IT'S BATTLE OF THE BRAINS AS BIG BRAIN ACADEMY LAUNCHES TODAY
ON THE NINTENDO DS
7th July 2006 - Ever fancied yourself as a genius waiting to be
discovered? Or just feel like challenging your family and
friends to a mental showdown? Now you can show off your grey
matter and pit your wits against your friends as Big Brain
Academy launches across Europe today only on the Nintendo DS.
Big Brain Academy, which has already sold a staggering 1.2
million copies in Japan, is the latest in Nintendo's range of
innovative Touch! Generations software. You must test your
brain and your reaction speed in a series of wacky and
addictive games, speed and accuracy are important as each
challenge requires you to answer questions in a particular
category in just 60 seconds. The game's tasks are grouped into
five categories: Think, memorize, analyze, compute and
identify. Each of the categories are then split into a further
three sub-categories, providing 15 types of addictively fun
exercises to twist, turn and trouble your brain. The game's
main modes each focus on a different type of test, developed to
provide a fun challenge for different parts of the user's
brain. Players can even create their own individual profile in
Big Brain Academy allowing them to keep track of their progress
in all of the different types of tests. This game really stands
out from the crowd in its multiplayer mode where all of the 15
tests can be attempted in wireless Versus mode, with up to
seven friends. In this mode players battle it out to be the
first to reach a pre-determined number of points - called a
brain weight. What's more is that players only need one copy of
the game to experience Big Brain Academy with all of their
friends, thanks to DS Download play! Big Brain Academy will
dazzle and amaze you with its fun and addictive challenges and
launches across Europe today at the estimated retail price of
around £29.99. Click onto www.nintendo-europe-media.com for all
of the most up to date official information on Nintendo. For
further information please contact the Nintendo Press Office on
0207 307 3103 About Nintendo Nintendo Co., Ltd. of Kyoto,
Japan, is the acknowledged worldwide leader in the creation of
interactive entertainment. To date, Nintendo has sold more than
2.2 billion video games worldwide and more than 375 million
hardware units globally, creating such industry icons as Mario®
and Donkey Kong and launched franchises like The Legend of
Zelda® and Pokémon. Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware
and software for its popular home video game systems, including
the Nintendo 64, NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo
DS, and Game Boy - the world's best-selling video game system
which has sold over 193 million units. As a wholly owned
subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Grossostheim, Germany,
was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for
Nintendo's operations in Europe.
