I just read an article on this game. It's just like the brain games, but now it focuses on maths. The game is due for a February release in Europe and published by Nintendo. If promoted correctly it could be another major hit for the DS. So I wondered when this game will hit Japanese stores. It already did last month. I checked the charts to see how it did, but the game is nowhere to be found, how come? ioi?
Here's the article:
Maths Training Announced By Nintendo
Improve your calculus with the help of one of Nintendo's pixellated professors.
Presumably following on from the success of the two Brain Training games on the DS, Nintendo have unveiled their latest cash cow spearheaded by a new professor. Professor Kageyama's Maths Training is the new learning tool which will undoubtedly sell millions and become an international phenomenon. Read on for the press release.
Improve your calculus with DS!
The foundation of Dr Kageyama’s Maths Training is 100 square calculations a method conceived by Kageyama Hidea, a Japanese elementary school principal. The DS is held side ways like a book and all answers are written using the stylus.
The key principal of the software is repetition which according to Kageyama stimulates the brain. The main exercise 100 cells maths, consists of 100 hundred simple maths problems combined into a 10 by 10 grid using the numbers at the top and side of the grid. There are however many other exercises, ranging from simple one digit math problems to slightly more complex three digit challenges.
• The selection of three exercises changes every time the user advances to the next level which happens every five days).
• Depending on speed and accuracy a player will be rewarded with a bronze, silver or gold medal and a listing in the top three best times for that particular exercise.
• The software keeps track on the days in which the users trained by rewarding them with ‘tick’ mark in the built-in calendar.
Professor Kageyama's Maths Training will support 1-16 players and is currently down for a release on 8th February 2008 in Europe. Prepare for a mathematic experience like no other.
source: http://n-europe.com/news.php?nid=11364
