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Bromeliads · 04/10/2020 13:58

I clearly don’t have enough to do because I am thinking about what to get DS for Christmas. He has had an Amazon Fire for kids tablet for a couple of years, but is starting to feel its limitations. I would like to get him a Nintendo Switch or a cheaper iPad. They come out about the same price. He loves playing Minecraft which I think he could do on either. He likes to play games with me, which the Switch would be better for. He likes to look up extreme weather conditions on the internet which the iPad would be better for. Any experience to share of what your kids have got more out of would be welcome. Obviously it’s quite a big present!

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hypochondriacseveywhere · 04/10/2020 14:00

You can still go on the internet with a switch. My 9 year old got a switch last Christmas but hardly plays on it now prefers the PlayStation. Are you wanting to allow him to play games with his friends online or with a headset?

Bromeliads · 04/10/2020 14:03

Oh, I didn’t know that about the Switch. Yes, he has a good friend he would definitely be very excited to play minecraft with. I presume they would have to do that online, would they? I’m quite ignorant on the switch as you can see, but I do love a bit of Mariokart! Grin

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JellyBellies · 04/10/2020 17:32

My kids have both and I would recommend an ipad over a switch. It's much more versatile.

Also useful for looking up things for homework, etc. My 9 year old recently got a switch and I'm not that impressed but to be fair I'm not into gaming at all. But the ipad has been super useful.

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