EXHIBIT 23.1
 
              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 on Form S-3 to the Registration Statement Form
S-1 No. 33-91408 and related Prospectus of YES! Entertainment Corporation for
the registration of 320,729 shares of its common stock issued in connection
with the conversion of Convertible Notes, and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated February 28, 1996, 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, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
San Jose, California
November 15, 1996