Developer:

Various

Publisher:

Nintendo

This bundle consists of:

• Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?
• Nintendo DS Lite - Black
• My Word Coach
• 4gamers Nintendo DS Lite Essentials Pack

Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?

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Give your gray matter the workout that it needs to stay sharp, focused and young. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? is inspired by a book that was written by Professor Ryuta Kawashima, a prominent Japanese neurologist. His theories revolve around keeping brains young by performing mental activities quickly.

When users first start a new game of Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?, they will be given a Brain Age Check that determines the age of their brains. Each day, Brain Training users can compete for the high score in any activities that they have unlocked. They also can check the age of their brains once per day. The more they play Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?, the more activities they will unlock. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? is designed to be played in small chunks over a long period of time and can hold data from a year of activity.

Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? Features:

• Brain Age: Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? offers a series of mini-games designed to give brains a workout. Activities include performing simple math problems, counting people going in and out of a house, drawing pictures on the touch screen and reading classic literature out loud.
• Improve your brain: Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? lets players take a series of tests and get a score that shows how old their brains are. This number is called the "Brain Age." As they use the software over a series weeks and months, their mental acuity will improve and the Brain Age will drop, indicating a younger, healthier brain. Progress is charted in graph form.
• Play and Share: Users of Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? can keep up to four save files on one game card. Sharing a game allows them to compare their results with those of family and friends. Users also can send a demo version of Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? to friends or compete with up to 16 players in a battle to see who can solve math problems the fastest.

Nintendo DS Lite - Black

Nintendo DS Lite is a lighter and brighter version of the highly successful Nintendo DS, Nintendo's latest console includes all the existing features of the Nintendo DS, yet includes a variety of distinctive changes which truly sets it apart from other handheld consoles.

Nintendo DS Lite retains the advanced touch screen technology, allowing players to control the software with a stylus or even their finger, as well as dual screens, voice recognition and Wi-Fi capabilities of the Nintendo DS but is now both smaller and lighter. Weighing nearly 60g less than the original, it is just two thirds of the original size. The redesign isn't only cosmetic though, the Nintendo DS Lite features adjustable screen brightness with four settings, a repositioned microphone for ease of use and a larger and more comfortable stylus. With its new design and unique features, this console is perfect for everyone regardless of age, gender and gaming skills.

Features:

• Its two bright screens can be adjusted to four levels to adapt to different lighting conditions and to extend battery power.
• The microphone sits in the center of the unit, and the LED lights are clearly visible whether the unit is open or closed.
• The stylus is 1 centimeter longer and 1 millimeter thicker than the stylus of the original, and slides into a side storage slot.
• The Start and Select buttons were repositioned for easier access.
• A removable cover keeps the Game Boy Advance cartridge slot clear from dust and debris when it's not in use.

My Word Coach

Working closely with applied linguist Dr. Tom Cobb of UQAM University, the award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio developed My Word Coach to provide a fun and engaging path for all ages to increasing their personal communication skill set.

While the Nintendo Wii version takes advantage of the Nintendo Wii remote through fun mini-games and easy-to-use controls, the Nintendo DS version makes use of the systems unique touch screen.

My Word Coach Features:

• 17,000 words with full official dictionary definitions.
• 6 training exercises: Missing letter, Split decision, Cereal letter, Block letter, Word Shuffle and Safecracker
• 3 different levels of difficulty featuring new game features.
• 5 multiplayer games: Missing Letter, Word Shuffle, Safecracker, Cereal Letter and Spelling Bee Competition
• 4 different coaches (own attitudes and comments) will track your potential and progression.

4gamers Nintendo DS Lite Essentials Pack

Contains:

• 2 Pen Styluses
• 2 Double Games Cases
• 1 Set of Screen Protectors
• Wrist Strap
• Screen Cleaning Cloth