List of Touch! Generations titles
Touch! Generations[a] is a brand created by Nintendo to denote video games on the Nintendo DS and Wii that are intended to appeal to a broader audience (mainly adults and the elderly) than the traditional gamer. Nintendo initially conceived the brand alongside the DS in Japan as a response to the country's faster population aging rate compared to Western regions, seeking to attract audiences outside its traditional target market of young hardcore gamers to supplement its player base.[1][2] Titles under the brand were first introduced in Japan from April to June 2005, with the initial lineup consisting of titles such as Electroplankton,[3] Nintendogs, Brain Age, Rakubiki Jiten DS,[4] and Big Brain Academy.[5][6]
Big Brain Academy and Magnetica were the first games in North America to release under the Touch! Generations brand, with both releasing on 5 June 2006; they were followed up by Sudoku Gridmaster on 26 June.[7] In addition, several previously released games were retroactively designated with the brand.[2] Meanwhile, the brand was introduced in Europe on 9 June with the release of Brain Age, which was renamed Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?.[8] The games designated with the Touch! Generations label varied between regions.[9][10]
Titles under the Touch! Generations brand have generally been commercially successful, with those under specific series receiving particular attention; as of 31 March 2023, titles under the Nintendogs and Brain Age series for the Nintendo DS have sold for a combined total of 57.85 million units, while the Wii has titles in its eponymous series represent six of its top ten best-selling games with a combined total of 197.21 million units.[11][12] The brand's popularity was most notable in Japan, where it was credited with invoking a significant push among developers in the country to create non-traditional titles for the Nintendo DS, with 220 such titles developed out of 810 total by May 2008.[13] Furthermore, a soundtrack album with music from games within and outside the brand was made available in Japan on audio CD starting on 4 September 2008, as a Club Nintendo reward for 400 points.[14]
Nintendo retired the brand with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS in 2011, six years after its introduction.[15] Despite this, some games that were introduced under the brand continue to receive follow-up entries on the contemporary and future Nintendo consoles.
Games for Nintendo DS
[edit | edit source]The video games published under the Touch! Generations brand for the Nintendo DS vary between countries. Organized alphabetically by title:
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| 100 Classic Book Collection | 7 October 2007 | 15 June 2010 | EU 26 December 2008[16] AU 22 January 2009 |
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| 1000 Cooking Recipes from Elle à Table | — | — | EU 2 July 2010 |
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| Active Health with Carol Vorderman | — | — | EU 7 August 2009 |
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| America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking | — | 28 March 2010[19] | — |
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| Art Academy | 19 June 2010 | 25 October 2010 | EU 6 August 2010 AU 23 September 2010 |
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| Big Brain Academy | 30 June 2005 | 5 June 2006 | AU 5 July 2006 EU 7 July 2006 |
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| Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! | 19 May 2005 | 16 April 2006 | EU 9 June 2006 AU 16 June 2006 |
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| Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! | 29 December 2005 | 20 August 2007 | EU 29 June 2007 AU 5 July 2007 |
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| Clubhouse Games | 19 April 2007 | 9 October 2006 | EU 29 September 2006 AU 26 October 2006 |
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| Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? | 4 December 2008 | 24 November 2008 | EU 20 June 2008 AU 3 July 2008 |
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| Crosswords DS | — | 5 May 2008 | AU 12 June 2008 |
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| Daredemo Asobi Taizen[i] | 3 November 2005 | — | — |
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| DS Bimoji Training[j] | 13 March 2008 | — | — |
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| DS Uranai Seikatsu[k] | 15 January 2009 | — | — |
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| Electroplankton[l] | 7 April 2005 | 9 January 2006 | EU 7 July 2006 |
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| Elite Beat Agents | — | 6 November 2006 | AU 3 May 2007 EU 13 July 2007 |
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| English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills! | 26 January 2006 | — | EU 27 October 2006 |
