The Japanese must love their English Training titles as the region is set to be given yet another DS game focused at doing just that: training the public how to read and speak English.The previous installment, Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training Eigo Zuke (translates into DS Training For Adults Who Aren't Good at English: English Language Trainer), was one of the region's most successful "non-games," warranting a sequel (natch).The sequel will come, bursting at the seams, with over 400 conversation situations (phone calls and customer/clerk dialogue) and even accent variations to help the user in a more practical sense. Dubbed Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training Motto Eigo Zuke, the sequel will release to the Japanese public on March 29th.
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2-23-2007 @ 4:29PM
BPM said...
I want Japanese Training in America. :O
That way, I can then get this to learn English.
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2-23-2007 @ 6:30PM
Jackson Pritt said...
Why aren't there Spanish, Chinese or Japanese training programs available in North America yet? I'm really interested in learning one of those languages for work, but alas the programs have not come out for my DS yet... ;_;
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2-23-2007 @ 8:04PM
dis_guy said...
They need Italian Training and Portuguese Training. With that I'd be set.
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2-23-2007 @ 8:39PM
Kalynn said...
This is a good idea... games are actually a great medium to learn by. It deserves a lot more exploration.
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2-23-2007 @ 9:28PM
mike said...
Why aren't there Spanish, Chinese or Japanese..
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Just because you want it to pick up chicks, doesn't mean there's a big market for it. Think about it, are the people making textbooks and CD programs and software programs (that are already in existence everywhere) making a ton of profit? No. So when it comes down to it, there aren't alot of people (generally) who want this in North America. The whole world is obsessed with learning English though.
If you want to learn a new language you can start today, it's not like the DS is some kind of amazing language learning tool.
That you haven't started learning on your yet is a good indication of why there isn't a huge market for the language software/books/games etc.
Translation: Don't wait for Nintendo to do it, start learning today. There are already way better tools in existence.
Like for example, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish people. (Crazy concept)
PS. With about 10 years of Chinese under my belt I can tell you, those digital pocket dictionaries are cute, but by no means a language learning tool.
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2-24-2007 @ 7:36AM
Drew said...
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If you want to learn a new language you can start today, it's not like the DS is some kind of amazing language learning tool.
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But that's just the thing. It CAN be. There's a TON of potential with the DS to be an interactive language learning device vs. passive learning through books & video. Example: taking Spanish classes our teacher did a spanish jeopardy every week in class. It's engaging vs mimicry - which is the same argument of DS vs. "digital pocket dictionaries"
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2-24-2007 @ 11:29AM
mike said...
But that's just the thing. It CAN be.
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Compared to hanging out with Chinese kids or Spanish kids? Nope. That's the definition of 'engaging'
Reread my post. The amount of value and internalization you're gonna get in 2 hours of chilling w foreigners is gonna blow away anything that's ever gonna come out for the DS. So don't wait.
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2-26-2007 @ 10:21AM
strider_mt2k said...
Ah, but Mike, if you know a little of the language to begin with, wouldn't it make those two hours that much more meaningful?
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