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Year 2006

 

Rate Video: Brain Age - Train Your Brain in Minutes a DayVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Google Video external link    Wed, Apr 26    6 related articles

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By Angry-Gamers.com Angry-Gamers.com 6 min - Apr 27, 2006 Video demonstration of the DS game Brain Training.

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Rate Brain Training Market Talk, at MIT/ BoomerTech Series

Original at SharpBrains external link    Wed, Sep 16

By Alvaro Fernandez Description: Lots of buzz … Perhaps you think that "Senior Moments" are an inevitable part of aging. But research shows you may be able to keep your brain young and fit the same way you do your body, with exercise and training. With the success of Nintendo’s Brain Age, Posit Science and dozens...

Rate Debunking 10 Brain Training/ Cognitive Health Myths

Original at sharpbrains (WordPress) external link    Sat, Jun 20

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By Alvaro Myth 6. All brain activities or exercises are equal. Facts: Varied and targeted exercises are the necessary ingredients in brain training so that a wide range of brain functions can be stimulated. Myth 7. There is only one way to train your brain.

Rate Lifetime Wii, DS Software Sales Data Show Impressive Numbers

Original at 1UP.com external link    Sat, May 9

 NY Various versions of Nintendogs have sold 22.2 million units worldwide, followed by New Super Mario Bros. and Personal Trainer: Cooking at 18.4 million each, Brain Training (aka Brain Age) at 17.4 million, and Pokemon Diamond/Pearl at 16.8 million. ...

Rate Dr. Kawashima Brings Brain Training To PC

Original at Kotaku.com external link    Tue, Apr 28

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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

Rate Nintendo: Not Everyone Has Played Brain Age

Original at Kotaku Australia external link    Fri, Apr 17

 Australia With the gajillion titles of Brain Age and its sequel Nintendo has sold, you'd think pretty much everyone has played the game. You're wrong. "Some people might think that, given the huge sales of the Brain Training series, there can't possibly be ...

Rate Nintendo: Not Everyone Has Played Brain Age

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Apr 17

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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.

Rate Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir

Original at Nintendo Life external link    Mon, Mar 30

 UK What started with Brain Age/Brain Training in 2006 has now evolved into one Nintendo’s biggest cash cows. The innovative technology that Nintendo used with the Nintendo DS and Wii has managed to attract thousands of new people into the gaming industry, ...

Rate UK Charts: Resident Evil 5 Fends off Grand Theft Auto

Original at Gamasutra external link    Mon, Mar 23

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 CA Ubisoft’s Puzzler Collection was up 13 places to number 10, with More Brain Training (aka Brain Age 2) also a new entry at number 27. The highest new entry outside the top 10 is Scrabble: 2009 Edition on Nintendo DS from Ubisoft at number 23. ...

Rate Ride bikes, get smart: software expert

Original at AsiaOne external link    Wed, Mar 4

 Singapore Kawashima is the designer of "Brain Training" software, which incorporates quizzes and other games and is available on the Nintendo DS game console under the name "Brain Age" in North America. A self-professed motorcycle fan, 49-year-old Kawashima ...

Rate Motorcycles help keep you young: software expert

Original at google.com external link    Wed, Mar 4

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Straits Times Kawashima is the designer of "Brain Training" software, which incorporates quizzes and other games and is available on the Nintendo DS game console under the name "Brain Age" in North America. A self-professed motorcycle fan, 49-year-old Kawashima ...

Rate Study questions benefit of 'Brain Age'

Original at Digital Spy external link    Fri, Feb 27

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 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 ...

Rate Who plays the leading role in games industry?

Original at Ecommerce Journal external link    Fri, Feb 27

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 MA Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (its other name is “ Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?”) is a puzzle video game . It was published and developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. ...

Rate Watchdog group: Brain Age doesn't help

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Feb 26

 CA Nintendo responded, saying that it has never claimed scientific proof of Brain Age's effectiveness: "What we claim is the Brain Training series of games, like playing sudoku, are enjoyable and fun. These exercises can also help keep the brain sharp. ...

Rate Hogyan tartsuk karban agyunkat?

Original at HVG external link    Sat, Feb 21

 Hungary Ez a japán agytorna (angolul Brain Training, illetve amerikai nevén Brain Age) egyszerűen kitalálójának, a leginkább agyi képalkotó eljárásokkal foglalkozó, a tekintélyes Tohoku Egyetemén kívül ma már a Nintendo fizetési listáján is szereplő Kavasima ...

Rate Nintendo DSi comes to US on April 5

Original at BetaNews external link    Wed, Feb 18    16 related articles

 - One title sure to hit US stores is the next sequel in the popular Brain Age series known in Japan as Chotto Brain Training.

Rate Nintendo Brain Training for Childern

Original at online-artikel.de external link    Mon, Feb 2

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 Germany - The results of the study show that 10-year-olds playing the Nintendo Brain Training (or Brain Age) game showed no improvement in memory compared with ...

Rate Onderzoek: Braintraining niet zo goed voor brein

Original at Techzine external link    Thu, Jan 29

 Netherlands - Jan 29, 2009 Onderzoekers van de universiteit van Rennes, Groot-Brittannië, hebben geconcludeerd dat Dr Kawashima's Brain Training of Brain Age niet beter voor de ...

Rate Comments on: Study slams brain-training games' mental improvement ...

Original at Reg Hardware external link    Mon, Jan 26

 UK - By Nick Davey Posted Monday 26th January 2009 16:15 GMT And I include myself in thas as I have a copy of Brain Training for my DS. The lowest "Brain Age" ...

