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Title: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on November 03, 2005, 10:30:12 AM
The extremely popular Brain games for DS are coming to America.  Also: a new Micro color...

One of the big news items out of Nintendo's ongoing press event in Redmond is that both of Nintendo's Brain games are being localized for a North American release under the names Brain Training and Brain Flex.  Both games have been best sellers in Japan, with particularly high sales to older DS owners.  Release dates for these games will be forthcoming.    


In other news, NOA has confirmed that a new color for the Game Boy Micro is headed to North America.  It's based on the Famicom 20th Anniversary version of the Micro that has been so popular in Japan.  We'll have more details soon!

Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: KnowsNothing on November 03, 2005, 10:47:05 AM
Famicon > NES.  At least on a Micro.

I really don't see this doing very well here, but who knows, it still boggles me that it's doing so well in Japan  The question comes up, though, why won't Electroplankton be sold in stores?  It's not like translating it would have been expensive or anything...certainly not more thatn these games...and I think it would have a better chance of succeeding in the States...
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: joshnickerson on November 03, 2005, 10:51:14 AM
NES Micro? That just might finally make me break down and buy one. Or quite possibly an original Gameboy design one, like the one mocked up here
http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=121
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: vudu on November 03, 2005, 10:55:38 AM
I'm with joshnickerson here.  This is what's going to make me break down and buy a GBM.  I would die for a Famicom Micro.  I'd kill for a NES one.  I'd just beat someone to a bloody pulp for the GB-themed one.
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: stevey on November 03, 2005, 11:14:12 AM
I hope it be the famicom micro I have the GBASPnes already.
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 03, 2005, 11:51:44 AM
Aw crap, I thought I had finally gathered enough self-control to avoid the Micro...Now I can't... ;_;

And a big thumbsup to the Brain Training games...Just makes one less game to import!
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: Ian Sane on November 03, 2005, 12:03:35 PM
The Brain Training games will be the big test in North America to see how well Nintendo's non-gamers strategy works over here.  NCL has pushed these as being a big part of the "Touch Generation".

"why won't Electroplankton be sold in stores?"

Apparently it sold poorly in Japan so that's why it's an online-only title here.  These games however did really well in Japan so I imagine the idea is that they'll also do well here and thus justify being sold in stores.
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: vudu on November 03, 2005, 12:06:25 PM
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Just makes one less game to import!
How the heck were you planning on playing imported Brain Training games?
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 03, 2005, 12:58:04 PM
Well I know my hiragana and katakana, and have a simplistic idea of Japanese grammar structure, but I'm glad it's being localized so I know what I'm doing completely...

The Brain Training games will be the big test in North America to see how well Nintendo's non-gamers strategy works over here.

It seems you missed the release of Nintendogs...  
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: KnowsNothing on November 03, 2005, 01:12:20 PM
Ian: Well yeah, I knew that, it's just that it seems Electroplankton would be more succesful in the US than the Brain Training games.  That said, I really don't know TOO much about these games, so maybe they'll be succesful here too
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: Ian Sane on November 03, 2005, 01:19:51 PM
"It seems you missed the release of Nintendogs... "

Nintendogs still seems kind of game-like to me, if that makes sense.  These things seem to be the ulimate example of "non-games" so I want to see how well they do.  I never thought they would be released outside of Japan.
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: Kairon on November 03, 2005, 02:29:18 PM
Actually, I get the sense that Brain Training won't do as well here as they did in Japan. Adults here are more likely to be working on their PDAs than on their DS'.

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: Bloodworth on November 03, 2005, 05:41:36 PM
yeah, but are SENIOR CITIZENS all that different in Japan?  I really have to wonder how Nintendo ever marketed these games.  I think they're quite game-like, just more of a Word Munchers or crossword puzzle kind of thing.
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: vudu on November 04, 2005, 09:38:11 AM
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[The Brain Training games] seem to be the ulimate example of "non-games"
Get the right answer, move onto the next question (i.e. beat the level, move onto the next one).  Sounds a lot more like a game than "rub this dog's belly".
Title: RE: Brain Games Coming to U.S.
Post by: Infernal Monkey on November 04, 2005, 08:52:10 PM
"Hey changeable faceplates!"
"Yeah! We're releasing a Famicon one soon!"
"Oh neat!"
"Yeah! You have to buy a Game Boy Micro to get it"
"But I already have one"
"TOO BAD"

The Brain games might do pretty well at $20 US or something.