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Nintendo Wii in Black

Now you have the perfect reason to get the Wii, with its unique wireless controller experience and intuitive motion control that bring gaming to life. The National Lekotek Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the world accessible to children of all abilities, has evaluated [More]

The Most Realistic Home Golf Simulator

Experience the game of golf on the world’s greatest golf courses with The Most Realistic Home Golf Simulator ($200). This plug-and-play golf simulator lets you to play championship caliber courses like Pebble Beach, TPC Sawgrass, and St. Andrews from the comfort of your home. The [More]

XGS Micro Edition Kit

So the kids are clamoring for a new gaming console. Sure you could go out and buy one, but for a true appreciation of the miracles of electronic games, get the XGS Micro Edition Kit ($200) to build your own console, and then write your own games for it. This kit comes with all the [More]

Hot Wheels Custom Motors Interactive Videos

Experience the thrill of commanding your own pit crew in a series of three races in the Hot Wheels Custom Motors Interactive Video. Choose from a GT Racer or a Baja Truck to enter in the Cup Challenge. Before each race, make tough choices on how to customize your vehicle for the [More]

LittleBigPlanet 6-inch Plush

Sackboy and friends have escaped from your game console in the form of these collectable LittleBigPlanet 6-inch Plush 2 packs ($20). Sackboy’s knit body is a perfect incarnation of his on-screen counterpart, and Sackgirl comes with a removable handkerchief. Other 2 packs soon to [More]

Avatar Video Game

Explore one of the most beautiful worlds that never existed in the Avatar Video Game ($57). Based on the hit movie, this action-packed game is available for all the major platforms and lets you participate in the epic battle for the fate of Pandora. You choose whether to side with the [More]

Drum Rocker

If Rock Band is more than just a game to you, you’ll want Drum Rocker ($200), which is far more than just a controller. There’s no pre-molded plastic holding you back, you can position your velocity sensitive drum pads anywhere you want with the professional aluminum drum [More]

Wario Land: Shake It!

Mario’s old nemesis has come to the Wii in Wario Land: Shake It! ($37), a side-scrolling, 2D adventure full of enemies, puzzles, and secrets to uncover. Each level in the Shake Dimension has multiple missions for long lasting gameplay. Of course, a game like this wouldn’t be [More]

LittleBigPlanet

After winning more than 80 awards, LittleBigPlanet is back and better than ever in this LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition ($54), with more levels, more costumes, and more level packs than the original. Explore the included worlds, then make your own! There are over 1 million [More]

Nanovor

Nanover ($50) is not just for computers anymore! With the handheld Nanover Nanoscope, you can discover more Nanover monsters and either upload them to your PC, or connect up to three more Nanoscopes and battle with your friends. You can also power up your monsters by playing minigames [More]

Swinxs

The Creative Child Magazine Game of the Year Award winner, Swinxs ($150), is like no game console you’ve ever seen. There’s no screen, and no controllers, but that just means that there’s no sitting in front of the TV to play. Instead, kids are active and engaged as they run relay [More]

ItzaZoo

Interact with monkeys, penguins, polar bears and much more, all while learning to read in ItzaZoo ($20) for your PC. Children are prompted to draw various items that their animal friends need, and then the fun begins. The drawings come to life and the characters can interact with them. [More]

U-Dance

Turn your living room into your own private dance club with U-Dance ($30). Just hook up the Motion Tower to your TV, attach the wireless Motion Tags to your shoes, and you’re ready to dance the night away. Warm up with a couple of mini games in the Lounge, and then it’s time to move [More]

Fisher-Price Smart Cycle

There are plenty of educational video games on the market, but how many burn calories? The Fisher-Price Smart Cycle ($93), is a game console inside a colorful, kid-sized exercise bike that plugs directly into your TV. Pedaling takes kids zooming through different environments that [More]

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