QuickSpot

Nintendo exclusive

QuickSpot uses simple brain teaser to exercise reflexes and brain function.

Released: 9 February 2006
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Genres: Puzzle
Developers: Namco
Publishers: Bandai Namco Holdings
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Themes: Action
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E10+

About

QuickSpot is a puzzle video game developed and published by Namco for the Nintendo DS. It is one of the last games to be released by Namco, whose successor Namco Bandai Games would release it internationally. the first in the Unō no Tatsujin series. A sequel, titled Unou no Tatsujin Soukai!

Machigai Museum 2, was released exclusively in Japan on March 1, 2007. An updated port of the game, titled QuickSpot: Master of the Right Brain, was developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for Nintendo Switch. It was released on April 22, 2021, in Japan and on January 6, 2022, in the west.

Keywords

minigames

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The game projects two images, the correct one on the top screen, and an error filled one on the bottom screen. Comparing the two images, the player has to locate and find the inaccuracies or changes from the top screen to the touch screen. Sometimes the player has to find the unused puzzle piece or part.

This game is based on the traditional game spot the difference. GamePro.com described the game "like a mix between Where's Waldo and the Hidden Pictures section in Highlights magazine".

Development

It was announced on the website GoNintendo that the game would be localized for North America, and was released on March 19, 2007, 13 months after the Japanese launch. An early review of this game on GameSpot gave it a score of 6.3. The North American version also adds references to other Namco franchises like Pac-Man, Mappy, and Mr. Driller.