This week EA announced the release of Boom Blox for the Nintendo Wii, the first game created by the company in partnership with Steven Spielberg. The game takes players through a destructive path of blowing their way through puzzling challenges in 5 different “worlds” as a single player, co-op or multi-player modes for up to 4 players at a time.
The game features more than two dozen “blocky” characters, each with their own personality and of course with Steve Spielberg involved there ended up being a lot of “explosive action” throughout the game. Through funny gestures by the characters and using some potentially destructive tools in the game such as bowling balls and fire hoses players can bust their way through the challenges.
Some of the more interesting parts of the game is the additional interaction they built in. Kids can not only play the existing levels of the game, but with a simple game editor they can create their own levels or edit the existing levels to be more to their liking. Once finished with their Boom Blox level masterpiece, the levels can be shared with others through Nintendo’s WiiConnect24.
Boom Blox is available in the U.S. and Europe now, and EA plans to roll it out to Asia next week on May 13 and to Japan the following week on May 22. Amazon has the game available, retailing for just under $50.
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Written by Darrin Olson on May 9th, 2008 with no comments.
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Barbie is one busy lady. She’s branded a slew of electronics for girls ages 4 to 8, just in time for the holidays. Emerson Radio Corp’s new line of Barbie Real Electronics features:
Barbie Hour Garden ($24.99) - Talking alarm clock radio with flower petal nightlight
Barbie Tune Blossom ($34.99) - Personal CD (CD-R/RW) player
Barbie Bloombox ($49.99) - Portable CD-R/RW boombox
Barbie Bloom Tube ($159.99) - 13-inch television with digital tuner
Barbie Blossom Player ($79.99) - DVD player
Barbie Petal Sound System Made for iPod ($79.99)
Barbie Story Teller Clock Radio ($39.99)
Barbie Blossom Phone Caller ID Telephone ($34.99)
Barbie Petal MP3 Player with Photo Viewer ($69.99)
Barbie Floweroake Sing-A-Long CD Player with Dual Microphones ($59.99)
Written by Jen the Weird Hunter on December 5th, 2007 with no comments.
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I know this watch is targeted to kids, but as an adult, I just can’t help but chuckle. The Potty Watch from Potty Time helps kids remember to go to the bathroom instead of doing the unthinkable: peeing in their pants. Parents can set the digital watch to go off at 30-, 60-, or 90-minute intervals, and when the lights flash, your kid will know that it’s time to dooty.
But wait, there’s more! Kids can sing during their potty time, thanks to the included tunes “Potty Time” (to the tune of “London Bridge”), “I’m So Happy” (to the tune of “Oh My Darling”), and my personal favorite, “I Can Potty” (to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?”).
Each watch costs $9.99 and comes in blue, green, or pink.
[Thanks, Ubergizmo.]
Written by Jen the Weird Hunter on December 5th, 2007 with no comments.
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Today, Oregon Scientific unveiled two new kid-friendly electronic learning laptops in collaboration with LucasFilms. The Star Wars Darth Vader Laptop (ages 5 and up, $59.99) and the Star Wars R2-D2 Laptop (ages 3 and up, $24.99) include interactive activities and games for children to learn math, grammar, music and spelling.
The Darth Vader Laptop lets kids “pick-up the interactive lightsaber and join the iconic villain on a variety of missions,” through 50 activities. It features a QWERTY keyboard to introduce kids to computers.
The R2-D2 Laptop lets kids “join R2-D2 and C-3PO on adventures around the galaxy,” with eight activities including
“Word Scramble,” “Reflex Training,” and “Shape Recognition.” Each laptop is available now at retail stores nationwide. Look out, Barbie!
Written by Jen the Weird Hunter on September 26th, 2007 with no comments.
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