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Big Brain Academy on Wii

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Big Brain Academy is a Improvement game available on the Wii.

Big Brain Academy is a Improvement game. Self improvement games tap into the popular trend in exercise, workouts and therapy. Experiences as diverse as Brain Training on Nintendo DS and Wii-Fit on the Nintendo Wii have popularised the idea that games can be about more than just having fun - they can improve your brain, body and even mental outlook on life.

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Family Gamer review Tue, 11 Sep 2007

Big Brain Academy on Wii achieve the impossible for Nintendo. In a year that saw the UK government paying students to continue their studies with their Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) scheme, Nintendo have somehow convinced young and old alike to pay for the privilege of going back to school.

Their ingenious combination of daily coaching, taxing puzzles and progression tracking has got literally millions of us scratching our heads once again on those Exam style questions and real world tasks. This is a stark contrast with the UK's EMA approach, which as reported on the Parent Centre website, 'offers weekly payments as an incentive to young people aged 16-19 to encourage participation, retention and achievement in Further Education'.
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