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Brain Training discriminates Northerners, says BBC
Brain Training discriminates Northerners, says BBC
CVG - February 4, 2008
Submitted by apujanata (14935) at 7:28AM PST on February 5, 2008
Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training has come under fire on BBC's Watchdog program for failing to recognise accents from the North.
Deemed important enough to take up a five-minute slot on Monday night's show, Nintendo and its DS game, Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training, were under the spotlight of presenter Nicky Campbell. Campbell went as far as saying that Brain Training "clearly discriminated against" certain accents, especially Northern and Scottish.
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1Jonman posted on Brain Age 2 (DS) at 1:37PM PST on February 5, 2008. RE: Brain Training discriminates Northerners, says BBCbids
2deftangel posted on Brain Age 2 (DS) at 10:08AM PST on February 5, 2008. RE: Brain Training discriminates Northerners, says BBC@apujanata,
Watch the full six whole minutes they dedicated to this here;-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SlpbB5OxeY[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 291 ]bids
1apujanata posted on Brain Age 2 (DS) at 7:29AM PST on February 5, 2008. RE: Brain Training discriminates Northerners, says BBC@apujanata,
Nintendo didn't appear on the show but left a message saying it had been monitoring the voice recognition efficiency in its software since the game's launch in June 2006. And that its customer services department has received only a very small number of calls from people with accents who have been affected.
The firm also said it would like to apologise, and pointed out that Northerners should follow the advice given in the game manual. Page 47, in case you were wondering:
- Pronounce each word as clearly as possible, and try to avoid using strong dialects or accents
BBC Watchdog should have read those manuals, no ?[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
17apujanata posted on Brain Age 2 (DS) at 7:28AM PST on February 5, 2008. Article: Brain Training discriminates Northerners, says BBCDr. Kawashima's Brain Training has come under fire on BBC's Watchdog program for failing to recognise accents from the North. Deemed important enough to take up a five-minute slot on Monday night's show, Nintendo and its DS game, Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training, were under the spotlight of presenter Nicky Campbell. Campbell went as far as saying that Brain Training "clearly discriminated against" certain accents, especially Northern and Scottish.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]
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Very nice info. Lol. I used to read that Northerners are 6-7 foot tall, have loud voice, and can throw pine tree for breakfast (at least, according to those romance book I sometimes read), back in the era of Prince Bonnie (or the Braveheart movie era).
Since I haven't been to UK, so no comment from me :D