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press.nintendo.com - 1/12/2009
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ONE IN FIVE KIDS THINK FAME IS MORE LIKELY THAN MATH PROFICIENCY Personal Trainer: Math for Nintendo DS Turns Learning Into a Game REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 12, 2009 – A new survey, conducted by Wakefield Research for Nintendo, confirms that math anxiety is alive and well among U.S. kids. In fact, of ...

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G4 TV - TheFeed:  Nintendo Uses Fear Mongering To Promote 'Personal Trainer: Math'

Joystiq [Nintendo]:  Nintendo: Kids don't like math, we checked

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Nintendo Uses Fear Mongering To Promote 'Personal Trainer: Math'
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... In an act of desperation, Nintendo has resorted to fear mongering in its efforts to promote Personal Trainer: Math for Nintendo DS. Issuing a press release titled "One in Five Kids Think Fame is More Likely Than Math Proficiency", the company's anti-math stance is readily apparent as it touts a game that "includes 40 fast-paced exercises, from basic addition and multiplication to more extensive multiplication tables and calculation ladders. Daily math drills keep skills sharp, while attendance records provide ways for users to see how they ...

Nintendo: Kids don't like math, we checked
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... Nintendo recently employed the services of Wakefield Research and had a survey conducted. The results of said survey show that 1 in 5 kids are more inclined to believe they'll be rich and famous than good at math. Who would've thought today's youth lacked so much ...

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