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An Associated Press report today states that hospitals are renting out DS units to patients. Atsuko Uchida, an administrator at Kyoto's Uchida Hospital said, "We've made ten Nintendo DS's available and they're almost always rented out."

The hospital runs a special clinic for patients suffering dementia. Doctors there have suggested that elderly people purchase the game in order to keep their minds busy. They say it also helps as a form of self-diagnosis.

Dr. Takeshi Kihara, a neuro-psychiatrist at the clinic said, "The game won't cure dementia. But it's a good form of stimulation, especially for old people living alone."

Isamu Shishido, a 67-year-old retiree said, "I don't want to end up some crazy old man. I want to play a little everyday before going to bed."

what next huh?

 

[n-off]

That's good.

 

[ziran]

wow!

the reach nintendo's marketing is staggering!

i do think the way nintendo is opening up videogames to all these new audiences is a truly great thing


edit - on a side note, has anyone who's played the brain training games noticed any improvement in brain functions?

 

[TurtleSnatcher]

So is that where my fkin DS Lite is?!

DAMN SICK PEOPLE!

jk

 

[Borys]

Only in Japan.

 

[BudokaiMR2]

Waitaminute, is this the same hospital that Yamauchi donated money to?

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Waitaminute, is this the same hospital that Yamauchi donated money to?

ahahah
busted nintendo. new revenue streams indeed!

 

[Andy787]

Isamu Shishido, a 67-year-old retiree said, "I don't want to end up some crazy old man. I want to play a little everyday before going to bed."

Poor isamu. Now I understand.

 

[BudokaiMR2]

ahahah
busted nintendo. new revenue streams indeed!

Haha GAF called it, we knew he wouldn't touch that place with his magic pimp touch for no reason!

 

[Fuzzy]

Waitaminute, is this the same hospital that Yamauchi donated money to?

I thought the same thing so I checked the old story and he donated to the Kyoto University Hospital, not this one.

 

[Kroole]

Well Nintendo does have a history in giving consoles to hospitals, atleast in the US.

 

[acidviper]

So are they handing out Phoenix Wright in the jails?

or Nintendogs at Korean restaurants?

 

[Scrow]

If you have dementia, Nintendo is for you!

 

[Willie Dynamite]

They're not playing Trauma Center?

 

[The Faceless Master]

So are they handing out Phoenix Wright in the jails?

or Nintendogs at Korean restaurants?

i see what you did there

 

[marc^o^]

The Brain Training franchise is amazing, Hospitals? :lol

What's next, school exams taken on the DS?

 

[Wafflecopter]

If you have dementia, Nintendo is for you!

Which is obvious judging by their fans

 

[Shaheed79]

So now doctors are telling patients to play their DS? I have a very bad feeling about this. Phase 2 of the DS mind control project is already in full effect. It won't be long now.

 

[Fuzzy]

So now doctors are telling patients to play their DS? I have a very bad feeling about this. Phase 2 of the DS mind control project is already in full effect. It won't be long now.

 

[Kuroyume]

What a waste of time. The last thing I would want to do as a 67 year old is waste my time playing non games.

 

[D3VI0US]

Nice to see an article promoting games as good for people, a refreshing change of pace in contrast to all the GTA and the crusade against violent games.

 

[n-off]

They're not playing Trauma Center?

That's what the doctors are playing to keep the skillz up...

 

[Fuzzy]

What a waste of time. The last thing I would want to do as a 67 year old is waste my time playing non games.

You're right, old people at a hospital should just stare at a wall. It's cheaper that way.

 

[Ranger X]

Soon the schools will close and the DS will save us.

 

[BudokaiMR2]

What a waste of time. The last thing I would want to do as a 67 year old is waste my time playing non games.

Haha yes god forbid you spend the years where it is practically impossible for you to accomplish anything of worth, doing nothing.

I mean that is what the prime of your life is for, amirite!?

 

[PolyGone]

Not to mention all the little girls who wouldn't know how to cook without Cooking Mama's intense training sessions...

 

[Xrenity]

So now doctors are telling patients to play their DS? I have a very bad feeling about this. Phase 2 of the DS mind control project is already in full effect. It won't be long now.

 

[PhoenixDark]

The DS allows us to touch God. No wonder it can heal the sick (Brain Training) and feed the poor (Cooking Sim).