Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Nintendo DS game card
- Case with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Nintendo DS
Big Brain Academy
Big Brain Academy is a puzzle video game published and developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was released in Japan on June 30, 2005, and subsequently in other regions in summer 2006.
Puzzle
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 4 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Big Brain Academy is a puzzle video game published and developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was released in Japan on June 30, 2005, and subsequently in other regions in summer 2006. The game was planned to be released in China for the iQue DS system and appeared in the system's trailer, but it remained unreleased. It has been compared to Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!. It was marketed under Nintendo's Touch!
In Big Brain Academy, tests are done to measure the player's brain's mass. The heavier the brain, the smarter the brain is or the better its reaction time. There is no single game mechanism to Big Brain Academy; as it is an assortment of puzzles with no one puzzle having greater priority than the other. Solving puzzles adds to the brain mass, while failing puzzles reduces the brain mass. The better the player does, the more difficult the puzzles become.
As of March 31, 2008, Big Brain Academy had sold 5.01 million copies worldwide. It received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom. It went on to sell 6.15 million copies worldwide as of 2022. Big Brain Academy received mixed reviews from critics. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot wrote positively of the game, describing it as "easy-to-learn but reasonably addictive".
Gameplay
Big Brain Academy (NDS Gameplay), GXZ95. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Puzzle
- Developer
- Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.4
- Publisher
- Nintendo, iQue
- Series
- Touch! Generations
- Platforms
- Wii U, Nintendo DS
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- PEGI
- 3
- CERO
- A
- ESRB
- E
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo DS | North America | 2006-06-05 |
| Nintendo DS | Europe / PAL | 2006-07-07 |
Editions
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Every mode still plays on any DS.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Nintendo DS game card |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 11 February 2016 On the Wii U Virtual Console. |
| In the store to buy today | No The Wii U eShop closed on 27 March 2023. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes Wii U Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes Versus for up to eight players; one game card is enough. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Critics
Outlet Score Scale Eurogamer 7 10 GameSpot 7 10 IGN 8.1 10 Jeuxvideo.com 13 20
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Nintendo EAD Publisher Nintendo Director Tomoaki Yoshinobu Producer Hiroyuki Kimura Designer Hideki Fujii Composer Kenta Nagata
Notes for collectors
- Tests give a brain mass in grams; bronze, silver and gold medals need 50, 150 and 250 grams.
- In Versus mode up to eight players compete for the heaviest brain; the others join over Download Play without a copy.
- 6.15 million copies sold by 2022.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.4
- Director
- Tomoaki Yoshinobu
- Released
- 2006-06-05
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 4 hours
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