Miyamoto's Plan: Nintendo to Put DSes in Schools

[Guest]

I'd love to see some educational apps for the DS. Especially with the XL now out, larger screen means easier reading. But schools (At least in my area) will never allow them in the system. Too many ways for kids to play games instead of work. When the TI-85's came out, the first thing teachers learned was how to remove game programs from them. Good idea, but a little too ambitious I think.

 

[Guest]

this idea will work just as bad as getting netbooks into the classroom.
They donate a certain amount to a class, then the school keeps the devices locked in a room for most time of the year.
Kids lose some, and some break. Some get stolen, so in the end, from the 100 donated devices, 70 survive to be dumped in the trash 4 years from now due to 'old garbage technology'.

 

[requiemsallure]

to be honest, i love the DS, and nintendo... but this just sounds stupid, i can see nothing but bad from things, kids sneaking their own FUN DS games to play during class... that is what i can see.

on a side note Golden Sun DS FTW!

 

[requiemsallure]

[citation][nom]ProDigit80[/nom]this idea will work just as bad as getting netbooks into the classroom.They donate a certain amount to a class, then the school keeps the devices locked in a room for most time of the year.Kids lose some, and some break. Some get stolen, so in the end, from the 100 donated devices, 70 survive to be dumped in the trash 4 years from now due to 'old garbage technology'.[/citation]

this depends on your school district... in some neighborhoods i would only expect to see 30-40 survive to see the trash...

 

[DejaVuBoy]

I like this. Since I bought a DSi I've been using it to learn Japanese and improve my English vocabulary (as well as, with the right tools, listen to music and read ebooks). I can imagine it being a relatively non-invasive device when used in conjunction with traditional classroom materials. And of course, if anyone can make learning fun, Miyamoto can.

 

[pythy]

Yup, I can see this now, all the kids sitting in class playing the Brain Trainer

 

[anamaniac]

[citation][nom]hoof_hearted[/nom]On a serious note, my two older kids have DSes. We wound up buying one of those "leap" things for the baby (the third), because DS seemed to lack educational titles.Maybe something like "more educational titles" for DS will come out of this?[/citation]
More educational games would be good. The leapfrog things are insanely expensive...