Brain training creator hasn’t profited from success

Mark Androvich of GamesIndustry.biz writes:

"Despite the fact that 17 million brain training titles have been sold worldwide since the series debuted in 2005, Dr. Ryuta Kawashima hasn’t made a single yen from the game.

According to an AFP report, Kawashima was entitled to claim up to half of the royalties on the game for himself – an estimated JPN 2.4 billion (USD 22 million) – but chose not to accept them.

‘Everyone in my family is mad at me but I tell them that if they want money, go out and earn it,’ Kawashima said."