Face Training, according to the press release, is "based on the internationally recognised concept of Facening". Bizarrely, Facening's international fame has yet to spread to Lewisham so we had no idea what this meant. Turns out Facening is all about pulling different facial expressions to exercise and tone your features. A simpler term for it might be facial yoga; an even simpler one would be gurning.
Nintendo isn't pretending Sight Training will actually improve your eyesight, so don't throw away your contact lenses. It's about improving your vision, or 'Focus Ability'. There are five areas to work on - dynamic visual acuity (seeing moving objects), momentary vision (taking in several bits of information at once), eye movement (moving eyes quickly and accurately), peripheral vision (seeing over a wide area) and hand-eye co-ordination (being good at videogames).
People love video games because it gives the normal, everyday Joe Schmoe to become an entirely different person for a short period of time. Joe Schmoe can be a villain, a hero, a sexy woman, a wolf, a dragon, a Pokemon, or an oddly shaped block trying to fit in snuggly amongst other oddly-shaped blocks.
The opportunity to temporarily transform brings out the creeps — fetishes and creepy fantasies abound. Creeps are usually socially inept nerds, and nerds tend to be smart, computer savvy individuals with odd ambitions. Inevitably, a slew of creepy and disturbing video games have been spawned both by and for these interesting creatures of the basement.
Here are 20 creepy video games developed solely for people who should be rounded up and forced to live in a giant house together — now that would make a great reality television show.
Looking a little stressed out lately? Strengthen and relax six different areas of your face through simple, daily exercises with Face Training: Facial exercises to strengthen and relax from Fumiko Inudo, released across Europe exclusively for Nintendo DSi & Nintendo DSi XL today.
ONM: Of the many Touch Generations games already available on the DS, Face Training is perhaps the most niche. It's a series of facial exercises devised by Fumiko Inudo - a top Japanese beautician and a specialist in facial muscles.