| Nintendo DS to get Perkins Touch! |
|
| by Mike Bantick | |
| Thursday, 05 July 2007 | |
  
Featured Whitepaper
5 Best Practices for Smartphone Support
Swimmer, Kieren Perkins, won two Olympic gold medals in the 1500m, the first in Barcelona in 1992 and the second in Atlanta 1996, as well as a silver medal in 2000 in Sydney. Making Perkins the first Australian male swimmer to medal at 3 consecutive Olympic Games. Perkins, a well known media personality, is a board member of Swimming Australia, an Executive Board member of the World Olympians Association and a board member of the Australian Sports Commission. Perkins was awarded an OAM in 1993 and spends countless hours supporting charity’s including Starlight Foundation where he is a board member. He is also listed by the National Trust as an Australian Living Treasure. “Having used the original Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training game for a while now, I was genuinely looking forward to all of the new ways I could exercise my mind. More Brain Training is the perfect way for me to continue my Brain Training workout, while keeping the activities fresh and interesting.”, explains Kieren. Symantha Perkins is a journalist, model, TV personality, charity ambassador and a mum to 3 kids - Georgia 10, Harry 8, and Charlotte 2. Throughout her career, Sam has been a positive role model for real women and inspired Australians across the country. “It’s great to see a company like Nintendo, which would traditionally focus on my three young kids, creating a product that will actually benefit me. It’s also great to see my brain age getting better than Kieren’s!”, reveals Symantha. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? is packed with all new brain training techniques. With more new ways to train your brain, this title is the sequel to the already successful Dr Kawashima’s™ Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?. Over 12 million people globally are currently including Brain Training in their daily lives. Players can train their brain through exercises such as Memorise 5 x 5, Speedy Symbols, Correct Change, Days and Dates, Missing Symbols, Masterpiece Recital or the classic Rock, Paper, Scissors, which features voice recognition. “Kieren and Symantha are the perfect people to help highlight the entertaining and accessible nature of the Touch! Generations brand”, explains Rose Lappin, Director of Sales and Marketing, Nintendo Australia. “They are a fun, irreverent, Aussie couple that embody all of the wholesome core values of the Nintendo brand.” Current range of Touch! Generations games: * Big Brain Academy™ * Dr Kawashima’s™ Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? * More Brain Training™ from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? * nintendogs™ series * Clubhouse Games™ * Sudoku Gridmaster™ * Picross™ DS * Tetris® DS The latest addition to the Touch! Generation games; More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old is Your Brain? goes on sale today in Australia for A$49.95 |
Tags
| < Next story in category | Previous story in the category > |
|---|
