Nintendo DS Lite Offered in Classrooms in Japan
The sight of teachers confiscating electronic games from their students is about to become old school. Nintendo has announced a classroom version of the popular Nintendo DS Lite hand held machine.
Starting February 2010, the company plans to supply schools with an assortment of Nintendo DS Lites, PC’s with Wi-Fi connectivity, and special educational software developed with Sharp. The idea behind this is to enable students to work on assignments in class, and send their work on the DS Lites to the teacher’s console. When ready, the completed work can be sent back the same way which neatly reduces paperwork. All information is transmitted wireless.
Considering the DS touchscreen and stylus features are ideal for writing Japanese, gaming extensions in the classroom could work well in the future. This is an indicative sign that Nintendo is moving beyond gaming as sales sag in Japan.