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More Brain Training?!
'16 May 2007. Training your brain became a worldwide activity following the launch of Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? in Europe last summer. This continued into 2007 and now over 10 million people globally are currently including it in their daily lives. But, as with any exercise, continual training is required to help stay active and now you can keep on training your brain with the second instalment in the Brain Training franchise, More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? Featuring all new exercises and DS Brain Age Checks, this is set to challenge even the most trained brains as it launches across Europe on 29th June 2007.
Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? has been enjoyed by people of all ages, including those who would not normally be associated with video games. Inspired by the research of renowned Japanese neuroscientist Dr Kawashima, this original title and the soon to launch More Brain Training are designed to help stimulate your brain and challenge memory, math and perception skills. Users can train their brain by exercising for just a few minutes each day, whether on the go or when relaxing.
More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? uses the same format as its predecessor. Held like a book, you are invited to use the unique and intuitive Touch Screen and microphone features of the Nintendo DS as you take ten minutes a day to help your brain stay active with challenging new exercises. All exercises contained in the software are based on easy to execute mathematical, cognitive and language-based tasks. The DS Brain Age Check measures the speed and accuracy with which you perform simple tasks to establish your DS Brain Age. Once this is established you will be set a regime to help stimulate your brain. The DS Brain Age Check allows you to see your progress on the inbuilt calendar and actually see your progress.
The DS Brain Age Checks take on a new form in this title as you’re tested on three randomly selected exercises including old school classic Rock, Paper, Scissors which asks you to name the position to either win or lose against the object shown, Memorising 5x5 which sees you remembering the position of numbers on screen and Speedy Symbols which challenges your memory of symbols associated with specific numbers.
More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? features fun new training exercises including Correct Change which challenges you on an everyday day task - to work out the right amount of money to hand back after a transaction as quickly as possible, Missing Symbols, a twist on the classic ‘20 calculations’ test, and Masterpiece Recital which invites you to follow a music sheet shown on one screen and touch the corresponding piano keys on the touch screen. As your daily training continues, additional new exercises are unlocked, opening up a variety of new activities with varying levels of difficulty.
With More Brain Training you can also play with your family and friends. Using a single Game Card, two to sixteen players can participate in four different exercises together. Challenge each other to Word Scramble, Memorise 5x5 or Correct Change to see who reigns in the worlds of math, memory and perception. Three to sixteen players can also compete in a picture quiz to test each other’s artistic skills, where players score the other drawings to find a winner.
Making a welcome return to this new title is the popular numbers game, Sudoku. Featuring three difficulty levels from Basic to Intermediate to Advanced, there are over a hundred puzzles to keep you occupied!
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 £20 / €30'
NintyStuff's Reaction: 'Oh yeh! More brain training action! Everyone get ready 'cos it's coming to us
again in June, and we can't wait!'
Wario comes to DS!
'Fashion isn’t just a passion for Wario; it’s a means for survival. In Wario: Master of Disguise for Nintendo DS, players make stylus strokes to change Wario into different outfits. When Wario is dressed for the occasion, he can properly do away with his enemies and look stylish doing so.
What’s in style this season? Read up on some of the outfits Wario will try to slip into (they’re custom-tailored, if you were wondering).
Thief Wario: It’s that outfit that is so comfortable that he just loves to wear it. The Thief outfit doesn’t give him special powers, but he can run quicker and jump higher while wearing it compared to other disguises. In this suit, Wario can perform a dash attack.
Cosmic Wario: When Wario gets spaced-out, he does it with both the clothes and accessories. In this suit, Wario can fire laser beams to attack enemies and destroy obstacles.
Arty Wario: Fashion is art, so why shouldn’t Wario see himself as a canvas? When Wario looks picturesque, players can draw squares to make blocks appear. This lets Wario climb to higher places.
Genius Wario: There’s a fine line between looking smart and actually being smart. The Genius Suits takes care of that second part. This suit lets Wario see hidden paths, doors and switches.
Sparky Wario: It’s shocking how good Wario can look in some of these outfits—a true credit to the designer. As Sparky Wario, the suit lets Wario light up dark areas for a few seconds.
Captain Wario: It’s easier to dress as a sea captain than actually sailing rugged ocean waters. Wario bypasses the dream of being a captain to actually being the boat, thanks to the Captain suit.
Dragon Wario: What’s the best way to make Wario look hot? Fire. Dragon Wario’s fiery breath can destroy certain blocks and enemies and makes him heavy enough to fall through platforms.
Wicked Wario: When people put on a cape, nothing happens without imagination. When Wario wears one, he becomes a superhero! Wicked Wario flies when you blow into the microphone!
Wario: Master of Disguise comes in style June 1st, only on Nintendo DS.'
NintyStuff's Reaction: Wario wearing different clothing?! We gotta see this!
More Pokemon Action!
"Exclusively on Nintendo DS, the new generation of Pokémon is taking the world by storm in Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl! With more than 100 new Pokémon, Touch Screen gameplay and online play over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, this is the biggest Pokémon adventure ever!
Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl challenge players to explore the Sinnoh region in an incredibly deep RPG adventure. New Pokémon are everywhere! Making their debut are such Pokémon as Mime Jr., Lucario, and Weavile, and the three starter Pokémon are new as well. Players will choose from Fire-type Chimchar, Water-type Piplup, and Grass-type Turtwig to begin their adventure.
One of the best aspects of Pokémon games is the ability to trade and battle with other Trainers, and Nintendo DS lets you connect with other Pokémon fans wirelessly, either locally or via Nintendo Wi-
Fi Connection. Players can now trade and battle with other Trainers around the world! Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl also feature voice chat capabilities so players can communicate with their online friends.
In Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, Trainers can also earn the ability to play with Pokémon they’ve caught in previous Game Boy Advance Pokémon games Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon FireRed, Pokémon LeafGreen, Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire.
The new Pokémon adventure is big, it’s exciting, it’s on the DS—and it’s going to be everywhere!
•The Legendaries are larger than life! Dialga is an enormous Pokémon that is said to be able to manipulate time, while the giant Palkia is said to have the power to distort space.
•The DS Touch Screen has improved on the Pokémon gameplay system. When players choose an attack, the Touch Screen displays the important information – the move name, the move type and how many Power Points players have left. The item-select screen is broken down into categories, and all of the items are clearly organised within each section.
•Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl introduce visual differences for Pokémon depending on their gender.
•Diamond or Pearl? For the most part, whether you play one game or the other, the gameplay will be the same. But most importantly, there are several Pokémon that will only appear in one version or the other, so you will have to trade with a friend to complete your Pokédex!"
NintyStuff's Reaction: Having played every single pokemon game available in God's world, saying we're excited if some what of an understatement! We can't wait to get our stylus down to some more pokemon catching action!