For all those who ever wanted to be an athlete, or maybe just train like one, the Nintendo DS has just launched the new Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day. Similar to the Nintendo’s brain training exercises, Flash Focus aims to train users’ eyes in areas like hand-eye coordination, peripheral vision and visual acuity, according to Nintendo.com.

To some it may seem like a strange concept but top athletes have been using these training methods to help their vision. Athletes such as baseball players, basketball players and football players, the training gives them an edge on the court or field.

“Flash Focus represents another one of our software titles that delivers fun with a purpose,” says George Harrison, Nintendo of America’s senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. “Flash Focus should be in the training arsenal of every coach in the country, but it’s also ideal for casual game players of any age who want to keep their vision sharp.”

Nintendo DS users who play Flash Focus will take a series of test to determine their DS Eye Age. After each day of activity with the game players will get better and better with the exercises – lowering their Eye Age, demonstrating their improved focus abilities.

Below is a list of some of the activities:

* A variation of the hidden ball “hat dance” seen at baseball parks: A circle is placed in one of three boxes, and the user must follow the location of the circle as the boxes shuffle rapidly on the screen.
* Watching two symbols flash on the screen, then tapping the touch screen to indicate whether they matched.
* Memorizing a target letter and counting how many times it appears in a fast-moving stream of letters on the screen.