DS Daily: Missing out

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DS Daily: Missing out

Posted Oct 27th 2007 10:30AM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Imports, DS Daily

Time and time again, we feel the need to remind you that there are tons of training games for the DS. We're not complaining, we're just in awe.

The sad thing? Most of these nongames only come out in Japan. Sure, we can improve our brains or the brains of our fake pets. Soon our DS will even teach us yoga. But, as life dictates, we always want what we can't have. So, which Japanese training game do you wish you could play?

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10-27-2007 @ 11:15AM

Foodie_Monster said...

I definitely wish there was a Learn Japanese one, or one that helps you improve your japanese reading skills. I've been studying Japanese for quite a while now, and a tool like that would be awesome, because Japanese as a language is easy to pick up by listening and talking, but reading and writing is a wholeee different ballpark.

10-27-2007 @ 1:23PM

Almadi said...

Actually I wish they would come out in Arabic. A lot of my students would benefit immensely from the programs instead of playing Pro Evolution Soccer all the time.

10-27-2007 @ 3:55PM

Panzertoast said...

You might want to check out what homebrew apps are available for learning Hiragana/Katakana/Kanji on the DS. As far as commercial titles, "Hissatsu Kung Fu Kanji Dragon" by Success Corp is a fun way to practice but you will need to know some jap before trying it out. That or Doko Demo Kanji Quiz.

10-27-2007 @ 5:20PM

Foodie_Monster said...

Panzertoast: could you provide links to both titles?

10-27-2007 @ 6:37PM

Panzertoast said...

http://naruhodojapan.blogspot.com/2007/06/hissatsu-kung-fu-kanji-dragon-first.html
http://naruhodojapan.blogspot.com/2007/05/japanese-learners-perspective-review-by.html

This blog has the most information on those kind of DS titles. Very informative. I hope this helps.

10-27-2007 @ 6:42PM

Xian B. said...

That one about touching the witches looked interesting.

10-29-2007 @ 7:33AM

FantomRedux said...

Looked interesting maybe, but it was a waste of time. probably because my japanese reading ability is zero, but still...

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