Natsume, well renowned publishing company for family games has proudly announced today their new game. This game is Hi! Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Challenge for the Nintendo DS.

Disguised underneath the cute little anime hamsters is in fact a learning game designed to build upon important brain functions for young children such as memory, vocabulary, math and more.

The game is designed to include the parents in the learning process, helping by monitoring their child's progress while assessing how they're learning. If they're improving, the parent/s have the opportunity to increase the difficulty setting and reward their children with items in the game.