DS Games for Kids

[Nazrat]

Well, I finally caved in and bought my 7 and 5 year old a DS.  What games should I get that will be approved by the overprotective mother, aka, my wife?

I purchased Zelda and Ben 10.  I have thought about Nintendogs as their cousin has that game and they were mesmerized by it.  I have read good things about the new Go Diego Go game. 

What else am I missing for the kiddy set?

Thanks.

[Yegolev]

Read the archives at gamerdad.com and you can't go wrong.  Even your wife won't be able to complain, due to Andrew Bub's leadership in the gaming-with-kids field.

[schild]

The Tamagotchi games are fantastic.

Also, teach them how to manage shit with the Harvest Moon series.

There's a slew of great kid games I've played (yea, I play games for kids, what?).

Also, Pokemon is the best Pokemon since Red/Blue.

[Nazrat]

Thanks for the info.  I went with Zelda, Ben10, Nintendogs, Go Diego Go and Drawn to Life.  I want to buy harvest moon after I see how the 7 year old handles all of the reading in the DS games. 

[Morat20]

Thanks for the info.  I went with Zelda, Ben10, Nintendogs, Go Diego Go and Drawn to Life.  I want to buy harvest moon after I see how the 7 year old handles all of the reading in the DS games. 

Nintendogs is something of a blast, as best I can tell. My kid's also damn fond of Pokemon: Pearl (or does he have diamond? Fuck if I know). He's 11, though, and constantly leaching off his mother's DS games.