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Games For Cheaper Auto Insurance
Allstate Insurance and Posit Science, a San Francisco start-up, are looking into brain-training video games as a way to give drivers a discount on auto insurance. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by Adam Fry: To people who try the demo, what's your result? I "was able to track 4.75 jewels" 5 Responses | Other threads
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Empire Teams With Mensa For Real Brain Games
Dust off your thinking cap and prepare for some hyper-intelligent gaming, as Empire Interactive signs an exclusive game development deal with the world's oldest high-IQ society, Mensa. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by tzaketh: When I was seven, I had to take an IQ test to get into a private school. I was in... 6 Responses | Other threads
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The DS Comedy Trainer
With brain training games being old hat, Japan is craving for something new. Enter comedy training games. Ha. Developer Skip has created Arukime DS, a two to four player game. In fact, it's not possible to play the game alone! (Well, you can play it alone, but you'll need two DSes.) A question is posed, and the other players write funny or witty answers in a certain time limit. Gut busting responses are then selected, and the funniest ones get points in the form of cushions. Game is out in Japan mid-July. Sounds hilarious. More »
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Comment by mcderek3000: Is that in any way different from just telling jokes to other people sans spending cash on a game and... more » | Other threads
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More Brain Games Coming. Ungh.
How 2006! Last year, brain games were all the rage. Or the year before that for Japan. Don't tell Ubisoft, though! The publisher is bringing Sega's Atama Scan ("Brain Scan") to the West, redubbing it Mind Quiz: Your Brain Coach. Sega is no stranger to brain games, making some of the first ones so many moons ago. Info about the Ubisoft import: More »
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Comment by PetiePal: Just recently got into the two originals. I love the Sudoku on it. I wish there was a "random" generator... more » | Other threads
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Control Games With Your BRAIN
Using motion controls is so 2006. Using your brain to dictate game play is teh future. Australian star-up Emotiv created a mind-reading game controller prototype called Project Epoc that's getting over a million dollars in funding from the Australian government. From Emotiv's website: More » -
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Comment by Jonny_eh: Rubik's cubes do not train brains, they destroy livliehoods and families! more » | Other threads
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Comment by tim rogers: nice to see everyone is taking the question seriously! more » | Other threads
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Study and Decipher Engrish with the DS
I'm learning English. Well, I think I am, or rather, I suppose I am. With the spate of "brain games" released for the Nintendo DS, also came the inevitable English game. Called Eigo ga Nigatena Otona no DS Training: Eigo Zuke ("DS Training for Adults Who are Bad at English"), the game is TOEIC-approved and was released this past January, but Mrs. Bashcraft didn't decide she wanted to learn English until yesterday. More »
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Comment by Jesse in Japan: Apparently, English is so difficult that Japanese people who can speak it well are deemed geniuses and given high-paying jobs. more » | Other threads
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Upstart CEO Talks Mobile Brain Gaming
Earlier this week, we reported on the slew of Brain Age knock-offs headed our way. Barry O'Neill, CEO of the Dublin-based Upstart Games, emailed us to let us know his company had been "sitting on" a cell phone brain game that predates Brain Age by about two years. Originally called Right Brain Paradise, the game was released by G-mode in Japan. Upstart's English version is titled IQ Academy and will be on in major US and European carries this July. We sent questions to Mr. O'Neill, regarding the upcoming title, the brain game craze and skiing in Nintendo's wake.
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Japanese Students That Game Are Slightly Dumb
Being a kid in Japan isn't easy. There are loads of after school activities like cram school. No wonder children want to sneak in some gaming on the sly. Some kids do one better and spend a good chunk of their day playing video games. According to Fukushima Prefecture, doing so means lower test scores. More »
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Comment by macdeth: "Wait, no one else is worried about 5th graders spending more than 3 hours of their day playing video games??... more » | Other threads
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Brain Age American TV Ad
For those who don't have cable TV, live in North America or only read books, here's the Brain Age infomercial. It's appearing on the Discovery Channel and making people's parents suddenly "into gaming." Not sure what that means these days anymore... More » -
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Poll: Brain Games Leave Japan
With the Brain Age release a week away, the reviews have started to flood in. While the game has owned the Japanese sales charts for months and has more than widened the demographic, things are not so certain Stateside. Know what that means? It's time to speculate. More »
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Comment by ringomon: The game is called brain age because it tells you what age your brain is functioning at. Japan being... more » | Other threads
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Iwata Returning to Developing? Probably Not
Not dropping any more bombs until May, Iwata told MTV, "There are some other unique features of the Nintendo Revolution hardware that we haven't discussed yet that we will be announcing at E3." Miyamoto mentioned something similar last year at university in Kyoto. More secrets for the innovative, yet underpowered Revolution console that promises players a different type of gaming experience. Following the DS's lead, Nintendo continues to venture into uncharted waters. More » -
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Burn Wax & Drink Java With Sega
Order Sega's new brain trainer and get this limited-edition candle holder that depicts a baby and an adult dreaming about Sega. It even doubles as a mug. Talk about smart. More » -
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Iwata's GDC Keynote Uncut
I sat down this afternoon to start transcribing Nintendo President Satoru Iwata's keynote for the Game Developers Conference. I had taped the whole thing, and concentrated on liveblogging it instead of taking down quotes. More » -
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Two New DS Brain Games
Fad or for real, Nintendo's bringing two new brain games to the public. One of them is called Kageyama Hideo no IQ Teacher DS and the other one is Right Brain Kids. Apparently, IQ Teacher DS does things like help strengthen conceptional memory and thought, while Right Brain Kids helps with memorization. More » -
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Brain Age DVD?!
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 crazy people had conversations with their televisions. More » -
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Comment by Zoglog: yeah i'm sure i'd trust a game to adminster a proper IQ exam -_-.... more » | Other threads
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Two DS Brain Games Dated For US
Nintendo announced today the release dates for two, not one, Brain Training games in the U.S. More » -
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Comment by higon: You may be right, Chris. This news may be about they have decided to bring all three brainsomething under one... more » | Other threads
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Comment by cjr: A "Swiss mathematician"?! It was Leonhard Euler! LEONHARD EULER! The most prolific mathematician of all time! Why I oughta... more » | Other threads
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