Rate GAME Group Sales Jump 16.6 Percent Over Christmas

Original at Gamasutra external link    Tue, Jan 13

 CA - Jan 13, 2009 such as Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit, LittleBigPlanet, Gears of War 2, Fable II, Brain Training (aka Brain Age) and Professor Layton and the Curious Village. ...

Rate Mario Kart Wii Best-Selling Game Of 2008 In UK

Original at Gamasutra external link    Mon, Jan 12

 CA - Jan 12, 2009 Indeed, all top five selling games are Nintendo platform exclusives, with Wii Play at number three, Brain Training (aka Brain Age) for DS at number four ...

Rate As America ages, fitness centers evolve to include head health

Original at Ventura County Star external link    Sun, Jan 11    16 related articles

 CA - Jan 11, 2009 Popular mind-game software programs include Nintendo’s “Brain Age” and “Brain Training.” “Whereas the largest buyers in 2005 were K-12 school systems, ...

Rate News: DSi Ware Launch Lineup RevealedVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at N external link    Tue, Dec 16

1000 Nintendo Points Chotto Brain Training: Arts versionChotto Brain Training: Science version Finally, here's another gander at the Brain Age title, but also a proper demo of the fun-looking new flipbook/animation/photo software. We want.

Rate News: Two Downloadable Brain Age DSi Games

Original at N external link    Thu, Oct 2

Reggie has confirmed at the conference that two redesigned Brain Training games will be available to download through the DSi\'s DSWare service, which allows new software to be purchased with Nintendo Points and downloaded onto an SD ...

Rate Brain Age does actually make you smarter

Original at That VideoGame external link    Thu, Sep 25

By Matthew Razak Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS), the main organization for the development of the curriculum and for exploring the use of ICT in education, performed a study on the good Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training and looked at what the effects ...

Rate Review: Brain Challenge Volume 2: Stress Management (Mobile)

Original at Aeropause Games external link    Wed, Mar 19

By Stephen Munn We've seen examples of runaway success in this genre, such as Nintendo's Brain Age and Brain Training games, and countless imitators, even several from Gameloft, who developed this game. This one's an example of a success in this area. ...

Rate Nintendo Takes Brain Games to a New Level with Brain Age 2.0

Original at Brain Training Gym external link    Wed, Jan 23

Brain Age 2 Nintendo DS Brain Training Game. brain brain enhancement cognition cogntive development enhancement games gaming improvement intelligence iq mind nintendo nintendo ds personal personal development psychology self improvement ...

Rate After decades of exercising your thumbs, Nintendo turns to your mind!

Original at Brain Training Gym external link    Wed, Jan 23

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Nintendo’s features Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training Game and asks How Old Is Your Brain? Brain Age for Nintendo DS: Train your brain in minutes a days with this fun, rewarding form of entertainment everyone can enjoy. Inspired by cutting-edge neuroscience, it’s a full set of reading and ma...

Year 2007

 

Rate Sales Plus: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Sep 28

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By Michael McWhertor 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)

Rate Brain Age 2 Goes On Tour [Brain Training]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Sep 27

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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...

Rate Rock-Paper-Scissors with Nicole Kidman in this Brain Age 2 adVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Nintendo DS external link    Tue, Jun 26

By Victor B. As we mentioned earlier, Nicole Kidman is Nintendo's big European star, promoting Brain Age 2 (aka Brain Training) in the UK. Thanks to the YouTube powers of curvess2, we now have a video of the ad feauring Miss Kidman having a delightful time finding out her brain age.

Rate Nicole Kidman the pretty face of More Brain Training DS

Original at Joystiq external link    Mon, Jun 25

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By Scott Jon Siegel Filed under: Nintendo DS, Puzzle, CasualNo, she won't be replacing the laughing, disembodied head of Dr. Kawashima, but actress Nicole Kidman will be starring in a series of print and television ads for DS's More Brain Training in Europe.

Rate Brain Blowout: Brain Age 2 Impressions

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, May 24

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...

Rate More Brain Training coming to Europe, maybe US

Original at Joystiq external link    Wed, May 16

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By Ross Miller Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, PuzzleThe evil floating head of Dr. Kawashima returns! Gamasutra reports that More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?, the sequel to Brain Age (known outside of the US as Brain Training), is coming to Europe this summer.

Rate Nintendo Confirms More Brain Training For West

Original at Gamasutra external link    Wed, May 16

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Officials from Nintendo of Europe have confirmed that the sequel to Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (aka Brain Age) will be released in the West for the DS, following sightings of listings for the games in various US online stores, dated for later this summer. The follow-up will be known as M...

Rate He's Baaaaaack!: More Brain Age in Europe

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, May 15

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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).

Rate Jeepers creepers, Nintendo wants to train your peepers

Original at Joystiq external link    Wed, Apr 11

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By Kyle Orland OK, we were on board when the whole Brain Training fad hit. We even tolerated it when the inevitable wave of knock offs were rushed to market. But now Nintendo is trying to sell us on the idea of an eye training game and we say enough is enough.

Rate Brain Training with Cognitive Simulations

Original at sharpbrains (WordPress) external link    Wed, Feb 7

By Alvaro Today we will continue our review of the benefits of brain training for specific occupations: in this case, pilots and basketball players. The lessons can be relevant not only for corporate training but also for education and brain health & wellness.

Year 2006

 

Rate Brain Age and DS Lite Sales Skyrocket Due to Spokesman's Marital Infidelity

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Sep 21

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By egauger 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]

Rate Brain Age Does Common Sense

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jun 9

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By brownlee 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...

Rate Brain Age DVD?!

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Mar 17

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By Brian Ashcraft 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...

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