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Monday30th Sep 2019
News Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training Is Making A Glorious Comeback On Switch
Welcome back, doctor
Nintendo has revealed that it is resurrecting the million-selling Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? Series (known as Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! in North America) on the Nintendo Switch. The game has only been confirmed for Japan at present, but given the massive global popularity of the...
Wednesday1st Aug 2018
News Super Mario Land And Sushi Striker Feature In The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Discounts, wallpapers and themes
The latest batch of My Nintendo rewards have now gone live in Europe, with a small selection of 3DS games - and one Wii U game - being offered at a discounted price alongside a new set of wallpapers and a 3DS theme. Here's the full list of games that have been added to the site today, alongside those all-important...
Thursday27th Jul 2017
Nintendo Download 27th July (Europe)
Pikmin! Miitopia! Overcooked! Namco Museum! My Nintendo discounts! More!
The Nintendo Download Update is now live in Europe, and there's a lot going on. On the Switch we have seven downloads going live today and tomorrow, along with some DLC. The 3DS has three retail releases to consider along with download-only options, while the Wii U...
Thursday13th Apr 2017
News Dr Kawashima's Devilish Brain Training Finally Arrives On 3DS In Europe On 28th July
Can you stay focused?
We're honestly not sure what happened to Dr Kawashima's Devilish Brain Training: Can you stay focused? in Europe back in the day; it was all set to arrive in the region in 2013 but then that didn't happen for 'reasons'. Japanese and North American gamers have had a while to work on their concentration skills, but the good news...
Wednesday26th Oct 2016
News Nintendo Is Refusing To Let Project Giant Robot And Devilish Brain Training Die
"TBD"
Nintendo's recent financials contain all kinds of interesting information, including a rough release schedule for the coming months. While this is naturally looking a bit on the light side as the 3DS and Wii U come to the end of their lifespans and Nintendo continues to keep its Switch cards close to its chest, it does throw up some...
Wednesday14th Sep 2016
News Professor Kawashima to Appear in Event to Discuss "Secrets of Healthy Ageing"
Potential spoiler: play the Brain Training / Brain Age games
Though they're less frequent nowadays, those that enjoyed the DS years in particular are likely to remember the Brain Age / Brain Training games with fondness; in fact, there are still persistent European fans that bemoan the fate of Dr Kawashima's Devilish Brain Training: Can You Stay...
Wednesday6th Jan 2016
News 'Brain Training' Games Aren't All They're Cracked Up to be
Brain training website pays $2 million to FTC for false advertising
No doubt many of you remember Nintendo's popular Brain Age series on the Nintendo DS, technically the first in its 'Touch! Generations' line of games. The title sold itself on the concept of doing simple cognitive tasks and games in order to slow mental decline and keep cognitive...
Wednesday31st Jul 2013
Professor Layton set for 2013 in Europe
As part of today's financial reports from Nintendo, the company has released additional documents outlining details such as upcoming releases on Wii U and 3DS. Most of the release windows are as expected, though a few changes have caught attention. For one thing, and likely to disappoint a number of European...
Monday8th Apr 2013
News Nintendo Confirms Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training Delay
New launch date "to be confirmed"
At the weekend, we reported on the rumour that Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training: Can You Stay Focused? — which is known as Brain Age: Concentration Training in North America — was being pushed back from its proposed European April 12th release date
Sunday7th Apr 2013
Rumour Dr Kawashima's 3DS Prescription Delayed Until September In Europe
Devilish Brain Training now listed as "TBC" on Nintendo's site
Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training — known as Brain Age: Concentration Training in North America — was supposed to launch in Europe on April 12th. We've heard very little about the game in the past few weeks, and the official page for the title now has its release date listed...
Thursday7th Feb 2013
Nintendo Download 7th February 2013 (North America)
Ken is raging, the Blue Bomber returns, concentration testing and more
Nintendo has confirmed what download delights are coming to North America this week, and it's certainly a diverse range. We have a download-only retail game on Wii U — if you can tolerate the term — some retro goodness and a long-awaited demo joining a major retail release on...
Wednesday30th Jan 2013
News Dr Kawashima's Devilish Brain Training Arrives in Europe on 12th April
Our old brains will need to wait
While Brain Age: Concentration Training will encourage youthful and focused brains in North America soon, it seems Europeans will need to wait until 12th April. Snappily titled Dr Kawashima's Devilish Brain Training: Can You Stay Focused? in the region, it will arrive as both a physical and downloadable retail...
Sunday27th Jan 2013
Impressions Brain Age: Concentration Training Demo
Fiendishly focused
Inspired by the work of famed neuroscientist Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, Nintendo's Brain Age games aim to keep players' minds sharp through daily mental exercises, and have proven popular since the DS original, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!. The first 3DS entry in the series, Brain Age: Concentration Training focuses its...
Thursday24th Jan 2013
Nintendo Download 24th January 2013 (North America)
Fighting with balloons and guns, cave exploration, getting funky and more
It's Nintendo download time, North America, and this week brings you various goodies for your latest systems. The Wii U eShop features a new downloadable title that you probably spotted two days ago, the first Virtual Console release — sort of — on the system, and 3DS has...
Thursday17th Jan 2013
News Brain Age: Concentration And Sonic & All-Stars Racing Release Dates Revealed
Two new 3DS big-hitters get dated for the US
We love days like today, when Nintendo springs upcoming release dates on us and we all have to think of how far we're going to have to dig into our pockets for some cash. You'll have to update your purchase plans - again - as Brain Age: Concentration Training (also known as Dr Kawashima's Devilish Brain...
Wednesday5th Dec 2012
Better start saving now
In its Nintendo Direct presentations earlier today, Nintendo gave a better indication of when western gamers can expect to play a few upcoming 3DS titles: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate and Dr Kawashima's Devilish Brain Training: Can You Stay Focused? (Brain Age: Concentration...
Wednesday29th Aug 2012
News Brain Age: Concentration Training Puts North America to the Test on 3rd December
Concentrate on the date
The latest title in the Brain Age series — which we've been calling Demon Training — has now been available in Japan for a little over a month, but the popularity of the series has made localised versions in other regions an inevitability. North America now has details, with Nintendo of America confirming a release date...
