Brain Age (universe)

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The '''''Brain Age'' universe''' ({{ja|脳を鍛える|Nō o Kitaeru}}, ''Brain Training'') is a series of educational puzzle games for the [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], and [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]]~~, first released as ''Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!'' in 2005~~. ~~It stars real-world neuroscientist~~ [[Dr. Kawashima]] who teaches different exercises for training and maintaining one's brain (or improving one's "Brain Age", as the series is named for).

The '''''Brain Age'' universe''' ({{ja|脳を鍛える|Nō o Kitaeru}}, ''Brain Training'') is a series of educational puzzle games for the [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], and [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]].

==Franchise Description==

[[Dr. Kawashima|Ryuta Kawashima]] is a real-world neuroscientist who teaches different exercises for training and maintaining one's brain (or improving one's "Brain Age", as the series is named for). He is best known for being the author of the 2003 novel {{s|wikipedia|Train Your Brain: 60 Days to a Better Brain}}. Dr. Kawashima partnered with [[Nintendo]] to adapt this novel into a video game format, which eventually resulted in May of 2005 with ''Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!'' In december of that year, a sequel titled ''Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!'' Both titles became massively successful due to attracting an older demographic that never considered video games can be so beneficial to their health.

Another sequel, titled ''Brain Age: Concentration Training'' released in 2012 for 3DS. After a minor hiatus, the series returned in 2019 on Nintendo Switch with ''Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch''.

Dr. Kawashima has also developed games without Nintendo that are not officially part of the ''Brain Age'' franchise, such as ''Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima'' for IOS in 2009, ''Train your Brain with Dr. Kawashima'' for PC and Mac also in 2009 and ''Body and Brain Connection'' for Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==

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-The '''''Brain Age'' universe''' ({{ja|脳を鍛える|Nō o Kitaeru}}, ''Brain Training'') is a series of educational puzzle games for the [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], and [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]], first released as ''Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!'' in 2005. It stars real-world neuroscientist [[Dr. Kawashima]] who teaches different exercises for training and maintaining one's brain (or improving one's "Brain Age", as the series is named for).
+The '''''Brain Age'' universe''' ({{ja|脳を鍛える|Nō o Kitaeru}}, ''Brain Training'') is a series of educational puzzle games for the [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], and [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]].
+==Franchise Description==
+[[Dr. Kawashima|Ryuta Kawashima]] is a real-world neuroscientist who teaches different exercises for training and maintaining one's brain (or improving one's "Brain Age", as the series is named for). He is best known for being the author of the 2003 novel {{s|wikipedia|Train Your Brain: 60 Days to a Better Brain}}. Dr. Kawashima partnered with [[Nintendo]] to adapt this novel into a video game format, which eventually resulted in May of 2005 with ''Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!'' In december of that year, a sequel titled ''Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!'' Both titles became massively successful due to attracting an older demographic that never considered video games can be so beneficial to their health.
+Another sequel, titled ''Brain Age: Concentration Training'' released in 2012 for 3DS. After a minor hiatus, the series returned in 2019 on Nintendo Switch with ''Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch''.
+Dr. Kawashima has also developed games without Nintendo that are not officially part of the ''Brain Age'' franchise, such as ''Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima'' for IOS in 2009, ''Train your Brain with Dr. Kawashima'' for PC and Mac also in 2009 and ''Body and Brain Connection'' for Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360.
 ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==