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By Terry Solomon
Sudoku puzzles are proving to be highly addictive games
requiring the most basic of skills: logic. People of all ages,
sizes, gender, color, and shapes are finding the puzzles to be
challenging and mentally stimulating. As proof, books,
magazines, newspapers, and other printed materials featuring
sudoku puzzles enjoy steady sales. The popularity of the game
continues to push for new frontiers while expanding the
puzzles' market.
Speaking of new frontiers, Nintendo is releasing its new
offering for Nintendo DS. Primarily targeting the gamers'
market and traveling enthusiasts, Nintendo launches Sudoku
Gridmaster today, June 26th. In lieu of its launch, Nintendo
tries to sustain the popularity of sudoku puzzles by declaring
the summer of 2006 as the "summer of sudoku".
Busy summer and holiday travel season is the inspiration
behind
the creation of Sudoku Gridmaster. Stocking up on puzzles,
crosswords, and other printed games seems to be traditional
occupation before getting in long car trips and flights. True
enough, these games keep children from being bored and fussy,
and adults from being cranky. The games also ease the monotony
of idyllic summer and holiday weather. Sudoku puzzles continue
to be popular choices among the many games. But concentrating
on the puzzles as well as filling out the blank cells, prove
to
be a challenging process when done in a moving vehicle.
Sudoku Gridmaster, exclusively distributed by Nintendo DS,
intends to relieve travelers and vacationers alike of this
difficulty. The compact size of Nintendo DS allows ease of
travel and portability as it fits perfectly in bags. It is
also
very light which makes it ideal for plane trips and lounging
in
the beach. Aside from these factors, the Sudoku Gridmaster
includes 400+ puzzle games plus the option to save game
progress per level. Players are also able to customize the
level of difficulty of the sudoku puzzles. In effect, children
and adults can share and have their fill of sudoku by just
altering the settings of the game. This eliminates the need to
buy and bring separate puzzle books for kids and adults. Even
children who do not like to play sudoku are lured by the
brighter and newer Nintendo DS.
The touch-screen option of Nintendo DS also allows gamers to
write, alter, and save answers. No more messing around with
pencils and eraser for sudoku puzzles enthusiasts. Indeed,
Sudoku Gridmaster proves to be a worthy counterpart to the
traditional puzzles. It is also a great way to involve new
audiences like hard core gamers or hesitant non-gamers in
mental exercises and video games. Through the use of
technology, the influence of sudoku is now reaching a wider
market and audience. Still, conservative sudoku players are
able to experience the game the way it is meant to be.
Sudoku Gridmaster allows four difficulty levels ranging from
novices to expert and advanced players. Like the traditional
sudoku puzzles, Sudoku Gridmaster uses logic and cognitive
skill to successfully fill all grids with numbers. Nintendo
also adds a touch of modern gaming to the classic game. By
just
touching a grid or box, players are able to highlight entire
rows or columns. Aside from this, players are able to save a
current game for future use.
As one of Nintendo's cutting edge Touch Generations line,
Sudoku Gridmaster successfully incorporates technology with
tradition in enhancing sudoku puzzles experience. In addition,
attractions of a modern gaming device and a traditional puzzle
draw attention and interest from otherwise greatly varying
groups. In conclusion, Sudoku Gridmaster benefit not only
travelers but gamers and enthusiasts of sudoku puzzles as
well.
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puzzles, please visit www.sudoku-puzzles.com
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