Nintendo DS

Boogie

"Boogie is a music video game developed by Electronic Arts for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. Being touted as a party-game, it enables players to create their character, then use the Wii Remote and a microphone to sing and dance through it. Each song within the game can be performed either as a karaoke or as a dancing game. The game is based around an alien theme. It was one of the first games released in Brazil for the Wii."

Game genre:
Music/Dance

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Boogie
Computing
EA Montreal
Entertainment
Music video games
Nintendo
Technology
Video game developers
Wii
Wii Remote

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens
Teens

Game platform:
Game Console
Handheld Device

Operating System:
Nintendo DS

Product:
PlayStation 2


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Brain Age

For the Nintendo DS, Brain Age includes a variety of cognitive-based mini-games designed to entertain and challenge players. Players can draw pictures, read books out loud, and solve puzzles, and play popular games like Sudoku.

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Brain Age
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
Brain Age Express
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain fitness
Mathematics
Neurology
Nintendo
Nintendo DS
Sudoku
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video games

Product:
DS

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://www.brainage.com/launch/index.jsp

Operating System:
Nintendo DS


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Brain Age 2

Brain Age 2, for the Nintendo DS, includes fifteen activities designed to challenge and stimulate the mind. Players can test their memory skills, do math problems, and even play rock, paper, scissors. Based on the results of each playing session, players are told their “brain age.”

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Brain Age
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain fitness
Entertainment
Nervous system
Neurology
Nintendo
Nintendo DS
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video games

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://brainage.com/launch/index.jsp

Operating System:
Nintendo DS


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Don King Boxing: Boxercise

For the Nintendo DS and Wii, Don King Boxing: Boxercise engages players in a simulated boxing match.

Game genre:
Sports

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Application software
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Computer hardware
Computing
Digital media
Don King
Motherboard
Nintendo
Nintendo DS
Sports
Technology
Wii
Wii Balance Board

Person:
Don King

Game platform:
Game Console
Handheld Device

Target Population:
General Audience

Operating System:
Nintendo DS


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Let's Pilates

Let’s Pilates is an instructional handheld game for the Nintendo DS intended to teach players how to do Pilates and provide tips and strategies for training even when on the go.Players may learn to improve their flexibility, coordination, strength, and endurance even while watching TV or taking a break at the office.

Game genre:
Educational
Sports

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
1st millennium
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Exercise
Flexibility
Human behavior
Nintendo
Nintendo DS
Nintendo DSi
Personal life
Pilates
Pontius Pilate
Technology
Vanpool
Video game industry

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://www.whattheyplay.com/products/lets-pilates-for-nintendo-ds

Operating System:
Nintendo DS


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Let's Yoga

In the game Let’s Yoga, players are instructed to do yoga and incorporate the exercise into their normal routines. This game for the Nintendo DS includes tips and techniques for postures, breathing, and poses that aim to help players better deal with stressors and find more pleasure in life.

Game genre:
Educational
Sports

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Alternative medicine
Bhagavad Gita
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Exercise
Health
Human behavior
Indian philosophy
Meditation
Mind-body interventions
Technology
Vanpool
Yoga
Yoga as exercise or alternative medicine

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/yM75veVCOtxdSKdo6Kca8PYw97-SPber

Operating System:
Nintendo DS


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Personal Trainer: Cooking

Personal Trainer: Cooking is an instructional cooking game for the Nintendo DS intended to teach players how to make nutritious and healthy meals. The game is easy to use and gives step-by-step instructions to make cooking simple and easy. Players can choose from numerous recipes to select meals.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
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Computing
Cookbooks
Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?
Entertainment
Indieszero
Nintendo
Nintendo DS
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video game developers
Video games
What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Handheld Device

Operating System:
Nintendo DS


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My Weight Loss Coach

This weight loss game for the Nintendo DS intends to teach players how to adopt and maintain healthier eating habits and get ample amounts of daily physical activity. The game includes a pedometer to keep track of progress and allows players to come up with a program that fits their needs and lifestyles.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness
Food and Nutrition
Obesity and Weight Loss

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
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Computing
Entertainment
My Weight Loss Coach
Nintendo DS
Pedometer
Technology
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
Video games

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Handheld Device

Operating System:
Nintendo DS


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Trauma Center: Under the Knife

Trauma Center: Under the Knife is a simulation game for the Nintendo DS that allows players to experience what itis like to be a doctor trying to save lives while being surrounded by medical drama. Players of this game will be introduced to a variety of surgical tools and will be taught modern medical techniques as they diagnose, treat, and operate on patients.

Game genre:
Simulation

Health topic:
Cognition
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Atlus
Emergency medicine
History of video games
Medicine
Technology
The Sufferer & the Witness
Trauma Center
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://www.atlus.com/tcutk

Operating System:
Nintendo DS

Technology:
simulation

Target Population:
Teens


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Super Sleuths

Super Sleuths is an educational game designed to teach seventh grade students about science and scientific exploration.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Not Currently Available

Social Tags:
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Motherboard
Nintendo
Nintendo DS
Technology
Video game developers
Video game industry
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Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://www.edc.org/newsroom/articles/gaming_goes_school

Operating System:
Nintendo DS

Target Population:
Pre-Teens
Teens


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