Touch! Generations
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Touch! Generations is a Nintendo brand describing games created to appeal to a broader audience than the traditional gamer. Big Brain Academy and Magnetica became the first US titles to have the designation, when they were released on June 5, 2006, followed on June 26, 2006 by Sudoku Gridmaster. In addition, several previously released games were labeled under the touch generations brand. The titles belonging to Touch! Generations vary from country to country.
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[edit] Japan
In Japan, the origin of the Touch! Generations lineup, the brand enjoys massive success, especially with the Brain Training games still ranking high in game sales.
[edit] North America
In North America, Brain Age launched on April 17, 2006, but the Touch! Generations brand was not launched until June 5, 2006.
Nintendo of America has extended the Touch Generations line to Wii as well.
[edit] Europe and Australia
The Touch! Generations brand was launched in Europe on June 9, 2006 with the release of Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? Unlike the Japanese release, the European lineup includes more traditional games.
Nintendo of Europe has extended the Touch! Generations line to Wii.
In addition, Trauma Center: Second Opinion is shown on the European Touch! Generations website, but is not listed under the official Touch! Generations games for Wii.
[edit] Reception
The Touch! Generations games have been received extremely well in practically every territory. For example, Brain Age: Train Your Brain In Minutes A Day has sold more than nine million copies worldwide.[1] Nintendogs, as a series, is the best-selling DS game, although this is only if all the different versions of the game are counted as one game.
