Japan develops brain and eye pills for gaming fans

[Whirlysplat]

Jack in!

Life imitates a million mangas and Sci Fi stories

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080410/tot-uk-japan-gaming-pills-566e283.html

 

[guitarsingerguy]

Somebody's making some money off of it.

 

[WTFimVENOM]

fu**ing awesome

 

[Figs]

AKA: Speed

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Rather than handing them a pill, turn off there xbox and hand them a book.

 

[Snoo]

As a Japan fanatic I can say: "Only in Japan!"

 

[Leto Atrides]

Rather than handing them a pill, turn off there xbox and hand them a book.

Yeah, if all they do is play there Xbox how are they going to know how to read and write?

And from the sound of that article they do next to nothing, so this is more about how Japan has niche markets for every demographic. I've always wondered why companies here don't do it more often, since it seems to work.

 

[R0rschach]

OMGS ITS TEH UBER HAX.

 

[Iceman]

I love Japan.

 

[The Guard]

And now back to BATTLING SEIZURE ROBOTS.

 

[lollycop]

Wow....I so dont need that.....