2 iPods + 2 Computers + 2 iTunes Store Account

So me and my father each have one of each.
I my ipod, my comp, my iTunes Store Account and him his.
I bought a few games and so did he. He has a Touch and I a Nano 4thG. Some are compatible. I connected my iPod to his and tried to pass his games to mine but all my games were deleted and his installed.
Isn't there anyway I can share for the same household my games and music? If there is, how?

Yes, you can do this.
First, you need to authorize both of your PCs with each other's itunes accounts.
Second, you need to copy the purchased files from one PC to another. I use a USB memory stick to get purchases between my home PC and work PC. I copy it onto the new PC's hard drive, and then drag it over from Win Explorer into the itunes library.
You could use your ipods and the "Copy purchases" feature. I think the reason your ipod was erased was becuase his PC wasn't authorized, but I'm not sure. That's why I use a USB stick - the Apple way seems fraught with ways to get things erased.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848?viewlocale=en_US
If your family is fairly large with lots of brothers and sisters having iPods also, keep in mind that you can only have content from 5 itunes store accounts on your ipod at once.

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