Do you have a circus fan in the family? What child doesn’t love to go to the circus? Now the circus can come to you in the new Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey video game for the Nintendo DS, and Wii premiering November 10th at a retailer near you.

In Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey for the Nintendo DS you can care for and train your own elephant. You work with your elephant, feeding and caring for it while you teach it to do tricks for its circus act. Your elephant friend is in your care, from a bubbly …read more

If you’re kids are craving high tech toys, but all you have is a low tech budget, Jakks Pacific has some fun Motion TV video games for kids you can buy without breaking the bank.
Plug It In & Play TV Games™ are perfect for kids, because you don’t have to worry about them tearing up an expensive gaming system while they’re playing.

The latest TV games from Jakks-Pacific even feature motion control. Now when kids move the controls they also control the action on screen as characters replicate their movements in real time on the TV screen when they jump, wave, …read more

My son is a big DS and DSi fan, so he’s always telling hinting to me which Nintendo DS game he would like to have next, or would like Santa to bring him this year. If you have a Nintendo DS or DSi fan, here are a few games that promise to be on many children’s Christmas wish list this year.

Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story tells the story of what happens when Bowser eats a magic mushroom that causes him to inhale everything around him, including Mario and Luigi. Microbe size Mario and Luigi have to battle their …read more

When we went to get my son’s DSi the other day, he used a gift card and some birthday cash to buy a new game to go with his new game system. He wanted The Legendary Starfy for a couple weeks, so he finally bought it with his birthday money.

Starfy looks like a cute and cuddly little star, but he’s really a villain fighting hero. With his rough and tough sidekick Starfy is on a mission to help a visitor who’s lost his memory.
The Legendary Starfy (like many popular DS Games) comes originally from Japan. It challenges players to fight …read more

My son got a new DSi last week, so we’ve been checking out all the applications. He’s having a blast recording his voice and playing it back. He’s taking pictures of everything, himself, the dog, whatever’s going by when we’re riding in the car…

We checked out some of the online applications, and the store. I’m trying to figure out how to download books to either the DSi or the DS Lite. If I can figure it out I’m going to adopt his DS Lite.
I’ve been thinking about getting an iPod touch, but if I can do the same thing on …read more

Souptoys is a collection of over 100 virtual toys for your PC, your child can create a playroom right on your desktop, and all the games are free. The virtual toy box was created with children in mind, so there’s no reading, other than in the tutorial to get started.

Kids can go online and upload their ‘playset’ creations to the website from their desktop toy box to play with others in the sandbox. They can also comment on the playsets of other players.
Souptoys has over 20,000 “kid created playsets” uploaded on the site.

Souptoys is built on the real-world nature of the toys, …read more

My son loves the LEGO video games from Star Wars to Batman he’s a big fan. He’s also a big Rock Band fan (he loves the drums), so he was super excited last night when I told him they’re coming out with a new LEGO Rock Band. He wanted to go get it now, then I had to explain to him that it won’t be coming out until fall.

LEGO Rock Band is a brilliant combination, how can they go wrong? I’m loving the drum LEGO dude, he’s adorable!

LEGO Rockband will be hitting stores just in time for the holidays later …read more

My nephew gave me the scoop on the new Nintendo DSi this weekend. My favorite feature is the camera. The new DSi has two cameras, one faces inward (toward the player) and an outward facing camera (facing away from the user when the game is open) with 11 different lenses. Since I’m a photo buff, I’d really love to check that out!

I keep telling my son that I’m going to buy myself a DSi. He says no way, if I buy one it’s his. Hmmm.
Ok, so the new DSi does have some other notable features.

Larger screens
Better sound (with both a …read more

My son received Pokemon Platinum for Easter this year. In his words the game is pretty cool. He says it’s similar to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, but better.
There’s a new Legendary Pokemon in the mix for you to capture, and he says the story line has changed just a little from previous versions.
He’s a true Pokemon fan, he enjoys catching training, and battling his Pokemon against his cousins. Since my nephew is another Pokemon fan (he has the new Platinum and the Official Game Guide to go with it) they were thick into plotting out their game play earlier tonight.
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If you have a Goosebumps fan in your family you should check out the Goosebumps Horrorland video game. The game is available for Wii, Nintendo DS, and Playstation 2.
The Goosebumps Horrorland video game takes you on a thrilling ride through a fright themed amusement park. You can battle the Scorpion of Doom, vanquish vampires, or see if you can hang on to the Roller Ghoster.
My son loves the Goosebumps book series, and he had a chance to check out the game and gave it his seal of approval.
This game’s not for the younger crowd, since it does contain …read more