- Touch! Generations
Touch! Generations is a
Nintendo brand used for theNintendo DS andWii showing games created to appeal to a broader audience than the traditional gamer. "Big Brain Academy " and "Magnetica " became the first US titles to have the designation, when they were released onJune 5 ,2006 , followed onJune 26 ,2006 bySudoku Gridmaster . In addition, several previously released games were labeled under the Touch! Generations brand. The titles in Touch! Generations vary between countries.Japan
In Japan, the origin of the Touch! Generations lineup, the brand has massive success, especially with the "Brain Training" games ranking high in game sales.
North America
In North America, "" launched on
April 17 2006 , but the Touch! Generations brand was not launched untilJune 5 2006 .Europe and Australia
The Touch! Generations brand was launched in Europe on
June 9 ,2006 with the release of "Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?".In addition, "" is shown on the European Touch! Generations website, but is not listed under the official Touch! Generations games for Wii.
Reception
The Touch! Generations games have been received extremely well in practically every territory. For example, "Brain Age: Train Your Brain In Minutes A Day" has sold more than nine million copies worldwide.cite web | url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2007/071026e.pdf#page=6 | title=Financial Results Briefing for the Six-Month Period Ending September 2007 | publisher=
Nintendo | date=2007-10-26 | accessdate=2007-10-26 | pages=6] "Nintendogs", as a series, is the best-selling DS game, although this is only if all the different versions of the game are counted as one game.References
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List of Touch! Generations titles External links
* [http://www.touchgenerations.com Touch! Generations Official Site]
* [http://touch-ds.jp/news/touchgen/index.html Touch! Generations Official Japanese Site]
* [http://www.touchgenerations.com/enGB/touch_generations/what_is_touch_generations.php# What is Touch! Generations?]
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