Awesome games? Check. A mascot more recognizable than Santa? Check. Baseball team? Check. TV show? Check! World domination? …Next.

Don’t get too excited though, there won’t be any marathons of the classic Zelda or Mario cartoons. Instead the show, titled Britain’s Best Brain, looks to be closer to a real life version of Brain Age. It tasks contestants with problems focusing on memory, co-ordination, numeracy, recognition and risk. Sounds fun. Nintendo has claimed exclusive rights to sponsorship of the program.

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