Category Archives: DS Games

3DS — Making People Sick, or Just Sick Profits?

According to an American Optometrist’s online survey, 1 in 4 Americans gets sick from watching 3D. The headaches, nausea, and dizziness can come from the eye strain that can occur when your eyes try to keep up with the technology. … Continue reading

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Vocabulary Learning Games For Kids Versus Traditional Memorization: My Experience

I have an eleven-year-old nephew, George, who has been struggling a bit with reading over the last few years.   Our family had been attempting to improve his vocabulary via what we considered to be “traditional” methods; after all, if … Continue reading

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The Nintendo DS Sales Record Proves Nintendo Will Always Be Relevant

The Nintendo DS is the nation’s best-selling system of all time, selling 47 million units since its release in November of 2004, according to a Nintendo of America press release. Beyond all the corporate speak about “the best video game … Continue reading

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The Learning Game On My DS That Schooled Me – More Sudoku Trouble

For the first time in a long time several weeks ago, I played a video game and finally got so frustrated that I had to put it down. Sadly, it was my favorite learning game on thinkSMART: Sudoku. I love … Continue reading

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Day 28: Educational DS games still rule

In case you’ve not read any recent updates: my niece is in town. Huzzah! Since the thinkSMART company gave me a brand-new DS Lite, and friends were taking my niece on a bit of a drive, I handed my old … Continue reading

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