Fun Educational Games

The DSi goes XL - Fun Educational Games

Few months ago, Nintendo launched the DSi. The DSi was a major upgrade of the DS Lite and included new features such as:

• A camera 
  
• Extra RAM
  
• Built-in internal storage space (as the Wii)
  
• Software Innovations
  

The DSi was a great addition to the Nintendo product range. As of 5 March 2010 for Europe,and March 28 for the USA  Nintendo goes one step bigger with:

The launch of the DSi – Xl  

So what will the DSi – XL have?

The DSi XL will have all the features of the DSi . One of the major differences is a bigger screen. The Nintendo DSi – XL feature a 4.2 inch screen, 93% bigger than the screen of the DS lite. As a result, the gaming experience will be enhanced. The viewing angle being much wider it will be easier to play and share the fun with family and friend.  The larger screen will be ideal for you and your kids to discover and play many fun educational games.

 

In addition, the DSi XL comes pr-loaded with some of the most famous software such as :

• Dr Kawashima's: Little Bit of Brain Training: Arts Edition 
• Dictionary 6 in 1 with Camera Function 
• Nintendo DSi Browser, which enables you to easily access the internet from anywhere with a Wi-Fi connection.

The DSi – XL will be available in 2 colours, wine red and dark brown with a glossy sheen on top and matt finish on the underside that provides excellent grip when resting on a table or other surface during gameplay.

To play on the DSi XL you will be able to use the regular stylus, but it will be a bit longer by 4mm or the new Touch Pen, larger and bigger than the regular stylus. 

As with the DSi you will be able create, customise and share photos with friends and family. You will also be able to listen and play music using the DSi sound application. 

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Celebrate the Winter Olympics: Mario and Sonic Nintendo DS or DSi and Wii

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The Winter Olympics Games are on their way and soon we will all get involved one way or the other. The Olympics Games is a worldwide event and our kids are being exposed to it.  Why not relay their experience with a video game on their Nintendo DS, DSi or Wii.

Atari has develop a game Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for kids (and grown up!) to relay such an important event.

For the first time in a Sonic and Mario game you will be able to use the Wii board.

Let your kids follow the Vancouver Winter Olympic 2010 on TV and then let them have a play trying to become super champion themselves with Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.

Follow the Vancouver Winter Olympic 2010 and team up with your friend and family to compete in authentic Olympics disciplines. 

All the disciplines you'd expect are here:
Alpine skiing, ice hockey, speed skating, bobsleigh, figure skating and snowboard halfpipe.
In addition, you will also discover new fantasy events such as Dream Ski Cross, which sees everyone competing in a Mario Kart style race complete with familiar looking power-ups and speed boosts. Realism isn't the goal here, just good old fashioned multiplayer fun.

Key Features of the game include:

Superstar team-up: Only the second game to include Mario and Sonic characters together, featuring the official Olympics license and input from Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto.
Worlds collide: Play as any of the characters from the original game - from Prince Peach to Vector the Crocodile, as well as first-timers Donkey Kong and Metal Sonic.
Added balance: For the first time in a Sonic & Mario game you'll be able to use the Balance Board for some events, if you have one.
The full monty: The new Festival mode lets you play through the whole of the Olympic Winter Games, including all the disciplines and an opening and closing ceremony.
Friendly rivalry: Mountains of multiplayer options, including four-player competitive tournaments and co-operative game

So get ready for the Vancouver Winter Olympics and team up with Mario and Sonic for the event.

Order Now via Amazon.com: Available on DS or Dsi and Wii

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If you have an Ipod Touch or Iphone - Check out related Apps for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

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Flips - Interactive Books on Nintendo DS and DSi

Flips a new and innovative way to read books on Nintendo DS or DSi

Reading directly on your DS or DSi is now possible.

EA has developed FLIPS, a new series featuring some of the best children writers, to provide children of all age a new fun and interactive way to read books on their  Nintentndo DS and DSi. Flips have been developed in collaboration with the UKs leading publishers , including Egmont and Penguin Publishing to bring a new fun, interactive and entertaining way to read books.

Flip - Cathy Cassidy - Nintendo DS/DSi Interactive Reading

Your kids kind of like to read but would rather play on the DS or DSi....

 Then turn their DS or DSi into a book  and let them discover Flips

a new fun and interactive way to read books. Flips allows children to read in an innovative way where they can read and have access to special in-built hyperlinks to access relevant pictures, sounds and character and location information.

With Flips, readers will also have fun spotting special pictures of animals, flowers, fruit and stars hidden within the pages of each book. Collecting all of them will allow them to unlock extras like mini-games, jokes and recipes, or try out a fun personality test style quiz. 

