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Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch coming January 2020

Nintendo Australia has confirmed local availability for Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training on Nintendo Switch.

The title will release in Australia and New Zealand on 3 January 2020, priced at $54.95 AUD for a physical copy or $41.95 AUD or $46.15 NZD for a digital copy on the Nintendo eShop. The physical copy of the title comes with a stylus, useful for the game’s unique set of brain-training puzzles.

A stylus (or finger) or the right Joy-Con’s IR motion camera will control the following mini-games:

  • Finger Calculations: Solve maths problems using your fingers. Even if you know the answer in your head, you’ll need to react quickly!
  • Sudoku: Enjoy the classic number puzzle game.
  • Calculations: How fast can you do simple sums one after another?
  • Rock, Paper, Scissors Test: Try to win – and lose – using your fingers in rounds of Rock, Paper, Scissors.
  • Word Scramble: Combine letters to form words.
  • Photographic Memory: Remember the photo previously displayed.
  • Dual Task: Leap over hurdles while choosing the biggest number.

While the Joy-Con will control the rest, as follows:

  • Birdwatching: Compete to count birds the fastest.
  • Box Counting: Compete to try and remember the number of boxes.

Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training on Nintendo Switch will be avaliable on Switch from 3 January 2020.


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