EXHIBIT 23.1

              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus
of YES! Entertainment Corporation for the registration of 8,118,112 shares of
its common stock issued in connection with the conversion of convertible
subordinated debentures and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the
exercise of certain Warrants, and to the incorporation by reference therein of
our report dated February 26, 1997, except as to Note 16, as to which the date
is March 18, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of YES! Entertainment Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                              /s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Jose, California
   
September 26, 1997