The Official Engaged Family Gaming Holiday Gift Guide: Video Games

It’s Holiday Gift Guide time! The EFG Staff has scoured this year’s video game releases to help make some great recommendations for your family! We had a lot of fun making these suggestions. Nintendo had a great year. PlayStation released a very, very good mascot platformer in Astrobot. And Xbox Game Pass continues to be […]
Parent’s Guide to Nintendo Switch Online

The Nintendo Switch is wildly popular, and Nintendo is pairing it with an online subscription service similar to both Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus. Their service, called Nintendo Switch Online, launched in the fall of 2018 and is a great value for families looking to get more out of their Switch experience. The Pitch […]
The Differences Between the Three Nintendo Switch Models – A Parent’s Guide

The Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017 and has gone on to become one of the best-selling consoles of all time. Part of that success is thanks to the quality of its library of games. The rest of that success stems from Nintendo releasing multiple iterations of the console. This is nothing new. Nintendo has […]
Top 10 Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games -June 2022

Nintendo Switch games are all the rage right now! If you’re a parent, you probably want to know what the best-selling games are. Well, look no further! We’ve put together a list of the top 10 best-selling Nintendo Switch games. Here are the 10 best-selling Nintendo Switch games so far. Who knows, maybe your favorite […]
Family-Friendly Video Game Release Calendar – June 2022

Historically, summer has been a slow time for video games. Publishers would often push their games off to the fall to have their games incorporated into the Holiday rush. That doesn’t happen so much anymore. There are so many video games being released each year that there really isn’t any dead time. This June is […]
EFG Essentials: Great Video Games for Kids on Nintendo Switch

The “EFG Essentials” is a core collection of games we frequently recommend across different genres. The purpose of these essentials is to provide a starting point for families to engage with high-quality games. Below are our EFG Essential games for kids on the Nintendo Switch.
Engaged Family Gaming Holiday Gift Guide 2021 – Nintendo

Update: all current gift guides are updated and can be found HERE Nintendo specializes in family-friendly games and 2021 is no exception. They released a LOT of great games this year AND a new edition of the Nintendo Switch. Below is a list of some of the best! Pokemon Brilliant Diamond + Shining Pearl Pokemon […]
Super Mario Bros: The Movie Voice Cast – Let’s Talk About It

Nintendo announced the voice cast for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. animated film during the September Nintendo Direct. It will release in theatres on December 21st, 2022 in partnership with Illumination (The company behind the Secret Life of Pets and the Minions). The Announcement Video The Cast The full cast list that has been announced […]
Nintendo Switch Games for Young Gamers

Nintendo has set itself apart in the gaming console world by focusing on accessibility and family games. Features have been added to some games to make them more approachable for younger and inexperienced gamers. The Nintendo library includes many games rated E, but that does not tell you the difficulty rather it only is a […]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Will Allow Save Transfers for Islands AND Residents!

An update will be coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons that will, FINALLY, allow the transfer of save data between Nintendo Switch Systems. The update is coming on November 19, 2020, and will include two key components: Entire Island Transfers and Resident Moves. Entire Island Transfer The update will all players to transfer the entire […]