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| Face Training: Facial exercises to strengthen and relax from Fumiko Inudo | 7 August 2007 | — | EU 23 September 2010 |
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| Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day | 31 May 2007 | 15 October 2007 | EU 23 November 2007 AU 17 January 2008 |
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| Ganbaru Watashi no Kakei Diary[p] | 12 July 2007 | — | — |
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| Hotel Dusk: Room 215 | 25 January 2007 | 22 January 2007 | AU 22 February 2007 EU 13 April 2007 |
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| Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten DS[r] | 13 April 2006 | — | — |
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| Kanshū Nippon Jōshikiryoku Kentei Kyōkai: Imasara Hito ni wa Kikenai Otona no Jōshikiryoku Training DS[s] | 26 October 2006 | — | — |
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| Kenkō Ōen Recipe 1000: DS Kondate Zenshū[t] | 7 December 2006 | — | — |
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| Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan DS[u] | 15 March 2007 | — | — |
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| Magnetica | 2 March 2006 | 5 June 2006 | EU 6 January 2007 |
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| Make 10: A Journey of Numbers | 10 October 2007 | — | AU 4 September 2008 EU 26 September 2008 |
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| Master of Illusion | 16 November 2006 | 26 November 2007 | AU 13 December 2007 EU 14 March 2008[24] |
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| Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir | — | 8 September 2008 | AU 16 October 2008 EU 6 February 2009 |
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| Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshū: Shiranai Mamade wa Son o Suru Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS[y] | 27 August 2009 | — | — |
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| Nintendogs | 21 April 2005 | 22 August 2005 | AU 22 September 2005 EU 7 October 2005 |
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| Nintendo Presents: Crossword Collection | — | — | AU 17 December 2009 EU 18 December 2009 |
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| Personal Trainer: Walking | 1 November 2008 | 25 May 2009 | EU 5 June 2009 |
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| Picross 3D | 12 March 2009 | 3 May 2010 | EU 5 March 2010 |
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| Picross DS[ab] | 25 January 2007 | 30 July 2007 | EU 11 May 2007 AU 7 June 2007 |
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| Planet Puzzle League | 26 April 2007[25] | 4 June 2007[26] | EU 29 June 2007[27] |
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| Practise English! | 29 March 2007 | — | EU 26 October 2007 |
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| Professor Kageyama's Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method | 13 January 2007[28] | 12 January 2009 | AU 7 February 2008 EU 8 February 2008 |
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| Rakubiki Jiten DS[af][29] | 16 June 2005 | — | — |
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| Rhythm Heaven | 31 July 2008 | 5 April 2009 | EU 1 May 2009[30] AU 4 June 2009 |
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| Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi[ah] | 20 July 2006 | — | — |
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| Sudoku Gridmaster | 23 March 2006 | 26 June 2006 | EU 27 October 2006 AU 22 February 2007 |
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| Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachō DS[ai] | 20 April 2006 (Thai, Chūgoku and Kankoku) 27 April 2006 (America and Deutsch) |
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| Tetris DS[aj] | 27 April 2006 | 20 March 2006 | AU 13 April 2006 EU 21 April 2006 |
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| Touch de Tanoshimu Hyakunin Isshu: DS Shigureden[ak] | 14 December 2006 | — | — |
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| True Swing Golf | 10 November 2005 | 23 January 2006 | 25 November 2005 |
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Games for Wii
[edit | edit source]The video games published under the Touch! Generations brand for the Wii vary between countries. Organized alphabetically by title:
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| Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories | 5 February 2009 | — | EU 26 June 2009[32] |
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| Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree | 26 April 2007 | 11 June 2007 | EU 20 July 2007 AU 8 November 2007 |
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| Endless Ocean | 2 August 2007 | 21 January 2008[33] | EU 9 November 2007[34] AU 17 January 2008 |
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| Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep | 17 September 2009 | 22 February 2010 | EU 5 February 2010 AU 25 February 2010 |
