Platinum Not Compatible with Pokemon Ranch

Well, it turns out that the American version of the Pokemon Platinum is not compatible with Pokemon Ranch.

There are some rumors here and there that the update will come out in the next few days. Others say that it will be a couple months.

In the meantime, I'll save up my pokemon to deposit on the Ranch when the update comes through.

Pokemon Ranch for the Wii

We discovered Pokemon Ranch for the Wii today! How completely and totally adorable. Every day, the ranch hand brings a new pokemon to hang out with the Miis at the ranch. We can also transfer pokemon from our Diamond or Pearl games. The ranch goes up levels, giving us more space to play with the pokemon. And our friends on the Wii network can visit us.

All the kids love it. But my daughter is completely in love. And when we found out that we can make the pokemon go on parade, with streaming confetti, she just about lost it.

Our daughter's love for Pokemon is just about the cutest thing on the planet.

Grinding and Level 70 in World of Warcraft

Just a side note on this Pokemon, Webkinz and Wii blog to say that I'm getting closer and closer to level 70 in World of Warcraft. (I have a warlock.) The truth is, I'm not looking forward to hitting the level cap.

I'm not quite sure how people can grind to level 70. The getting there is so much fun. They're missing out on a lot.

So, when I'm level 70, I'm not sure if I'm going to quit WoW and play the Wii as my entertainment.

The kids, however, are in the love with the Wii. Our four year old has a bit of trouble using the controller, so she uses the GameCube controller when she plays. Right now, Boomblox is the favorite. Xmas this year is going to be game-tastic.

Wii and WiiFit

Well, my husband went and did it. He bought us a Wii and a WiiFit.

Needless to say, the kids love it. I have to admit, I like the WiiFit.

Will it have long-lasting replay value? That's what I want to know. And, can I get a genuinely good workout with it?

Also, I wonder, which games are a must-have for a 10 year old, 7 year old, and 4 year old?

Two New Webkinz for Christmas - and a new Wii.

We have two new Webkinz critters in our household. My older daughter got a white rabbit, and my son got a black cat. They were both very happy.

We were able to log in on Christmas day for just long enough to get their Webkinz set up. But right when we were done, the server went down. We tried to get back in through the day, but it didn't work.

I wonder if they had server over-load from all the Christmas Webkinz.

We tried to log in yesterday too, but it gave us a message that the servers were being updated. How frustrating to have down time when it's obvious so many people will be logging in with their new Webkinz.

Fortunately, my dad got the little bros and sis a Wii. So we're plenty distracted.