Posts tagged BigBrainAcademy 
Best of 2007: First-party games [update]
With the end of 2007 approaching at near lightning-fast speed, we thought it would be nice to check out what you, the excellent reader, thought about the games of this year. First up, we have the obvious: first-party games. We have a good idea which game you're going to say, but in the name of heal...
UK found their brainiest family
Remember back when we told you Nintendo was looking for families in the UK to try their hand at Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree? Well, turns out they found their family in the Chouhan family from Leicester, who recently won the event in London. They ended up walking away with £20,000 to put tow...
Nintendo on the hunt for Brits with brains
Nintendo's latest marketing campaign contest across the pond has British families tossing their hats into the ring to see who's the best collective unit at Big Brain Academy. Families only need to report to one of these locations on the date listed, get up on stage and take their turn. Those who pe...
Are you smarter than Nintendo marketing?
This season, the Canadian version of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, cleverly titled Are You Smarter than a Canadian 5th Grader, will feature something extra for players to determine whether they are smarter than: Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree. Not only will demo stations be set up at the casting...
Small discount on Big Brain Academy
Spending $50 for an educational title like Big Brain Academy can be hard to justify for most gamers, especially considering that its Nintendo DS counterpart is budget-priced at $20. Wii Degree has a few features that the original lacks, like half-assed Mii integration and the ability to exchange stu...
Budget Brain Academy
Need to figure out your brain's weight, but not prepared to saw your skull open to pull out its spongy mass just yet? Amazon has come up with a cheap way for you to calculate its heftiness, saving you a few bucks and several quarts of blood. For just $12.99, you can purchase a copy of Nintendo's Bi...
WRUP: Get your learn on edition
With a variety of releases this week, gamers have a couple different things to choose from should they wish for something new to play. And, why wouldn't they? We all love new games! Even with Big Brain Academy getting the old mixed bag of review scores, we're sure quite a few of you are looking to...
Tell Nintendo your Big Brain Academy opinions, get free keychain
You could just make up your opinions just for the free keychain, but we wouldn't condone that sort of thing. No, we're a very anti-lies and anti-deception kind of outfit here at Wii Fanboy. We just like to keep it real like that, as the kids say. So, instead give Nintendo your honest thoughts on the...
Metareview: Big Brain Academy
With the release of Big Brain Academy Wii Degree, many have found something fresh to play on their Wii. With the prospect of new titles on the regular becoming smaller and smaller as the months wear on (until August 20th, that is), many were hoping that Big Brain Academy could fill that empty void ...
Wii Father's Day challenge next weekend in NYC
Nintendo is celebrating the release of Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree the weekend after next at their Nintendo World Store in New York city by hosting a bracket-style playoff tournament. Utilizing the new multiplayer features, dads and their kids will battle others for prizes. The festivities take p...