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| Minna no Jōshikiryoku TV[ap] | 6 March 2008 | — | — |
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| Wii Chess | 30 September 2008 | — | EU 18 January 2008 |
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| Wii Fit | 1 December 2007[35] | 21 May 2008 | EU 25 April 2008[36] AU 8 May 2008 |
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| Wii Fit Plus | 1 October 2009[38] | 4 October 2009[39] | AU 15 October 2009[40] EU 30 October 2009[41] |
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| Wii Music | 16 October 2008[42] | 20 October 2008[43] | AU 13 November 2008[44] EU 14 November 2008[45] |
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| Wii Party | 8 July 2010 | 3 October 2010 | AU 7 October 2010 EU 8 October 2010 |
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| Wii Play | 2 December 2006 | 12 February 2007 | AU 7 December 2006 EU 8 December 2006 |
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| Wii Sports | 2 December 2006 | 19 November 2006 | AU 7 December 2006 EU 8 December 2006 |
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| Wii Sports Resort | 25 June 2009[46] | 26 July 2009[47] | AU 23 July 2009 EU 24 July 2009[48] |
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Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Japanese: タッチ!・ジェネレーションズ
- ^ Japanese: DS文学全集, Hepburn: DS Bungaku Zenshū
- ^ Japanese: 絵心教室DS, Hepburn: Egokoro Kyōshitsu DS
- ^ Japanese: やわらかあたま塾, Hepburn: Yawaraka Atama Juku
- ^ Japanese: 東北大学未来科学技術共同研究センター川島隆太教授監修 脳を鍛える大人のDSトレーニング, Hepburn: Tōhōku Daigaku Mirai Kagakugijutsu Kyōdōkenkyū Sentā Kawashima Ryūta Kyōju Kanshū: Nō o Kitaeru Otona no DS Torēningu
- ^ Japanese: 東北大学未来科学技術共同研究センター川島隆太教授監修 もっと脳を鍛える大人のDSトレーニング, Hepburn: Tōhōku Daigaku Mirai Kagakugijutsu Kyōdōkenkyū Sentā Kawashima Ryūta Kyōju Kanshū: Motto Nō o Kitaeru Otona no DS Torēningu
- ^ Japanese: Wi-Fi対応 世界のだれでもアソビ大全, Hepburn: Wi-Fi Taiō: Sekai no Daredemo Asobi Taizen
- ^ Japanese: 世界のごはん しゃべる!DSお料理ナビ, Hepburn: Sekai no Gohan Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi
- ^ Japanese: だれでもアソビ大全, Hepburn: Daredemo Asobi Taizen
- ^ Japanese: DS美文字トレーニング, Hepburn: DS Bimoji Torēningu
- ^ Japanese: DS占い生活, Hepburn: DS Uranai Seikatsu
- ^ Japanese: エレクトロプランクトン, Hepburn: Erekutoropurankuton
- ^ Japanese: 英語が苦手な大人のDSトレーニング えいご漬け, Hepburn: Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Torēningu: Eigo Zuke
- ^ Japanese: フェイスニングで表情豊かに印象アップ 大人のDS顔トレーニング, Hepburn: Feisuningu de Hyōjō Yutaka ni Inshō Up: Otona no DS Kao Torēningu
- ^ Japanese: 見る力を実践で鍛える DS眼力トレーニング, Hepburn: Miru Chikara wo Jissen de Kitaeru: DS Medikara Torēningu
- ^ Japanese: がんばる私の家計ダイアリー, Hepburn: Ganbaru Watashi no Kakei Daiarī
- ^ Japanese: ウィッシュルーム 天使の記憶, Hepburn: Wisshu Rūmu: Tenshi no Kioku
- ^ Japanese: 漢字そのまま DS楽引辞典, Hepburn: Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten DS
- ^ Japanese: 監修 日本常識力検定協会 いまさら人には聞けない 大人の常識力トレーニングDS, Hepburn: Kanshū Nippon Jōshikiryoku Kentei Kyōkai: Imasara Hito ni wa Kikenai Otona no Jōshikiryoku Torēningu DS
- ^ Japanese: 健康応援レシピ1000 DS献立全集, Hepburn: Kenkō Ōen Reshipi 1000: DS Kondate Zenshū
- ^ Japanese: ことばのパズル もじぴったんDS, Hepburn: Kotoba no Pazuru: Mojipittan DS
- ^ Japanese: 瞬感パズループ, Hepburn: Shunkan Pazurūpu
- ^ Japanese: タシテン たして10にする物語, Hepburn: Tashiten: Tashite 10 ni Suru Monogatari
- ^ Japanese: マジック大全, Hepburn: Majikku Taizen
- ^ Japanese: 日本経済新聞社監修 知らないままでは損をする「モノやお金のしくみ」DS, Hepburn: Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshū: Shiranai Mamade wa Son o Suru Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS
- ^ Japanese: 歩いてわかる 生活リズムDS, Hepburn: Aruite Wakaru Seikatsu Rizumu DS
- ^ Japanese: 立体ピクロス, Hepburn: Rittai Pikurosu
- ^ Japanese: ピクロスDS, Hepburn: Pikurosu DS
- ^ Japanese: パネルでポンDS, Hepburn: Paneru de Pon DS
- ^ Japanese: 英語が苦手な大人のDSトレーニング もっとえいご漬け, Hepburn: Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Torēningu: Motto Eigo Zuke
- ^ Japanese: DS陰山メソッド「ます×ますプレ百ます計算 百ますの前にこれだよ!」, Hepburn: DS Kageyama Mesoddo: Masu x Masu Pure Hyaku Masu Keisan - Hyaku Masu no Maeni Kore Dayo!
- ^ Japanese: DS楽引辞典, Hepburn: Rakubiki Jiten DS
- ^ Japanese: リズム天国ゴールド, Hepburn: Rizumu Tengoku Gōrudo
- ^ Japanese: しゃべる!DSお料理ナビ, Hepburn: Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi
- ^ Japanese: 旅の指さし会話帳DS, Hepburn: Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachō DS
- ^ Japanese: テトリスDS, Hepburn: Tetorisu DS
- ^ Japanese: タッチで楽しむ百人一首 DS時雨殿, Hepburn: Tatchi de Tanoshimu Hyakunin Isshu: DS Shigureden
- ^ Japanese: 大人のDSゴルフ, Hepburn: Otona no DS Gorufu
- ^ Japanese: アナザーコード:R 記憶の扉, Hepburn: Anazā Kōdo: R – Kioku no Tobira
- ^ Japanese: Wiiでやわらかあたま塾, Hepburn: Wii de Yawaraka Atama Juku
- ^ Japanese: FOREVER BLUE: 海の呼び声, Hepburn: Forever Blue: Umi no Yobigoe
- ^ Japanese: みんなの常識力テレビ, Hepburn: Minna no Jōshikiryoku Terebi
- ^ Japanese: 通信対局 ワールドチェス, Hepburn: Tsūshin Taikyoku: Wārudo Chesu
- ^ Japanese: はじめてのWii, Hepburn: Hajimete no Wii
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