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How to get to Sesame Street: through your Wii, DS or PC

by JC Fletcher on Jun 8th 2010 12:30AM

Warner Bros. Interactive has announced two new games (Two games! Ah, ah!) based on the evergreen Sesame Street franchise. Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure and Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival will help preschoolers learn the alphabet and math this fall on the Wii, DS and PC.

The Wii and DS games will use what WB is calling "gameplay helpers." On the Wii, that means fuzzy Cookie Monster or Elmo slipcovers that cover up unused buttons on the Wiimote. For the DS version, it's a big, clicking stylus for small, uncoordinated hands. Parents and kids alike would do well to resist the urge to jam cookies into the Cookie Monster Wiimote.

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Tags: ds, Education, nintendo, pc, Sesame-Street, Sesame-Street-Cookies-Counting-Carnival, Sesame-Street-Elmos-A-to-Zoo-Adventure, Warner-Bros-Interactive, wii

Reader Comments (44)

That's way less cumbersome than the huge Sesame Street controller for 2600.

Wiimote furries.

I WANT

this is a testament to how the up coming colossal gaming expo is sucking junes news completely dry.

Really? Here lately we have been getting huge news. I'm actually a bit worried there won't be many surprises.

This news is actually useful to me. I've been gaming for 30 years (i'm 35) and now I have a young daughter. This could be a great introduction to games for her. I'm sorry you thought the article was a waste of time but people outside of your demographic do use this site.

I'm with Zepinephrine. I will probably get this for my daughter.

Oh boy... Just what all Wii owners want. :P Seriously though, this is gonna sell like, 5 times. Not all Wii owners are babies or children. (Though I have one, it's not been in use forever and it's getting dusty...)

Children and babies don't buy video game consoles, their parents do. I find it hard to believe that of the millions of parents who purchased a Wii for their young children, there wouldn't be a significant portion willing to purchase this for them as well - not to mention the children themselves that are somewhat eager to play a Sesame Street game, even though it would be educational.

Edutainment is huge (kids actually WANT Leap Frogs, jsyk), Wii is huge, Sesame Street will always be huge . . . It only makes sense to combine them.

Jesus Christ, where are you keeping that poor child that it's getting dusty?

http://www.boston.com/yourlife/family/blog/empty%20box%20jpg.jpg

I don't even want to think about what the "it's not been in use forever" part means...

@ BlueS

Your comment made me lol in the middle of a class. Funny stuff.

But yea, I'm getting this for me two year-old. I'll probably recommend it to my sister for her kids. I wonder who the other three people who buy this game will be (assuming MadSkeetElite's insightful analysis is accurate). We could get together for a Wii play date.

@BlueS Lmao, okay, that was pretty good, I lol'd. And I dunno you guys, I just can't see a Sesame Street controller case selling well. The game, yes, but not a furry little case. I dunno, just my opinion.

YES PLEASE

Beast Mode: ON

I would honestly consider buying those as covers for my wii controllers when they're not in use. Touche WB... touche...

I'd totally buy a fuzzy wiimote cover, just get rid of the sesame street faces.

If they made fuzzy slipcovers that didnt cover any buttons, i would consider it.

consider the slipcovers, i mean. now my game. Although the game would look good on my shelf between madworld and no more heroes

But it would mess up your alphabetized games if you put it there.

F**KING AWESOME!!!!!!

DAAAAAAWWWWW
But where's Big Bird?

I KNOW!!! Elmo sucks but Big Bird is full of WIN.

Finally! Slipcovers made for the Wii's target demographic in mind!

for=with
Grammar fail

Muppets?

Let me know when The Count and Grover are available.

That overhyped prima donna Elmo can go to hell.

Get me Sesame Street (or Muppets) Wiimote covers that allow full wiimote function and I'd consider buying them separately just to have.

consider the slipcovers, i mean. now my game. Although the game would look good on my shelf between madworld and no more heroes

ebay tickets selling

Cookie Monster says even the Wiimote sleeves smell like letter F. :D

( Know your memes darnit -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaczZIRT_PQ )

Cookie Monster > Veggie Monster

Too many buttons disguised.

Being the father of a two year old I would actually consider buying this game

Damn our paternal instincts.

I'm on the same page with my 3 year-old.

I'm just hoping the games are engrossing and flash-based shovelware.

Dammit...

and NOT flash-based shovelware.

I have a 4 & 5 year old....I will be buying it...of they made more educational games for the Wii I wouldn't have a need to buy any on their V Motion plus "console"

My little girl's first game.... sniff... they grow up so fast.

They're not covering the HOME BUTTON? WHAT THE FRIKKITY FRAK?

That is the ONE BUTTON my damn kid keeps pressing during PooYoos!

I'm still not over the death of Mr. Hooper. I suppose I should look into some form of therapy.

I'm not quite sure what to make of this---I actually want to see the game (I have a 2 and a half year old who has become quite proficient with Dora on the DS), but if you're only going to make a one-button game, why do you make that button the 1 button? The huge A in the thumb-place of the remote (even for a two year old) isn't the obvious choice?

Maybe they're thinking little kids will hold it with two hands and hit the 1 with their thumb on the bottom hand, I dunno. Is odd that the -, + and home are uncovered, though. When you only have four buttons to access, it seems those just scream "press me!"

Still, I must admit that I'm curious to see the game.

By the way, for anyone else with little kids looking for a way to engage them while you play, I've found that the second player option for Super Mario Galaxy 2 is great---they can do (admittedly limited) stuff, yet not screw you up. This is assuming they're old enough to understand the pointing mechanics, of course.

good idea.... thanks.

i would buy this if there was count. ah ah ah 2! 2 wii remotes!

Umm. The Wii logo is right where...

...wow

making fun of the wii for being a kiddy console has become so easy its not fun anymore

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