We've received word from both Perfect World Entertainment and KingsIsle Entertainment that Ether Saga Online and Wizard101 were both named Honors Award winners in the 2009 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Children's Products competition. The awards acknowledge that both MMOs are standouts among the video games available for children today.

For an example of the criteria that is sought among judges, here's a quote from NAPPA judge Alex Chisholm regarding Wizard101: "This multi-player online adventure game encourages social activity and collaboration among players. While other online fantasy games may be too mature for some kids, Wizard101 hits a nice balance among fun, adventure and competition as players are summoned to help save Wizard City."

We'd like to congratulate both games for earning these awards. What other family friendly MMOs do you play? Free Realms immediately jumps to mind.