Children's Technology Review

Nintendo Switch Sports

$40, Nintendo Switch

Teaches: sports, motion, social play

Nintendo Switch Lite

$200, Nintendo Switch

Teaches: A handheld game console

CTR Rating: 65%

New Nintendo 2DS XL

$150, Nintendo DS

Teaches: Nintendo 2DS

1-2-Switch

$50, Nintendo Switch

Teaches: movement, timing, temporal relations, gross motor

Califone GH131 Surround Sound 3D Effects Headset

$55.99, iPad, iPhone, Android, Kindle, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Teaches: a headset with earphones and microphone

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

$60, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Windows

Teaches: logic, spatial relations

Nintendo 2DS

$130, Nintendo 3DS, 2DS

Teaches: a mobile gaming system

Smurfs 2, The

$40, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo DS

Disney Planes

$50, Wii U, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii

Teaches: spatial relations, logic

CTR Rating: 90%

Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme Park

$30, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: virtual worlds

I Spy Two Game Pack (DS)

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, visual discrimination, memory, language

Sesame Street Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece The Videogame

$20, Wii, Nintendo DS

Teaches: music, instruments, dance, English, Spanish

CTR Rating: 46%

Dora & Team Umizoomi�s Fantastic Flight

Nintendo DS

Bubble Guppies

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: classification

CTR Rating: 80%

Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure

$40, Wii, Nintendo DS, Mac OSX, Windows

Teaches: logic, socialization

CTR Rating: 84%

Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic, problem solving

CTR Rating: 92%

Dora & Kai-lan's Pet Shelter

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, following directions, fine motor coordination

CTR Rating: 86%

Team Umizoomi

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, some reading, math, counting, fine motor skills

CTR Rating: 86%

Moxie Girlz

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: creativity, writing, some reading

CTR Rating: 78%

Magic School Bus, The: Oceans (DS)

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: ocean life

CTR Rating: 84%

Pillow Pets

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, fine motor, reading

CTR Rating: 90%

Barbie: Jet, Set & Style

$30, Wii, Nintendo DS

Teaches: fashion, some creativity, clothing

CTR Rating: 64%

Wappy Dog

$50, Nintendo DS, Smart Toy

Teaches: cause and effect

CTR Rating: 72%

Puppies 3D

$40, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: a pet simulator

I SPY Castle

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, classification, attributes, sorting

CTR Rating: 82%

Sims 3 Pets, The

$40, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: creativity

Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover!

$30, Wii, Nintendo DS

Teaches: physical education, gross motor, health

Bust-A-Move Universe

$30, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: logic, timing

CTR Rating: 82.5%

Nintendogs + Cats

$40, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: life simulations, logic, problem solving, economics

CTR Rating: 94%

Cars 2: The Video Game

$50, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Windows, Mac

Teaches: racing, logic, timing

CTR Rating: 92.5%

My Reading Tutor

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, phonics, reading comprehension

CTR Rating: 90%

Yogi Bear: The Video Game (DS)

$30, Nintendo DS*, Wii

Teaches: logic, timing, spatial relations

CTR Rating: 80%

Dora the Explorer: Dora�s Big Birthday Adventure (DS Version)

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, Spanish language

CTR Rating: 76%

Freddi Fish ABC's Under the Sea

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: penmanship (letters), sorting, counting

CTR Rating: 84%

Fancy Nancy: Tea Party Time

$30, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi

Teaches: reading, French words

CTR Rating: 76%

My Amusement Park

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, memory

Digging for Dinosaurs

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, science

Barbie Groom and Glam Pups

$30, Wii, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, following instructions, shopping (some math)

CTR Rating: 78%

Chuck E. Cheese's Party Games

$20, Wii, iPhone, Nintendo DS

Teaches: spacial relations, timing

CTR Rating: 26%

Mega Bloks: Diego's Build & Rescue

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: shapes, logic, Spanish

CTR Rating: 90%

Dora the Explorer: Dora�s Big Birthday Adventure (Wii version)

$30, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: logic, counting to ten

CTR Rating: 88%

Dora's Cooking Club

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: Spanish (food and cooking), counting, sorting, matching, seriation, patterns, addition, subtraction

CTR Rating: 88%

Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure

$40, Wii, Windows, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, classification, letters

CTR Rating: 16%

Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival

$40, Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows

Teaches: counting, logic

CTR Rating: 14%

I SPY Universe (Nintendo DS)

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, visual discrimination, memory, fun with language

CTR Rating: 80%

Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers

$30, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS

Teaches: Baseball

CTR Rating: 84%

Hello Kitty Party

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: classification, sorting, music, patterns, logic

CTR Rating: 92%

Nintendo DSi XL

$190, Nintendo DS

Teaches: a portable game platform from Nintendo

Reader Rabbit Kindergarten (DS)

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: math, phonics, memory, following directions

CTR Rating: 30%

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

$3040, Wii, Nintendo DS

Teaches: movement, music, gross motor movement

CTR Rating: 90%

Foto Frenzy: Spot the Difference

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: visual discrimination

Backyardigans, The

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: math, logic, patterns, language

