Top 20 Interactive Games for Kids of Every Age
Browse Warren's picks for essential technology products, selected from over 600 new products released in the last year. It's smart to check with the publisher for the latest price and technical requirements and with ESRB for content descriptors.
# 1 of 20: Nintendo Wii
The name, Wii (pronounced "we") says it all. About the size of a fat book, this game system is well worth the hassle you might encounter trying to buy one. But there's good reason for the demand. This year's crop of Wii titles provides bountiful play options for every age and interest area. The innovative motion-based controls are ideal for getting kids off the couch, moving around and socializing.
Price: $250.00
Age: 3 and Up
Website: nintendo.com
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Top 20 Interactive Games for Kids of Every Age
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Our twin grandsons, age 7, each recently got DS for their birthday (on Halloween!). We own both the Nintendo 64 & a Gamecube. The Gamecube is less user friendly as the discs are so easily scratched compared to the cartridges for the Nintendo games (both 64 & the DS). The DS tops them all because they can take them anywhere, they are easily confiscated & you can plug in head phones to them!!! DMM
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Our family uses Gamefly too. We love them. I just updated our queue today and noted that they have a holiday sign up special going on right now. I think $6.95 for the first month. That's quite a discount since we pay, I think $15 / month.
We originally signed up when my husband bought the kids a gamefly gift certificate for Christmas. That made a great gift and we've kept the service for almost a year now.
Here's the gift cert. purchase page if anyone is interested.
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Congratulations on putting together an outstanding list of games. What an undertaking!
My family uses Gamefly to rent video games which is another great way to learn about what's appropriate and what isn't. They've been good enough to include full content reviews, ESRB ratings and a feature that allows parents to password protect their account to prevent kids from accessing M-rated games. They're also a godsend for the pocketbook as new games run upwards of $60! I don't know many people who can afford that these days and since they sell games at a steep discount as well as rent them it's a winning combination. There's pretty much something for everyone.
Anyway, I thought it was worth mentioning as I know so many parents struggle with bringing games into the house that are appropriate, not to mention affordable. With that spirit, I've been adding games in your review to our game queue over the last couple of days!
Thanks for the great tips and thoughtful suggestions!
