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Your DS to help you learn Japanese, French, German and Spanish

chautemoc | April 09, 2008 | News | DS 
Mind Your Language is an interesting title that will help DS owners everywhere learn any of four foreign languages, including Japanese so you can properly play all those imports!

Happily, the title can actually be defined as a game, as it features minigames and levels to help the player progress in their level of skill. Can't help but think maybe Knuckles in China Land is doing a better job, or hey, that Level 5 could do it better again with a new Professor Layton title based on this premise. The story could follow you and him as tourists in a foreign city. Intriguing, no?
Aimed at ages eight to 15, players pass through four different levels that get progressively more difficult. There's a variety of mini-games to aid learning, plus a library where you can look up words and search for popular phrases.

Learn English and Learn Spanish will be the first two titles in the series released in time for summer, while the remaining three will follow sometime in the autumn.
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    kik36 | April 09, 2008
    I will definitely be interested in this title! Or at least something similar coming to the states.
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    KingX2 | April 10, 2008
    That's really cool. I knew that idea would release on the DS someday.

    If I buy it, then I won't need to take language classes at the high school anymore.
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    StarJet | April 10, 2008
    I'm pretty sure there are loads of apps like this for PC.
    *Raises anti-fanboy-and-thumb-down shield*
    • 0 thumbs!
      kik36 | April 10, 2008
      I agree with you, was just thinking of the convenience of it being on a handheld.
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    Carlyon | April 10, 2008
    Looks pretty interesting but I'm sure I dropped German and Frech at school for a reason.

    Sure it will help a lot of people though.
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    Envoy of Darkness | April 10, 2008
    That's awesome if you can learn Japanese and Spanish. That's a title I'll will buy if it comes state-side.
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    Akashi | April 10, 2008
    I already know Spanish and I know a little Japanese.


    But thats good that there not just focusing on games but also to educate some.
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    Dine_Agoti | April 10, 2008
    Is each language a different game? If so, I can foresee tons of wannabes picking up Learn Japanese, haha.

    ...Including myself.
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    dragoshi1 | April 10, 2008
    FINALLY!

    A Japanese teaching game! We have french, and spanish, from DS WORD COACH, and I have WAITED for a Japanese one(I know this isnt word coach)
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    InnerDemon | April 11, 2008
    I would love this. I've always wanted to learn Japanese for the longest time.
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    Zeon I | April 12, 2008
    Japanese DS Word Coach ftw. My Weabo side will be pleased when I can watch Raw episodes of my favorite anime on Youtube and Veoh.

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