Children's Technology Review

Animal Crossing New Horizons

$60, Nintendo Switch

Teaches: Economics, balancing a budget, managing resources, maps, interpersonal problem solving, sharing resources, working cooperatively, reading, following directions, deductive reasoning, spatial reasoning, problem solving

CTR Rating: 94%

Legend of Zelda, The: Link�s Awakening

$60, Nintendo Switch

Teaches: puzzle-solving, reading comprehension, spatial relations

CTR Rating: 95%

Super Mario Odyssey

$60, Nintendo Switch

Teaches: reading, logic, problem solving

CTR Rating: 94%

Pok�mon Sun

$40, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: logic, reading, language, maps, deductive reasoning

Pok�mon Moon

$40, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: logic, reading, language, maps, deductive reasoning

Style Savvy: Fashion Forward

$29.99, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: reading, logic, fashion

Pok�mon Super Mystery Dungeon

$40, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: collecting, reading

Legend of Zelda, The: Tri Force Heroes

Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: cooperative play, language, logic, problem solving, reading

Pok�mon X and Pok�mon Y

$40, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: reading, classification, memory

Victorious: Taking the Lead

$30, Wii, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic, problem solving

CTR Rating: 82%

Pok�mon White Version 2

$35, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi

Teaches: reading, logic, memory

CTR Rating: 96%

Pok�mon Black Version 2

$35, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi

Teaches: reading, logic, memory

CTR Rating: 96%

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

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

Teaches: logic, reading, problem solving

CTR Rating: 96%

Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic, problem solving

CTR Rating: 92%

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%

Pok�mon Rumble Blast

$35, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: logic, reading, math, reading charts

CTR Rating: 96%

Pillow Pets

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, fine motor, reading

CTR Rating: 90%

DQM2: Dragon Quest Monsters - Jokers

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, reading

Harvest Moon 3D: The Tale of Two Towns

$40, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: logic, trading, economics, reading

Pok�mon White Version

$35, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic

CTR Rating: 94%

Pok�mon Black Version

$35, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi

Teaches: reading, logic

CTR Rating: 96%

My Reading Tutor

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, phonics, reading comprehension

CTR Rating: 90%

Pok�mon Ranger: Guardian Signs

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic, spatial relations

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic, mapping

CTR Rating: 84%

Fancy Nancy: Tea Party Time

$30, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi

Teaches: reading, French words

CTR Rating: 76%

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

$40, Wii, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, mazes, some reading

CTR Rating: 80%

Barbie Groom and Glam Pups

$30, Wii, Nintendo DS

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

CTR Rating: 78%

I SPY Universe (Nintendo DS)

$20, Nintendo DS

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

CTR Rating: 80%

100 Classic Books

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading

CTR Rating: 87.5%

Cosmos Chaos

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading comprehension and vocabulary building

CTR Rating: 78%

Club Penguin: Herbert's Revenge

$25, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, strategy, problem solving

CTR Rating: 86%

FLIPS The Bubonic Builders

$5500, Nintendo DSi (required)

Teaches: reading, some logic, comprehension

CTR Rating: 84%

Daring Game for Girls

$20, Wii, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, feminism, history, motivation, reading

CTR Rating: 80%

Myst

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, reading

CTR Rating: 68%

Pony Friends 2

$3020, Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows

Teaches: fine motor coordination, horses, some reading

CTR Rating: 90%

Pok�mon SoulSilver Version

$40, Nintendo DS

Teaches: physical exercise, health, reading, strategy, spatial relations, logic, memory

CTR Rating: 92%

Pok�mon HeartGold Version

$40, Nintendo DS

Teaches: physical exercise, health, reading, strategy, spatial relations, logic, memory

CTR Rating: 94%

Nancy Drew: The Model Mysteries

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic, deductive reasoning, visual discrimination, matching

CTR Rating: 74%

Daniel X: The Ultimate Power

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, reading (Spanish, French, English, Italian, Dutch)

CTR Rating: 90%

Glory of Heracles

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, reading

CTR Rating: 94%

Legend of Zelda, The: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo DS)

$35, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic, social play

CTR Rating: 96%

SimAnimals Africa

$4030, Wii*, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, animal facts, problem solving, fine motor control, science

CTR Rating: 96%

Charm Girls Club (DS)

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, reading, spatial relations, timing, some creativity

CTR Rating: 86%

Littlest Pet Shop Friends (DS)

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, sorting, reading, problem solving

CTR Rating: 90%

Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, science, marine biology, dolphins, conservation, art

CTR Rating: 80%

MySims Agents

$50, Wii*, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, reading, problem solving, deductive reasoning

CTR Rating: 92%

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

$35, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, spatial relations, some reading

CTR Rating: 94%

Clique, The: Diss and Make Up

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, reading, female stereotypes, spatial relations

