintendo DSiWare's little pets: Electroplankton
Original at CNET News.com
• Thu, Nov 12
Electroplankton isn't the first DS game to be broken into bits--Brain Age Express and Clubhouse Games have gotten similar treatments--and we look forward to ... and more »
Brain Training Market Talk, at MIT/ BoomerTech Series
Original at SharpBrains
• Wed, Sep 16
By Alvaro Fernandez Time: BoomerTech, brain age, brain training market, Jan Zivic, MIT Club, neuroplasticity, nintendo, Nintendo’s Brain Age, Posit Science, Roger Quy, SmartSilvers, Technology Partners, vibrant brains, World Economic Forum We'll have an exciting session in Palo Alto on October 6th...
Brain Quiz: Do You Have a Brain?
Original at SharpBrains
• Mon, Sep 7
By Dr. Pascale Michelon a. Arm b. Thigh c. Brain d. None a. Weight lifting b. Aerobic exercises c. Flexibility exercises 9. What type of brain training has been shown to help people who are afraid of spiders? a. Cogmed working memory training b. Posit Science Classic c. Nintendo Brain Age d. RESPeRATE
Debunking 10 Brain Training/ Cognitive Health Myths
Original at sharpbrains (WordPress)
• Sat, Jun 20
By Alvaro Overall brain maintenance: Brain Age series (Nintendo), BrainWare Safari (Learning Enhancement Corporation), FitBrains.com (Vivity Labs), Happy-Neuron.com (Scientific Brain Training), Lumosity.com (Lumos Labs), MindFit (CogniFit), (m)Power (Dakim)
Dr. Kawashima Brings Brain Training To PC
Original at Kotaku.com
• Tue, Apr 28
Published by Namco Bandai Europe and distributed by Atari, Brain Training with Dr. Kawashima takes the same sort of brain training exercises we've seen in the Nintendo DS Brain Age series and brings them to the PC format, giving folks who sit in front ... Brain Exercise Coming To PC Ve3d.com
Nintendo insists the iPhone isn't a competitor
Original at NetworkWorld.com
• Tue, Apr 21
MA The combination of dual screens, traditional buttons and the stylus on the touch screen provide for a precise, in-depth gaming experience. Nintendo DS also has a library of more than 850 games in every possible genre. Examples include Brain Age, ...
Nintendo: Not Everyone Has Played Brain Age
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Apr 17
By Brian Ashcraft 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.
GAME REVIEW: DSi adds camera, downloads to Nintendo's portable
Original at Reading Eagle
• Tue, Apr 14
Game Guru PA Finally, "Brain Age Express: Math," which recycles the math problems of the original "Brain Age" games, will set you back $8. The DSi does play the hundreds of DS cartridges that are already on the market. Best of the recent releases: Nintendo's ... Nintendo DSi system A.V. Club
Opinion: DSi adds cameras, downloads to Nintendo's portable
Original at Charleston Gazette
• Fri, Apr 10
Finally, "Brain Age Express: Math," which recycles the math problems of the original "Brain Age" games, will set you back $8. The DSi does play the hundreds of DS cartridges that are already on the market. Best of the recent releases: Nintendo's ... Nintendo DSi: Hands-on Review Examiner.com
Nintendo releases DSi titles, updates for WiiWare and Virtual Console
Original at TechShout!
• Tue, Apr 7
Brain Age Express: Math, for 800 DSi points is a mathematic centric game from the Brain Age series. There are exercises like Change Maker, Triangle Math, Sum Totaled and Multi Tasker. Also included is the new Theme mode for drawing, photography and ... DSiWare's Second Wave? IGN
DSiWare, WiiWare, and Virtual Console releases for this week
Original at CNET News.com
• Mon, Apr 6
Nintendo, 500 DSi Points): Snapped! is a collection of mini games that uses the DSi's onboard camera. Brain Age Express: Math (Nintendo, 800 DSi Points): This is just the math version of a Brain Age game and wraps up this week's DSiWare offerings. ...
NDS Review - 'Margot's Word Brain'
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Mon, Mar 2
CA When the game begins, you'll be asked to flip the DS into a book-like format, similar to Brain Age, and either choose from one of the six puzzles or the challenge that has you play all six in a row. From there, you can opt to skip right ahead to the ...
Study questions benefit of 'Brain Age'
Original at Digital Spy
• Fri, Feb 27
UK In response Nintendo has claimed that it never stated that Brain Age is backed by scientific proof. "What we claim is the Brain Training series of games, like playing sudoku, are enjoyable and fun," read a company statement. "These exercises can also ...
Brain Age Does Not Work Say French Researchers
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Jan 26
By Brian Ashcraft 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]
Personal Trainer: Math Review
Original at IGN
• Mon, Jan 12
CA - Jan 12, 2009 It's almost as if someone at Nintendo thought that the math problems in Brain Age could be pulled out as a stand-alone product, because that's pretty much ...
