If you enjoy brain games, you might want to check out Bandai Namco's surprise 'edutainment' release QuickSpot on the Nintendo Switch. It was released in Japan last April and is an updated title based on the 2006 Nintendo DS game of the same name.
Here's a bit about it, direct from the official PR, along with some screenshots:
QuickSpot stimulates the brain and trains the eyes with fun games where players try to find mistakes, fit puzzle pieces, and uncover hidden objects in a gallery of creative images. Coming to the Switch for the first time with newly added game types, an all-new Party Mode, and a variety of new illustrations, QuickSpot lets players enjoy fast pickup-and-play games alone or gather friends to compete for bragging rights.
QuickSpot offers 20 different games with more than 10,000 questions and puzzles designed to stimulate the right brain, the center of creativity. The game features hundreds of fun and quirky illustrations, including nods to some of the most popular BANDAI NAMCO games. Players can test their mettle alone or with friends in a variety of modes. In Quick Mode, players participate in ten-second speed rounds that push their intuition and concentration to the limits. Endless mode offers training and brain refreshing exercises with a relaxed-pace version of the game’s puzzles with no time limit. In Party Mode, up to four players can compete to see who can score the most points.
QuickSpot is available now from the Switch eShop for $19.99 USD or your regional equivalent. Will you try this one out? Tell us below.
[source nintendo.com]
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Big Brain Academy getting some stiff competition. Forget console wars, this is the next big thing right here.
Have any of the brain games ever been proven to work?
I want to believe, but have never seen any definitive studies.
@Kiwi_Unlimited Once your brain starts poking through like Mars Attacks then you know it’s working.
@nessisonett
Fantastic reference! I appreciate it.
@Kiwi_Unlimited "Proven to work": I've seen a mixed bag of articles/studies that say mental training games work, and ones saying they don't work. When multiple studies yield mixed results that don't point either way, that's a null result.
I still like the games though. I've played plenty of Spot the Difference Party when visiting fam around holidays.
is there a uk release date?
I do like myself some spot the difference, but I'll probably pass on it for now in favour of Big Brain Academy and other €20 games like Celeste or something.
@Kiwi_Unlimited : My guess is that they’re probably more effective at keeping dementia at bay in older people than optimising mental performance in a 20 year old.
Holding the switch in this position is incredibly uncomfortable. They really couldn’t figure out how to port this old DS game to a horizontal format?!
@Kiyata Finally, another use for the mighty flip grip! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fangamer/flip-grip
In all seriousness, yes, this seems like a lazy port to make you hold the switch sideways.
@WoomyNNYes
That's basically what I've read. Keep hoping something definitive comes out.
Thank you.
Will it be in European shops with European languages (Italian for me)? In usa is only in English and Chinese
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