If by playing a game the brain could get sharper, chances are that nine out of ten people would want to give it a try. It has been scientifically proven that those people who are constantly thinking and solving puzzles are less likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other memory loss conditions. Besides the inherent health benefits, indulging in game playing is also a good form of entertainment.
The world’s leading video game and console manufacturer, Nintendo, saw the gap in the market and produced the Brain Training for Adults number and puzzle game. Initially launched in Japan for the growing older people’s market, the game has steadily gained popularity among people of all ages and social strata.
Brain Training for Adults is played on Nintendo’s handheld DS console. It offers a daily quota of number games, puzzles, word quizzes and reading exercises that are meant to stimulate the brain cells. The game also lets people take IQ quizzes to understand their intelligence levels. The game is designed so that it can save results and track them so you can compare yourself with other people. Since its launch in May 2005, the game has sold more than 3.34 million copies. With the rise in the game’s sales, there has been a parallel rise in the sales of the Nintendo DS console. In Japan alone, over 6 million DS consoles have been sold since 2004.
The user-friendly Nintendo DS comprises just a pen and a touchpad. So good has been the response in Japan that some hospitals have installed Nintendo DS machines in waiting rooms and wards. Doctors sometimes even recommend the game to patients as a way of exercising the brain at home.
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