Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch will be released on June 23, 2025 in Europe.
The game, which waspreviously confirmed for release in Japanon June 23, 2025, will include a variety of classic and new exercises.
Some new activities use the IR motion camera on the flagship Switch’s right Joy-Con to detect hand gestures. While the recently launchedSwitch Lite consoledoesn’t feature an IR sensor, Joy-Con controllers can be bought separately and used with the portable console to play games in tabletop mode.
Classic exercises from past Brain Training games can be played with touch controls or using a stylus included with the packaged version available at retail stores.
Confirmed challenges include:
Selected challenges can be played by multiple players locally with one Joy-Con each, including Birdwatching and Box Counting.
Nintendo SwitchOnline members can also compete online with friends and compare training results in the game’s rankings.Nintendosays it plans to hold regular World Brain Training Championships.
The Brain Training franchise, which is inspired by the work of Japanese neuroscientistRyuta Kawashima, launched forNintendo DSin 2005.
The first entry in the series, titled Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? in western markets, sold over 19 million copies and received several sequels for Nintendo’s handheld consoles, as well as aWii UeShop release in Japan.
The titles feature a variety of puzzles, numerical and verbal exercises designed to help keep certain parts of the brain active, although claims regarding their medical benefits have beendisputed.
