Japanese Schoolgirl Watch: Nintendo DS as Life Coach

Female Power Emergency Up! DS

Gals in Japan are using Nintendo DS to do way more than play with Mario. A flood of femme-focused self-help software now runs on the touchscreen handheld. Female Power Emergency Up! DS(shown) promises to "Change your destiny in three months!" by measuring skills in love, fashion, beauty, diet, and fortune-telling(?!), then challenging girls to increase their scores. __My Happy Manner Book__gives lessons on social etiquette — vital stuff, like which kimonos are proper for single women. Mainichi Kokorobics DS Therapy(a play on the Japanese word for "heart" and the English "aerobics") is like a series of sessions with a digital psychiatrist. And __Yoga Anwhere__is a CG personal trainer that demonstrates poses and guides girls through daily workouts.

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