CTR Rating: 80%

My Virtual Tutor Reading

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: Reading

CTR Rating: 80%

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, reading, classification, deductive reasoning

CTR Rating: 96%

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

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

Teaches: logic, spatial relations, temporal relations, some reading

CTR Rating: 82%

Disney's A Christmas Carol

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, reading

CTR Rating: 86%

Jonas

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: rhythm, reading

CTR Rating: 84%

James Patterson Women's Murder Club Games of Passion

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, deductive reasoning, logic

Harvest Moon Sunshine Islands

Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, classification, reading

Emergency! Disaster Rescue Squad

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, emergency procedures, health

CTR Rating: 52%

Wizards of Waverly Place

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: spatial relations, problem solving, reading

CTR Rating: 86%

Treasure World

$29.99, Nintendo DS

Teaches: collecting, trading, classification, language, reading, music and programming

Pok�mon Platinum Version

$35, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic, spatial relations

Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2

$35, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, fighting, strategy, trading

CTR Rating: 86%

Emma in the Mountains

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, animals, nature

CTR Rating: 68%

Emma at the Farm

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, animals, nature

Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: timing, classification, logic, reading

CTR Rating: 54%

Personal Trainer: Cooking

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: cooking, reading, following directions

CTR Rating: 90%

Bella Sara

$30, Windows, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, trading, memory logic

Pok�mon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, spatial relations, money, reading

CTR Rating: 90%

Littlest Pet Shop Garden

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, memory, money, matching, classification, timing, some logic

CTR Rating: 80%

Littlest Pet Shop Jungle

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, memory, money, matching, classification, timing, some logic

CTR Rating: 80%

Unsolved Crimes

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, problem solving, reading

CTR Rating: 90%

Littlest Pet Shop Winter

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, memory, money, matching, classification, timing, some logic

CTR Rating: 80%

Littlest Pet Shop (Wii, Windows)

$40, Wii, Windows, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, some creativity

CTR Rating: 60%

Time Hollow

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: puzzle solving, logic, reading

Dinosaur King

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: classification, reading, fine motor coordination

Zoo Hospital (Wii)

$30, Wii*, Nintendo DS

Teaches: science, biology, reading, veterinary medicine

CTR Rating: 90%

MySims Kingdom

$50, Nintendo DS, Windows, Wii

Teaches: creativity, reading, spatial relations (using maps), money

National Geographic Panda

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: animal facts, reading, biology

CTR Rating: 70%

My SAT Coach

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: SAT Test Prep, reading, math, comprehension

CTR Rating: 90%

Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker X Saurian

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: strategy, logic, some math, using data, reading tables

CTR Rating: 82.5%

Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, strategy, problem solving

CTR Rating: 90%

Wonder World Amusement Park

$40, Wii,* Nintendo DS

Teaches: timing, gross motor coordination, fine motor coordination, some reading

CTR Rating: 85%

My Fashion Studio

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: sewing, reading, following directions, fine motor coordination

CTR Rating: 86%

Pet Adoption Center

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: creativity, logic, reading, taking care of animals

CTR Rating: 66%

Iron Man

$30, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PSP, Windows

Teaches: some logic, reading

Crosswords DS

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: vocabulary, reading, spelling, handwriting (fine motor skills), language

CTR Rating: 90%

Cory in the House

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic, memory, timing, spatial relations

CTR Rating: 42.5%

Pok�mon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness

$35, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic

Pok�mon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time

$35, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, logic, spatial relations, math, socialization

CTR Rating: 90%

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, comprehension, deductive reasoning, Logic

CTR Rating: 92%

Pet Pals Animal Doctor (DS)

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: deductive reasoning, reading, health care, animals, science, veterinary medicine

CTR Rating: 84%

Professor Layton & the Curious Village

$35, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, reading

CTR Rating: 92%

Zoo Tycoon 2 DS

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: Economics, balancing a budget, managing resources, Science, maintaining life, ecosystems, reading

CTR Rating: 94%

Golden Compass, The (DS)

$20, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii*, PlayStation 2*, Nintendo DS*, PSP, Windows

Teaches: some problem solving and reading, spatial relations, fine motor skills

CTR Rating: 76%

Animal Genius (Nintendo DS)

$30, Nintendo DS

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

CTR Rating: 96%

Mario Party DS

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: classification, logic, timing, reading, socialization, problem solving

CTR Rating: 88%

Imagine: Master Chef

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, cooking, following directions

Orcs & Elves

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logical thinking, some reading

CTR Rating: 70%

Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, deductive reasoning, problem solving

CTR Rating: 82%

Digimon World: Dusk

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, reading, classification

MySims (DS)

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: creativity, reading, spatial relations (using maps), money

CTR Rating: 88%