Give Flips a Try!

Your kid will love to read books in an original, fun and interactive way. Flips will give a new dimension to their reading experience.

FLIPS - Artemis Fowl - Nintentdo DS - DSi Reading

 Artemis Fowl - a well known series of novels by Eoin Colfer , bestselling author of books for children and teens, is now available on Flips Nintendo DS and DSi. Primarily written to appeal to those between the ages of nine and 12. Flips - Artemis Fowl will make reading even more enjoyable. 

Artemis Fowl II, teenage criminal mastermind, wants to rebuild his family’s fortune after the disappearance if his father. 

Reading Artemis Fowl adventures with the Filps version of on Nintendo DS and DSi will give your child a new dimension to reading. 

Playmobil on Nintentdo DS / DSi and Wii - Nintentdo Educational

Playmobil on Nintendo -Become a Hero of Legend!

Lego and Playmobil have been around for years and are classics to kids’ fun educational games. Both concepts help children develop imagination, role play and creativity. 

Lego has already expanded its game play into the virtual world of video games on Nintentdo DS, DSi and Wii with several fabulous fun educational adventures.

It is now Playmobil turns to enter Nintendo’s world

with the launch of 2 fantastic and magical adventures on Wii and DS/DSi:

Playmobil Circus for the Wii has been inspired by the success of the Circus Playmobil play sets. With Playmobil Circus for the Wii the whole family become performers into greatest and funniest circus around. (more...) 

World of Zoo - Nintendo Educational

World of Zoo, THQ Inc. latest games has been designed to open the gate to kids creativity and animal lovers. World of Zoo is a great fun educational game that will encourage children to discover the zoo in the way they always dreamed off. They are going to be able to care for their favored animals, create their own exhibitions and learn about all the different species through fun educational facts supported by National Geographic.

What's special of World of Zoo?

Randy Shoemaker, vice president, global brand management at THQ says:

“What truly sets World of Zoo apart is the incredible hands-on interactions you have with the world’s most amazing animals, combined with a variety of tools that lets players create and customize their own unique animals and zoo environments. Players will discover their animal’s favorite foods, activities and behaviors, all the while learning interesting information about each one. The National Geographic fun facts are something that animal lovers of all ages will enjoy and parents will appreciate.”

Benefits of World of Zoo

Family friendly fun educational games: teaches about zoo animals. It will help kids understand what is going on in a zoo and how to care for animals. It's up to the player to determine the different ways to interact with each animal to make them happy. Players are rewarded with hearts once the animal trusts them, causing a Magic Moment to occur.

Features around 100 different animals: offers the opportunity to learn about different types of species. Animals information are provided by National Geographic and are presented in a fun and educational way. Each animal is completely unique with different personalities and behaviors. It will be up to the player to determine ways to gain their trust and keep their animals happy, ultimately earning a Magic Moment from their animal.

Develops creativity: World of Zoo allows kids to create and customize their own zoo. The Animal Creator feature allows players to create a limitless variety of animals – change a penguin's hair color or create a giant-sized panda bear. Build their own zoo with more than 20 animal exhibits to choose from. Each exhibit can be tailored to kids wishes.

Great game for the whole family. Have fun and share your knowledge.

World of Zoo can be palyed on: Nintendo DS and DSi, Nintendo Wii or PC

Release date:
USA - Amazon.com - World of Zoo - Oct. 26, 2009
Europe - Amazon.co.uk - World of Zoo - 6 Nov. 2009

Garfield Gets Real - Nintendo DS/DSi Adventure Games

Garfield Gets Real:

Based on the movie Garfield Gets Real, you will become a film director and your goal will be to make the best hit movie and you will want it to be as funny as possible. You will direct Garfield with special moves, you will make him dance and use special tricks and props coupled with special lighting and sounds effects. What kind of movie will you make? It is entirely up to you.

Amazing Adventure: Fun Adventure Games on DS and PC - Fun Educational Games

Amazing adventures series will take you on a world of fun adventure games.
Each title will take you to different times and places. 

Amazing Adventures series is part of fun educational games where going on an adventure help children develop their sense of observation, logic and critical thinking. In addition, adventure games help increase attention spam where kids have to concentrate to solve the puzzles and find the hidden objects. It supports reading by having to read the story in order to follow the game,  strengthen personal skills as well as problem solving. Using fun educational games with children can support them with different areas of the curriculum and brings fun learning into their learning journey.

