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'Brain Age' Creator is Freaking Crazy

Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, the man behind the popular Brain Age games for the DS, is a pretty strange dude. He refuses to accept any of the $11 million in royalties he's entitled from his involvement in the games, and he doesn't even really like videogames in the first place. All he wants to do in life is work. What a nutjob!

While it certainly is admirable that the good doctor is so obsessed with his work (he studies brains - big surprise), you'd think there would be some room left for fun. Well, you'd be wrong. Dr. Kawashima lists "work" as his only hobby.

He doesn't even play his own games, and limits his kids to a mere 1 hour of videogame playtime per week. Per week!
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Published: 701 days 7 hours ago | News | Nintendo DS | Gaming
 
 

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Twizlex - 701 days 8 hours ago
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Wow, that guy does sound a little... off.
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antoinetm - 701 days 3 hours ago
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2 Rocko | 701 days 7 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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rofldings - 701 days 6 hours ago
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Seriously, why leave that money with NINTENDO? At least take it and donate it to charity if you're against making money off video games or something :/
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eclipsegryph - 701 days 6 hours ago
2.2 - Not crazy, nor retarded.
Now neither you nor I know of this person's financial status before or after the release of brain age, but I highly doubt that the good doctor is wanting for money. To me, this is a very noble thing to do.

So I guess in short - if he needs the money and isn't taking it then he's got some mental issues; au contraire, if he doesn't need the money and isn't taking it, then his mental state isn't really in question.
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antoinetm - 701 days 3 hours ago
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agree with my 2.2 bro!

He has his own reasons and those are probably more articulated than many opinions given on this site.

But that's when you realize that people (myself included to a certain degree) are slave to money.
2.5 Rocko | 700 days 6 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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ItsDubC - 701 days 4 hours ago
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Him being a neuroscientist, he probably knows more about our brains than we do. It's entirely possible that given social norms, WE'RE the ones that are crazy.
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Lord_Ash - 701 days 4 hours ago
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WTH this guy doesn't look anything like the annoying floating head, the bastard tricked me yesterday when he told me my age is 80, I was like what the... then he went on and said I'm just kidding your age is 26.

Hahah very funny you piece of head. lol
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Chubear - 701 days 3 hours ago
5 - He may work on the human brain for a living
but he has no common sense of his own. That's just a very self centered, selfish & foolish decision.
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ItsDubC - 700 days 4 hours ago
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I fail to see how NOT taking money is selfish.
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TruthbeTold - 701 days ago
6 - Not everyone thinks like we do...
For many the prime concern in life isn't making so much money that you or your family never have to work again. For many, working hard and living a comfortable and fulfilled life because of it is enough. I respect that. Even though I personally want the former, I respect that.
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