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Brain Age Does 4 Million

Training the ol' noggin has never been so popular

Nintendo revealed today that DS title Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day has seen rather commendable success in terms of sales. The handheld title has sold more than 4 million units worldwide, with 600,000 of that total contributed to North America. European sales come in at around the same range with 500,000 sold, and in the land of the rising sun the game appears to be more popular than ever, with 3 million units sold just in Japan alone.

Though the game launched in both North America and Europe quite a bit later than Japan, it seems that Japanese gamers can't get enough of the so-called "non-game" craze sweeping the nation, with Nintendo's Touch Generations brand leading the initiative. This new line of titles offers something for a wide range of audiences to enjoy, providing a fun experience even for those who have never considered themselves gamers.

In many ways the DS acts as somewhat of a preview for Nintendo, providing people with a glimpse of their vision for their upcoming Wii console set to launch later this fall/holiday season. It seems rather apparent now that whether or not gamers choose to consider titles like Brain Age as "non-games" is in fact quite irrelevant, because in either case it's evident that these titles are definitely here to stay.