Regardless if it's a US or Japanese one, edutainment games have always been a hit-or-miss platform. Despite every effort to make it as entertaining as possible, several have resorted to cutting out the quality and settling with just presenting the main subject, which in turn makes it too academic and therefore less fun for people like you and me. Still, there are a few noteworthy ones that were able to pass the message along without leaving hardcore gamers high and dry.
Kotoba No Puzzle: Mojipittan is one of the few successes in that respect. It was not just able to make it as an effective edutainment game, it created a nationwide craze in Japan that continues to persist up to this day. Mojipittan started out as a nondescript arcade puzzle game, but has become so popular that many versions have been released for various systems like the PS2, Wii, DS, PSP, and even mobile phones. The secret lies in it's innovative gameplay mechanics and hypnotically addictive background music.
