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Grab the remote: These new products will have the whole family engaged
Sure lemonade stands are fun in the summer but the following will keep your kids entertained and out of your hair: Ages 5-7 and up Magical Zhu Zhu Princess: Carriages & Castles, DS, DSi - New game in the Zhu Zhu line in which players help Princess Snowcup find Prince Dashington’s castle.
Jennifer Wagner
Connect With Your Teens
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had the opportunity to attend a fun event at the NYC offices of Nintendo. I had a chance to meet many Nintendo employees, enjoy great food and drinks and try out two new Nintendo games that are brand new this summer. Wii Play: Motion and Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident are both fun games for all ages and the guests were lining up to play them. Wii Play: Motion introduces 12 unique minigames that use motion-control. The games can each be played alone or with up to 4 players. A Wii Remote Plus controller comes in each box. The children at the event loved adding scoops to ice cream cones in the Cone Zone minigame. Some of the other fun games that I tried or viewed were Flutter Fly, in which you must guide balloons through an obstacle course, Grappling Ghosts, where you find and catch ghosts and Wind Runner in which you use the controller like an umbrella and ride the wind through a race course. If you enjoy finding hidden objects then you will love Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident. Players act as detectives and
hunt for hidden objects and solve puzzles on Malgrave Island. You can play alone or up to four people can play together. This is the first time that a Mystery Case Files game has been made for the Wii. I love the film Noir look of the game, which is like an old-time mystery. With multi-layered hidden objects and brain-teasing obstacles, Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident can keep the whole family involved and having fun for hours. There is even an interesting and mysterious storyline to add to the excitement of the game. If you were worried that Nintendo was going to focus all of its efforts on the 3DS this summer, then you can stop worrying. With games like Will Play: Motion and Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident, your kids and your entire family can have a great time on the Will all summer long. ■ Jennifer Wagner has been working with Millennials for years, mostly as an academic law librarian teaching students legal research. Her blog, Connect with your Teens through Pop Culture and Technology, helps parents keep up with pop culture and technology as a way of bonding with their teenage children.
Mario Kart, Wii - Great racing fun for the entire family, up to 12 players can play together online.
Strange and Wonderful World of Ants, iPad app - Quirky science app with an adjustable reading level making it usable to a wide range of kids. Great illustrations. Math Bingo, iPhone and iPad app – Ranked as one of the top educational apps for elementary school age kids. Ages 8 and up Plants vs. Zombies, Windows, Mac, Xbox, PlayStation, DS, iPhone, iPad, Android, Web – Fun comic graphics in which players protect their homes from zombies using various types of plants. Winner of numerous awards. Appeals to all ages. Cut the Rope, iPhone and iPad app 8 Fun strategy game from the makers of Angry Birds. This game also involves physics. Pokemon Black Version and Pokemon White Version, DS and DSi – Interesting plot involving animal liberation, fun and easy to play, online component. Donkey Kong Country Returns, Wii – Fast paced adventure game with classic Nintendo characters. Two players can enjoy it together in cooperative mode. Great family game.
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