Kinect isn’t just for motion gaming anymore. THQ and Blitz Games Studios are going to use the peripheral to produce its first augmented reality game. Fantastic Pets literally places you in the game’s world where cute and cuddly animals await. Fantastic Pets is scheduled to be released in March 2011.

After a stellar first showing in 2006 and many delays thereafter, Afrika finally arrived in North America in the Fall of 2009. It was met with mixed reviews with most critics giving it below average, to average scores. Now two years later after its Japanese release, Sony has decided it’s time to bid Afrika’s online community goodbye.

Learning about animals is always better when there are Muppets involved. Jim Henson’s The Song of the Cloud Forest and Animal Show with Stinky and Jake are two new DVD’s about our favorite animals and the rainforest. Children can enjoy watching the zany antics of puppets and animals, while learning some valuable lessons in the process.

The two DVD’s offer several different episodes to watch, each talking about different species of animals from our friends at the rain forest, to Africa’s finest. There are also plenty of songs to keep you entertained and educated…

Taito just announced that it plans to release My Pet Shop (Japanese title: Pet Shop Monogatari) for the Nintendo DS on March 10, 2009.

My Pet Shop is a simulation game that emphasizes the importance of organization, responsibility and care that is required in the raising of a multitude of pets. The game takes place in sunny, happy-go-lucky Green Town where you assist Mama/Mom (who looks like a younger version of Cooking Mama) in running the local pet shop through shopping, chores, and befriending the other people of the town.

While Taito is primarily marketing this title towards young children…