Oh my god, those pictures are adorable.
I've tried to get my 10-year old brother into Touhou and shmups and general, but it seems that he likes watching me play more. I had him try a round of IN and he couldn't even get to Wriggle on Easy before losing all of his lives-- but he seems to like Shikigami no Shiro 3, which is cool, I suppose.
That doesn't mean the kid's bad at video games though. He will fucking tear you up on Halo. The brat's high-tier at that game.