Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain

Flex your brain alone, with friends, or the whole world! Stretch your grey matter to clear away the cobwebs!

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Try Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain for free!

Download the demo to flex your brain for free with a small selection of activities, alone or in local multiplayer with up to three other players.

You can download it from Nintendo eShop on your Nintendo Switch, or via this gamepage!

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Who has the brawniest brain in your family? Challenge your grey matter to a variety of challenges and find out in Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain for Nintendo Switch.

Tickle your brain with some fast-paced fun

Have a blast with a fun selection of brain-flexing activities. Identify an animal as it slowly comes into focus, break blocks to match the shapes, help guide a train to its goal and much more!

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Identify!
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Memorise!
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Analyse!
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Compute!
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Visualise!
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Take a fun test to determine your Big Brain Brawn and brain type, or boost your skill and speed by practising individual activities in Solo Mode.

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Show your studious style by unlocking dozens of outfits for your in-game avatar – from a cat outfit to a corn costume!

Battle to see who has the brawniest brain

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Go brain-to-brain with friends and family in local multiplayer to see who can get the highest score in Party Mode.

Face off in 2-player touch screen battles, or grab a Joy-Con controller each to compete in matches for up to four players simultaneously.

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Each player can set their own difficulty, ensuring a level playing field in this battle of the brains, regardless of age or experience.

Go brain vs. brain against mind-masters near and far


Want to see how you match up to brainiacs around the world***? Hop into Ghost Clash mode to pit your brain against other players’ best performances, even when you aren’t playing at the same time. Choose from bright sparks worldwide, folks on your friends list, or family members who have profiles on the same console.

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By battling the ghost data of other players, you’ll win points to go up in the Big Brain World Rankings.

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Outside of Ghost Clash mode, check your rankings to see how your Big Brain Brawn matches up against others.

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Game specifications
Release date
03/12/2021
Genre
Puzzle, Party
No. of players
Up to 4 players
Game file size
720MB
Publisher
Nintendo
Supported languages
Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Dutch, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
Supported play modes
TV mode
Tabletop mode
Handheld mode

Software compatibility and play experience may differ on Nintendo Switch Lite. Additional accessories may be required (sold separately). See support for details.

Nintendo Switch Online
This game supports the following features:
Notices

Internet connection required during online play. To use online services, you must create a Nintendo Account and accept the related agreement. The Nintendo Account Privacy Policy applies. Some online services may not be available in all countries. Online play requires paid online membership. Find out more about the paid membership subscription.

A paid membership to Nintendo Switch Online is required to use the Save Data Cloud. Find out more about the paid membership subscription.

Multiplayer requires one compatible controller per player. Additional controllers (sold separately) may be required.
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