EXHIBIT 23.1
 
              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-05437) pertaining to
the 1992 Stock Option Plan, the 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and the
1995 Director Option Plan of YES! Entertainment Corporation, the Post
Effective Amendment No. 4 on Form S-3 to the Registration Statement (Form S-1
No. 33-91408) for the registration of 320,729 shares of Common Stock issued in
connection with the conversion of Convertible Notes of YES! Entertainment
Corporation and in the related Prospectus, and the Registration Statement
(Form S-3 No. 333-23917) for the registration of 4,325,591 shares of Common
Stock related to Convertible Notes and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of
YES! Entertainment Corporation and in the related Prospectus of our report
dated February 28, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedules 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
March 26, 1997