Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Nintendo DS · 2006
About this game
Does your brain feel a little out of shape? Brain Age is what you need to shape up your mental thought processes.
The game is inspired by the research of Professor Ryuta Kawashima , a prominent Japanese neuroscientist.
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Through years of researching the effects of performing reading and mathematical exercises he has compiled simple tasks that will help to stimulate the brain.
Designed to help people young and old to stay mentally sharp, Brain Age gives you quick mental tasks that will stimulate your prefrontal cortex.
You'll start off by taking a test of what your current brain is at.
The ideal age to shoot for is 20.
To get your brain age to the mental sharpness of a 20 year old if you're not there yet, you'll need to fire up the game daily to do daily training.
With the use of the stylus and touch screen, or in some tests the microphone, you will go through tasks as fast as you can like solving simple math problems, memorizing the placement of objects on the screen, memorizing a list of words and having to recall as many as you can, and more.
As the days go by the professor will unlock different puzzles for you to tackle to keep your gray matter as sharp as possible.
You can jump into Quick Play to show your friends and family or to just do a mental sharpening.
Go into Daily Training to track your brain age, check out your progress on a graph, and do your daily training.
Go to Download and you can compete against friends to see who can do math calculations the fastest.
The US and European versions include Sudoku to also keep your brain in shape.
About Nintendo DS
The dual-screen, touch-enabled Nintendo DS (2004) became the best-selling handheld of all time, helped by its huge and genre-diverse library. Cartridge-based DS games have held up well physically over 20 years, and complete-in-box copies of the system's biggest sellers (Nintendogs, Pokémon, Mario Kart) remain very accessible for new collectors starting out.
Gamevaro tracks Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! for Nintendo DS with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Market values by condition
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-U | €8.76 |
| 2026-07-10 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €10.37 |
| 2026-07-10 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-J | €8.76 |
| 2026-07-10 | Boxed (CIB) | NTSC-U | €7.01 |
| 2026-07-10 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €8.03 |
| 2026-07-10 | Boxed (CIB) | NTSC-J | €7.01 |
| 2026-07-10 | Sealed / New | NTSC-U | €17.53 |
| 2026-07-10 | Sealed / New | PAL | €28.57 |
| 2026-07-10 | Sealed / New | NTSC-J | €17.53 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common Nintendo DS titles.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! worth?
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! for Nintendo DS is currently worth €10.37 loose, €8.03 complete in box, and €28.57 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! rare?
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Nintendo DS titles.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!, loose is €10.37 and CIB is €8.03 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.
Is Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! worth more in PAL or NTSC?
The PAL version of Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! is currently worth €10.37 loose, versus €8.76 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.
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