Hello Pocoyo - Fun Educational Nintendo DS Games - Educational Games for Toddlers

Pocoyo is a fun educational TV series represented by a charming little boy – POCOYO-

Pocoyo and his friends help toddler learn the fun way. Pocoyo encourages young children to discover the world around them, in a fun dynamic and interactive way.

Based on the series success, Nintendo is now presenting

Hello Pocoyo as part of fun educational games on Nintendo DS.

Discover the world of POCOYO:

DSi release date: April - Nintendo New Release - Nintendo Educational

Nintendo DSi is coming in April.

Last Wednesday, Nintendo confirmed the expected launch date of the new DS, the DSi for April 5. In Europe, Amazon.co.uk will star shipping on April 3rd

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The latest handled console from Nintendo in the DS line is the DSi. The DSi was first launch in Japan back in December and the rest of the world has been expected it since.

Strategy Games - Nintendo Educational

Nintendo educational games: What's up in February!            (European release)

Fun Educational Games on the DS or the Wii can be great tools for everyone's development and learning experience if chosen wisely. Kids love the name Nintendo and most of the time they do not associate Nintendo with educational games or learning games, they simply see Nintendo as fun games. 

Nintendo, with its innovative games play, has been able to introduce some smart educational games that incorporate learning. Nintendo educational game range that qualifies for educational game would include categories such as: as Strategy games, Adventure games, Brain Games, Time management games and Role Play games.

Walk with Me: or get fit with your Nintendo DS - Nintendo Fitness

You want to stay fit?
You Like walking? ....

Then you can now turn you DS into your personal fitness coach with WALK WITH ME.

Nintendo educational range is already providing "tool-games" for many areas such as: cooking, brain training, coaching, reading and fitness. Up till now the fitness area was mostly covered by the Wii Fit and the Wii Fit is the best example of success where many people from all age range rediscovered the pleasure of exercising. Staying fit is becoming one of our greatest concerns.

Junior Brain Trainer: Nintendo DS Educational - Edutainment

Specially designed for kids aged 6-11 Junior Brain Trainer for Nintendo DS could help and support kids with reading, writing, spelling, maths, geometry, logic and problem solving. Junior Brain Trainer falls into the Edutainment category where games are used as a support to education.

Brain Age: Nintendo DS Educational

Nintendo DS opened a new market back in 2006 with the launch of Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain. Since then Brain Training games have been very popular and part of the top 10 for weeks. Brain training games attract all generation, but younger children might feel challenged. Since December there is a special version for kids: Junior Brain Trainer.

Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain features a variety of tests and exercises that will stimulate the brain.  Brain training can also help sharpen you reading skills (read more...) For best results, it is recommended to play a little bit every day. Brain Age consists of 4 parts:

Nintendo in 2009

After 2 years on the market, Nintendo Wii has changed the way we play. When it was first launched in 2006, many believed that the Wii would never succeed. People were used to game console for 1 or 2 players but the concept of playing together was different. Also many though that with such a name, there were no chance of success .... They were wrong. 2 Years later the Wii is the most popular game console and has sold over 34.55 millions units (Sept. 2008)!

E-Books on DS - 100 Classic Book Collection - Nintendo DS Educational:

After using your Nintendo as a games console, then as a Brain Trainer, you can now use it as a book and turn your DS into a portable library!

New Series : I did it Mum! Nintendo Ds Educational games for Toddlers

I did it Mum is a new series for the Nintendo DS aimed at children aged 3 to 5 years old. The series I did it Mum is specifically designed for young children and comes in 2 versions: Boys and Girls

Club Penguin available on Nintendo DS

If your kids are aged 6 – 14 you certainly know about Club Penguin (Wikipedia). 
Club Penguin is a fun and safe child friendly game. Club Penguin is located on a snowy Island where each player creates a penguin and waddle around engaging in many different fun activities.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo DS Educational Game

You like challenging games and you and your kids enjoy Brain training games, then discover the world of Professor Layton and the curious village, an amazing mind bending logic puzzle embedded in a beautifully presented story with amazing characters. Developers Level 5 have created a fascinating detective story full of brain teasing puzzle and intrigues that will appeal to both parents and children.

 

CLEVER KIDS: new fun educational games for Nintendo Wii and DS

Clever kids is a new series aimed to support children 5-10 years old in their learning experience. Clever kids series focus on kids favorite subject and encourage them to explore and interact in their field of interest, thus encourages learning.

Clever kids series is also specially designed to:

• Maintain children interest in a subject by keeping them entertained:
•  Increase attention spam with lively characters and scenery,
• Encourage logical thinking and reasoning by providing challenging puzzles
• Improve memory through fun games and activities
• Develop dexterity