LeapFrog® Didj Custom Learning Gaming System Gift Pack -Didj with Jelly & 2 skins

by LeapFrog

Product Features

• Gift pack contains Didj, Jelly and two Skins. They'll protect your Didj handheld all the time
• Totally customized gaming: Kids customize their characters, backgrounds, animation, music and more
• Library of games featuring favorite characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, Star Wars and Indiana Jones
• Included and additional games teach skills in a range of subjects, such as language arts, spelling, math and math facts
• Appropriate for ages 6 years to 10 years
• They can be changed to reflect your mood anytime
• Truly customized learning: sync the games to skills your child is studying in school

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 18 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002XGCY94
• Item model number: 30607
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 10 years
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,258 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Didj Custom Gaming System Introducing Didj - the first-ever gaming handheld that lets you customize both the gaming and learning. Designed for grade schoolers aged 6 to 10 years, the Didj system offers the action-packed, high-resolution gameplay that kids expect, combined with the robust learning you trust LeapFrog to deliver. But the Didj handheld also connects to the computer to offer something no other system has offered: truly customizable gameplay and curriculum. Kids can play and learn anywhere with characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, Star Wars and more popular shows, and then go online to trade the points they've earned for modifications to the game worlds, moves, sound effects, music and more. They can even create their own Didji characters in the online Didjerator. Kids and parents can also shape the learning online by choosing the math and spelling skills they'd like the games to focus on. Multiplication hard to master? Kids can choose to be quizzed on specific times tables, such as the 6s, 7s and 8s tables. Spelling a stumbling block? Create a custom spelling list from the 10,000-word database and practice for next week's test. Didj delivers all this, plus the personalized tutorials and self-leveling learning that are signature to LeapFrog gaming systems. With the USB connection, parents can also see their children's progress in recent games, get detailed updates on the skills their kids are exploring and share in their accomplishments. The Didj custom gaming system is one of three new LeapFrog Connected learning systems that connect to the LeapFrog Learning Path, a free online tool at leapfrog.com that offers unparalleled insights into your child's learning.

Product Description

Introducing Didj, the all-new gaming system featuring totally thrilling gaming and truly customized learning. It's the first-ever gaming handheld that lets you customize both learning and gaming. Just connect it to your computer to play action-packed games and sharpen your skills as you study what you need for school. Earn points as you play; then trade them for cool downloads to make each game your own. Expand your learning experience with a software library full of your favorite characters and themes. Software sold separately. Requires 4 "AA" batteries, not included. LeapFrog Didj Ultimate Customization Pack: o Includes the Didj gaming handheld Features truly customizable gaming and learning o Includes two stylizing skins and a jelly to project your Didj o Pick the skin that reflects your style and swap them around to suit your mood .

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My son loves this toy!, December 5, 2009

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mom of three (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapFrog® Didj Custom Learning Gaming System Gift Pack -Didj with Jelly & 2 skins (Toy)

Although I'm sick that the price is so much lower this year, I still have to give the Didj an awesome review. My 6 year old son asked for it for Christmas last year instead of the DS that the older kids requested. I got it based on the LeapFrog brand. He has played with it nearly every day for the last year. His math, spelling, and reading skills have all improved, but he doesn't realize that he's learning - he's just playing Didj! Finding new games has been a challenge, and it goes through batteries like crazy, but he plays with it more than the older kids play with their DSs. At this price, grab it!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DISCONTINUED !!!, July 5, 2010

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Aquarius "blackblue" (Florida) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapFrog® Didj Custom Learning Gaming System Gift Pack -Didj with Jelly & 2 skins (Toy)

If you're looking/considering this system, you may wan tto know that it has just become obsolete. Look instead at the LeapFrog Leapster Explorer Learning Game System (Green) or LeapFrog Leapster 2 Learning Game System - Green

Leapfrog has just discontinued the Didj, and just came out with a brand new system, the Leapster Explorer. The Didj was not a success for Leapfrog. From customers reviews (both on Amazon, but also on the Leapfrog site itself) it appears it was flawed by bugs, and needed constant patches to fix the problems. Some customers also did not find the Didj games very educational. In comparison, Leapster 2 games get much higher rating for being fun and educational.

In contrast to the Didj, the Leapster2 was and still is a success for Leapfrog. It gets overall good ratings from customers. And kids and parents like the games for being fun and educational. The Leapster2 is NOT discontinued, and Leapfrog informs it will continue to support it and to develop games for it. I'm thinking, perhaps Leapfrog will discontinue the Leapster2 in the future too, that is if the Explorer becomes a huge success. But for now Leapfrog will continue with the Leapster2. So it's still a good and proven system to get. You can read my review on the Leapster2.

The Leapster Explorer is the brand new system (released on 1-july 2010). According to Leapfrog the Explorer is not a successor to the Didj nor the Leapster2, but an entirely new system with much better specs and functionality. It's too early to tell, but I expect the Explorer to become a success too, because I take it Leapfrog has learned from experience to make a much better system now. You can read my review on the Explorer.

We have the L-Max, Leapster2, and now also the Explorer. We don't have the Didj, but I have read a lot about the Didj when researching the other systems. I felt compelled to write a review when I saw pretty recent reviews on the Didj posted on Amazon.

I hope this information is helpful to someone. Thanks for reading.

Amazon review by Aquarius.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Your DIDJ needs a tune up!! again!!, April 16, 2010

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B. Hering "Rootleaf" (NC) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: LeapFrog® Didj Custom Learning Gaming System Gift Pack -Didj with Jelly & 2 skins (Toy)

Durable game, well made and has survived a few drop tests. The games are fun, and the graphics and sound are great. The learning value of the games is not all that challenging, and only a small amount of learning thrown into the games. What is a real aggravation for the kids and parents is after a couple hours of gameplay the unit says its time to hookup to the computer for a "tune up". Also the battery life is not that great. I had to purchase several sets of high output nickel metal rechargable batteries. About the time the batteries go low and need recharging, its also time for the old "tune up" again. The tune up process is a real hassle, hookup to PC.. and it has to be one you have the software for the game downloaded on. It takes very long for it to download its updates too. The real kicker is that when it says it needs a tuneup it doesnt allow game play anymore at all until that is done. So if your on vacation, or a road trip the toy is good only for a bit if you dont have a PC to hookup to. If I had to do it again and knew about this upfront I wouldnt have bought it for them. Would have found another system that does not stop game play with updates needed constantly.
On a buyer/seller note. This was the best price I found anywhere on the net for this game. A whole lot less than other sellers.