CTR Rating: 84%

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: New Year's Celebration

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: matching, colors, fine motor coordination

CTR Rating: 86%

My Baby: First Steps

$30, Nintendo DS, Wii

Teaches: child development, parenting responsibilities, Spanish, French or English

CTR Rating: 90%

My Virtual Tutor Reading

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: Reading

CTR Rating: 80%

Dora Puppy

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, matching, graphs, taking care of animals

CTR Rating: 86%

Legendary Starfy, The

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, strategy

CTR Rating: 92%

Nintendo DSi

$100, Nintendo DSi

Teaches: a portable game console

CTR Rating: 96%

Personal Trainer: Math

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

CTR Rating: 90%

M&M's Adventure

$20, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2

Teaches: logic, the M&M brand

CTR Rating: 80%

Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune

$20, Nintendo DS*, Wii, PlayStation 2

Teaches: logic, spatial relations

CTR Rating: 72%

Six Flags Fun Park

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic

Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: timing, classification, logic, reading

CTR Rating: 54%

Guinness World Records: The Video Game

$4030, Wii, Nintendo DS

Teaches: problem solving; logic

CTR Rating: 86%

Backyard Football '09

$40, PlayStation 2, Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows

Teaches: sports, football

CTR Rating: 88%

Go, Diego, Go!: Great Dinosaur Rescue (Nintendo DS)

$30, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS*

Teaches: matching, dinosaurs, classification, logic, some Spanish

CTR Rating: 84%

Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: timing, logic

CTR Rating: 90%

Smart Boy's Toys Club

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: memory, matching, creativity, music, spatial relations, counting to 10

CTR Rating: 80%

Smart Girl's Magical Book Club

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: music, logic, counting, classification

CTR Rating: 78%

Smart Girl's Party Game

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: music, logic, counting, classification, drawing

CTR Rating: 80%

My Baby Boy

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: "parenting tasks"

My Baby Girl

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: "parenting tasks"

Pipe Mania

$20, PlayStation 2, Windows, Nintendo DS, PSP

Teaches: spatial relations, problem solving

CTR Rating: 46%

Defendin' De Penguin

$30, Nintendo DS, Wii

Teaches: strategy, logic

CTR Rating: 78%

Wonder Pets!, The: Save the Animals!

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, following instructions, music, memory, fine motor skills

CTR Rating: 68%

Go, Diego, Go!: Great Dinosaur Rescue (Console Version)

$40, Wii*, PlayStation 2*, Nintendo DS

Teaches: language (Spanish, English), dinosaur facts.

CTR Rating: 94%

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess

$40, Wii*, PlayStation 2*, Nintendo DS

Teaches: language (English/Spanish), fine motor skills, logic, classification

CTR Rating: 92%

National Geographic Panda

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: animal facts, reading, biology

CTR Rating: 70%

Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic

Backyard Sports Baseball '09

$40, Wii*, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS*, Windows

Teaches: major league sports, baseball, coordination

CTR Rating: 90%

Eco-Creatures

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: environment; pollution; deforestation

CTR Rating: 72%

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids

$30, PlayStation 2*, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, spatial relations

CTR Rating: 86%

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (DS)

$35, Nintendo DS

Teaches: not yet reviewed

Animal Genius (Nintendo DS)

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: science, biology, logic, timing, reading, animal facts

CTR Rating: 96%

Strawberry Shortcake: The Four Seasons Cake

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, spatial relations

John Deere: Harvest of the Heartland

$30, Nintendo DS

The Bee Game (Nintendo DS)

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: timing, spatial relations

CTR Rating: 80%

Power Rangers: Super Legends

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic

Cheetah Girls: Pop Star Sensations, The

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: music, singing, rhythm

Build-A-Bear Workshop (Nintendo DS)

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, sorting, some creativity, music

CTR Rating: 76%

Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey

$30, Wii*, PlayStation 2, Windows, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, classification, socialization

CTR Rating: 94%

Go, Diego, Go! Safari Rescue (Nintendo DS)

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: Spanish, spoken language, rhythm, animals, classification

CTR Rating: 88%

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids

$30, Nintendo DS* PlayStation 2

Teaches: some Spanish (counting from 1 -10), timing, classification

CTR Rating: 88%

Holly Hobbie and friends

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic

EA Playground

$3040, Wii, Nintendo DS

Teaches: hand-eye coordination

CTR Rating: 86%

Backyard Basketball for the Nintendo DS

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: sports, strategy, basketball

Disney/Pixar Cars: Mater-National Championship

$50, PlayStation 3*, PlayStation 2*, Nintendo DS*, Wii, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, Mac OSX, Windows

Teaches: hand-eye coordination, spatial relations, some creativity

CTR Rating: 90%

Disney Friends

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, strategy

CTR Rating: 60%

Interactive Storybook DS Series 1

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: creativity, language, music, reading, counting

CTR Rating: 80%

Smart Girl's Playhouse

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: music, logic, counting, classification

CTR Rating: 90%