Nintendo's big test requires daily training.(Spotlight)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: April 7, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Brian D. Crecente, Rocky Mountain News

My son is torpedoing my intelligence.

This may sound like the idle claims of a dim-witted father, the inept machinations of someone desperate for an excuse, but I've got proof.

I've been messing around with Nintendo's next big thing: a game - more of a program, really - designed to track and beef up your intellect in just minutes a day.

Brain Age, a monster hit in Japan, goes on sale here April 17 for about $20.

I've been following the prescribed course, doing my three exercises daily, but my score keeps getting ...

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