How to Occupy Your Kids so You Can Have a Kit-Kat Bar

When we were asked to try out the new game Go Pets, Vacation Island for Nintendo DS, I was all, "YES!!" with a fist pump, because my family? They loves them some video games.

Can I just say, the second this game entered our household, silence became the king. No more, "I don't want to watch Hannah Montana!" or "He's throwing Cheesies at meeeeee!" Nothing but silence.

Blissful silence.

I had the daughter (age 9) and my son (age 12) instantly engrossed. These are kids that already have been captivated by Beanie babies, WebKinz and Dogz on Nintendo DS, so they were well prepared for this game. But even if they weren't it has such a simple (read: a dumb parent could do it. read: me) interface that any kid could be up and running with their island abode and pet in no time.

Of course the best part about the game is the network play (via WiFi) that enables the kids to play with others on the tropical isle and interact with other wacky pets. (You should have seen some of the get-ups these poor pets were subjected to!)

I asked the kids to give me their unbiased opinions on this game, and other than "Mmmph, cookie, hey!" and "That's MY pet!" I really didn't hear anything bad at all.

Mostly I heard...silence. Wheeee. Even if it only lasted 30 minutes and then it was time to hear, "MAHHHHM, what's for dinner?'

Check it out at www.gopets-ds.com You can thank me later.

Comments

[Alice]

We're big fans of the DS here. Especially on road trips. Long, silent road trips. We mainly have every Pokemon games that ever existed for it, but feel we should branch out a bit. Thanks for the tip.

[lceel]

We love DS, and XBOX, and PS1, and PS2 and GAME CUBE and I think there's even another one around here somewhere and that doesn't even take into account all of the computer based stuff. Just what we need - More games!! No wonder I can't afford to retire.

[Marcy Massura-The Glamorous Life]

Oh I am all over this game- sounds perfect for us. I find it hilarious (not in a real way mind you) that my kids care for their web kinz, club penquin.com, DS hamsters, DS dogs and more with the fervor of an Amimal Kingdom vet....but I can't get them to clean their real life, living and breathing ALIVE hamster's cages!

[littlemiss]

I commented yesterday on your poor health...don't SEE it now...oy!

Bless you...will e-mail u later...we are in WII LAND over here...:)
p.s - I put up grad pics on me blog!
MOI

[littlemiss]

How are ya TODAY?

LMISS

[Meryl]

Sounds right up our alley! Thanks for the recommendation -- hadn't heard about this one yet.