Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!, known as Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? in the PAL regions, is a 2005 edutainment puzzle video game by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is inspired by the work of Japanese neuroscientist Ryuta Kawashima, who appears as a caricature of himself guiding the player.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2005
- Developer
- Nintendo Software Planning & Development
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 19 May 2005 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Software Planning & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo DS |
| Genres | Puzzle |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1773171, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!? How long to beat it
Total play time for Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! is about 13.7 hours to do everything, and around 2.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 2.1h | 29 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 10.5h | 14 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 13.7h | 9 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 67ahead of 19% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 42ahead of 82% of the catalogue
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Common questions about Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
What platforms is Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! on?
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! is available on Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo DS. It first released in 2005.
Who made Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!?
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! was developed by Nintendo Software Planning & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!?
about 2.1 hours for the main story, 10.5 hours with the main extras, 13.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.