Top 30 Brain Health and Fitness Articles of 2008
Original at sharpbrains (WordPress)
• Fri, Dec 26
By Alvaro What is the connection between physical and mental exercises? Do they have additive effects on brain health? Are they redundant? Let’s start by reviewing what we know about the effects of physical exercise on the brain. Brain Fitness Industry 29. Posit Science, Nintendo Brain Age, and Br...
My Fun Facts Coach Review
Original at IGN
• Thu, Dec 18
CA - Dec 18, 2008 by Aaron Thornton December 18, 2008 - Ever since the self-improvement genre found its place on DS back in 2006 with Brain Age, we've seen countless ...
Unboxed: Mario DS Lite, This Year's Hottest Black Friday Buy
Original at Wired News
• Tue, Nov 25
By Chris Kohler On November 28, Nintendo will release two limited edition $150 DS bundles -- this one, which includes a copy of New Super Mario Bros., and an Ice Blue system that comes packed with Brain Age 2. Want to know what's inside? Unboxing pics are below.
Zenses: Rainforest Edition Review
Original at IGN
• Mon, Nov 24
CA - If you've got a mom, sister, or younger family member or friend that's into DS, but might even consider games like Super Princess Peach or even Brain Age as ...
GoNintendo » Blog Archive » Nintendo > Science- What are you ...
Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Nov 19
We’ve posted a few of Nintendo of Canada’s Brain Age ads. You know the ones I’m talking about…they feature someone with a really small head, and someone playing Brain Age that has a normal-sized head. While I find the ads inoffensive, ...
If You Fell From The Rope Climb In P.E.
Original at Seattle Post Intelligencer
• Sat, Nov 15
By Christina Hyun It seems I need to get crackin' on "Brain Age" (Nintendo DS game). Claire is down to the 40's in her brain age, and guess where I'm at? I've only played it twice and am something like 89 years old! I'M SLOW. VERY SLOW. That name-the-colors intro exercise kind of stresses me out though. I am not good a...
Wii Music aims to take music gaming to the masses
Original at Gizmag
• Mon, Oct 20
While music based rhythm games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band let players let out their inner Rock God, Nintendo, like they have done for the majority of their Wii titles, have aimed for a different demographic with Wii Music. With the standard lead, bass, drums and vocals combo pretty we...
Brain Center America Challenges US Gamers to Get NeuroActive
Original at Gaming Today
• Wed, Sep 10
By Shawn Sines Apparently NeuroActive has been used in Canada and Europe successfully. I find it amusing that BCA is using the US obsession with physical fitness as a call for people to get mentally fit. Most of the people reading this article already use their brains regularly and are pretty mentally fit....
Mario Kart Wii Has A Golden Week
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, May 15
By Michael McWhertor 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)
Teenage Zombies
Original at 1up.com
• Tue, Mar 11
By Andrew Hayward Teenage zombies: big fans of minigames -- Like many DS titles seeking to spice up an action experience, Teenage Zombies contains a handful of minigames dropped in between chapters of the adventure. We played one in which Half-Pipe skateboards in a half-pipe (clever!) on the touch screen...
More than One DS Sold Every Five Seconds in U.S. [Nintendo]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Dec 11
By Brian Crecente 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...
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart [Media Create]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Nov 14
By Michael McWhertor 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)
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart [Super Mario Galaxy]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Nov 7
By Michael McWhertor 11. Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (DS) 12. Wii Play (Wii) 15. Mario Kart DS (DS) 18. KanKen DS 2 + Jouyou Kanji Jiten (DS) 19. Dragon Tamer: Sound Spirits (DS) 20. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 24. Brain Age 2: More Training In Minutes A day (DS) 25. My Housekeeping Diary (DS) 27. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS)
Can Handheld Consoles Break The Non-game Barrier?
Original at GigaOM
• Fri, Oct 5
By Jane Pinckard The massive success of Nintendo’s cheeky cerebral treadmill, Brain Age, which stayed on Japan’s best-seller list for 34 weeks and has sold over 8.6 million units, has tempted other companies into experimenting with non-games. The fact that older people bought Nintendo’s handheld cons...
Brain Age 2 Goes On Tour [Brain Training]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Sep 27
By Mike Fahey 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...
4cr Review - Brain Buster Puzzle Pak
Original at 4 color rebellion
• Sun, Jul 15
By Greg It won’t really provide much for detractors, but Brain Buster Puzzle Pak is a good buy for people interested in number puzzles. The sheer variety of puzzles makes this title soar over its competition, and it won’t break the bank at twenty bucks. This is one “brain-game” that is actually wort...
Bleach Is Always The Bridesmaid: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, May 30
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)
He's Baaaaaack!: More Brain Age in Europe
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, May 15
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).
The Kotaku Effect, or The Price of a Guinness in Rathmines
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Jul 17
By kotaku.com 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."
Nintendo Gifts DS Lite to President Bush
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jul 5
By Brian Crecente 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...
Upstart CEO Talks Mobile Brain Gaming
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Apr 26
By Brian Ashcraft 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...
Interview With Brain Age Professor
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Apr 11
By Brian Ashcraft 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...