Comments on: WFMW: Didj Handheld

By: Teresa S.

Teresa S. — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:59:08 +0000

i bought a didj this christmas for my 8 year old daughter, she is very happy. Problem is i can’t get it to work. I have a mac and i successfully installed the application, but when i connect the handheld to the computer, nothing happens!! its reads “Download in progress” “Do not disconnect” FOR OVER 45 MINUTES!. Anyone, please advice.

By: Heather Marie

Heather Marie — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:42:39 +0000

I stumbled across this blog while trying to find information on Didj charger’s. We bought these gaming systems for my 7 year old son and my 8 year old step-daughter as Christmas gifts. My son was obsessed with the DS but I really didn’t want to get him one. My step-daughter has a DS at her mom’s. Anyway, my son is thrilled with the Didj and hasn’t been able to put it down; my step-daughter says she likes it even better than the DS! I love the idea that I don’t have to restrict the amount of time that they play because they are learning and at this rate, my son will know all the times tables well before 3rd grade. I highly recommend this to anyone on the fence about purchasing one, you will not be disappointed. And thanks to the blogger, my kids were running through batteries like water and I didn’t think to try any old AC adapter…I dug a couple out and sure enough, they work. Thank you!

By: Jenny in Ca

Jenny in Ca — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:19:06 +0000

ooh, nice review! I saw these at Costco (one of the few times I ventured in, the place gives me a headache!) and I am planning on buying it for sure for my dd6, but I am on the fence for ds9..he has moved into the ‘gaming’ stage and I was thinking he would prefer the nintendo ds…but I like the academic part of the Didj. Hmmm, the Clone Wars game my reconcile him. I did not know about the online feature, very cool.
thanks for sharing this.

By: We are THAT family

We are THAT family — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:37:03 +0000

These sound so cool. My kids are ready for the big gun game systems, so this may be perfect!

By: chilihead

chilihead — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:39:27 +0000

I think Didj could be that way to an extent. However, they have the ages on the games (e.g., didj is 6-10 yrs) and the licensing ties in to the ages. I also think they’ve done a fair job of making the characters fairly interesting to those broad age ranges (e.g., Nancy Drew or Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends are both something my child has been interested in over the years).
Chilihead

By: Kerri

Kerri — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:24:37 +0000

My kids had Leapsters and they liked them, but it was hard to find games that didn’t feature licensed characters. My problem with that is that sometimes kids “outgrow” the character, but not the concept of the game. Then they don’t want to play the game because it is “Dora” or such. I wonder if Didj is the same way?