
Brain Age uses the touch screen and microphone for many puzzles.

It was included in the Touch! Generations series of video games, a series which features games for a more casual gaming audience. īrain Age features a variety of puzzles, including Stroop tests, mathematical questions, and Sudoku puzzles, all designed to help keep certain parts of the brain active. The latest installment in the series, Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch, for the Nintendo Switch, was first released in Japan on December 27, 2019. It was followed by a sequel titled Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!, and was later followed by two redesigns and Brain Age Express for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare service which uses popular puzzles from these titles as well as several new puzzles, and Brain Age: Concentration Training for Nintendo 3DS. It was first released in Japan, and later released in North America, Europe, Australia, and South Korea.

Nintendo has stated that it is an entertainment product inspired by Tohoku University professor Ryuta Kawashima's work in the neurosciences. It was developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? in PAL regions, is an edutainment puzzle video game. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!, known as Dr.
