nintendo DS

[panther]

Thinking of getting my son that animal crossing for his DS, but just wondering if he'll like it and is it suitable for a 7 yr old boy?
does anybody know what it is like, and do they know of any other games he could be interested in?...


he like games like star wars etc.....

thankyou x

[slinky]

Ginger bought me Mario karts just after xmas ( I know, I'm a big kid )

And I love it. I spend hours playing it through wifi, and have played people all over the world.

[panther]

wifi?, ...lol sorry but i havent a clue how to get that on, im useless when it comes to gadgets!
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heard about the mario one though, but my son is more into fighting and solving games, but will ask him and see what he says

[panther]

soooooo................... i take it anyone doesnt know

ah well back to the drawing board

[shakermaker]

If he likes ''solving games, the Brain Train games are great for DS.

[panther]

is that suitable for a 7 yr old?

[jackyalex]

Originally Posted by shakermaker

If he likes ''solving games, the Brain Train games are great for DS.

on the brain train game, do they repeat the same questions alot ?

[shakermaker]

Originally Posted by panther

is that suitable for a 7 yr old?

It's suitable for ages 3+, all our family play it young & older. The games are fun and not too advanced.

Originally Posted by jackyalex

on the brain train game, do they repeat the same questions alot ?

You get new games & questions every day as it's daily training so yes there would be the same stuff on in one day but there's other stuff to do on it like Sudoku until the next day.

Here's a couple of links panther:

Amazon.co.uk: Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo DS): PC & Video Games

Amazon.co.uk: More Brain Training (Nintendo DS): PC & Video Games

[panther]

Originally Posted by shakermaker

It's suitable for ages 3+, all our family play it young & older. The games are fun and not too advanced.





Here's a couple of links panther:

Amazon.co.uk: Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo DS): PC & Video Games

Amazon.co.uk: More Brain Training (Nintendo DS): PC & Video Games

cheers shakermaker

[shakermaker]

Of the two there I'd recommend More Brain Training. This is because the games have parts where voice and handwriting recognition are integral and in 'More Brain Training', this feature is an improvement on the original game's ability to recognise speech & handwriting.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Another good one is Madagascar....and I would heartily recommend monkey ball.....especially as it has racing games, air hockey, golf and paintball games.
I like the brain training but think that a seven year old might find it a bit like doing schoolwork......especially the mental arithmetic.
If he likes problem solving, then Contact might hold his interest too.
It is a shame you can't try before you buy.
I like all the ones mentioned....so I guess I have the mental age of about 7.

[panther]

thanks margaret, like ya said pity ya cant try before ya buy

does blockbuster not rent em out??

[Margaret Pilkington]

Ooh, you could be right....see, I'm a novice with this Nintendo lark, but I have to say I am fairly well addicted to some of the games.

[lindsay ormerod]

Kelsey (12) says Finding Nemo ( it's a Gameboy advance game but can be played on DS lite) and Ratatouille are good fun.
She has one with Monopoly,Yahtzee, Battleships and Boggle on that is good too.

[onlyme]

I may have got one of those chips that hold 32 games for my 3 year old, and although i thought it may be too advanced for him, its amazing exactly what hes worked out to do. Some of the games are slightly too old (the logic ones0 but ratatoille, marios, and the disney ones are all great.

Havent got animal crossing on it (one of the few I havent got) but all the disney ones he can do