If you live in the UK then the filthy weather meant you had a good excuse to get some gaming time in this weekend. Mine was fairly restricted though, but I did get some time with Sim Animals Africa on the Wii. I'm planning a "games for young kids" blog later this month and am trying out this, World of Zoo and any other game I think my four year old daughter may want to play. It wasn't a totally successful start with Sim Animals though. The fiddly creature management stuff was a faff - also needing to use the nunchuck as well as the wiimote was a step too far - but she did enjoy throwing rings to elephants and kicking fruit from trees. So either four is too young to play a Sims game - I'm guessing it is - or the game is too complex for its target audience.
Anyway, any recommendations for games that will appeal to the under sixes? And are the Wii and DS the only platforms to consider? Given the controls I think so, although using the nunchuck with the Wiimote is probably as complex as the standard PS3 and 360 controller isn't it? I'm scouring the release lists and all being well I'll do the round up later this month.
