To not get my DS a bloody nintendo switch

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DS has been non stop begging for a nintendo switch for christmas. I can afford to get him this, it's not an issue. But we've been here before.

In 2023 he begged for ages for a Nintendo switch, which I could barely afford at the time due to being on maternity leave with my DD and being a newly single parent. Nevertheless I sacrificed on other things so he could get the switch.

After months of asking for one, he only used it ONCE and that was on christmas day then got bored. 6 months later he decided to swap it with his cousin for something else.

There's not a single game he could play on there that he can't already play on his other devices he currently has.

I don't see why I should bother buying him one again if he's just going to look at it once and give it away. Problem is he's saying that's the ONLY thing he wants for xmas.

Tell him he isn't getting one and the reasons why. Then he'll have to come up with something else.

I hope he swapped it for something the same value 😱
It would definitely be a "no" from me.

I guess it depends on age. Was he too young when he got given it the first time to show a proper interest and he able to play many older games. If he's now older he might be better at them and use it more.

Could he swap it back from his cousin?

Absolutely not. Tell him Santa has run out.

Depends. Two years is a long time and kids change rapidly. Has he recently played games on a friend’s console, or his cousin’s?

Ah my sons are asking for a gaming PC each. When quizzed, one just wants it to play one game only he can't play on his playstation. The other wants to play Minecraft, which he also has on his other devices but wants to be able to do one paticular thing you can only do on PC.
SO i have said no.

They are getting some money instead this year and a few small gifts to unwrap. And can think if they really really want to spend all that cash on something they dont really have a use for.

And I wont give them enough to buy it, they would have to add savings to it and save pocket money. By the time they have enough money to buy it then I reckon they will not want it anymore. And if they still do then thats their choice.

A lot changes in 2 years. How old is he? What other devices does he have?

If he got the Switch when he was really too young for it and couldn’t actually play/enjoy the games that you bought because he couldn’t read the on screen dialogue or master the controls yet then that would make sense that he didn’t enjoy it at the time but may now be able to do more with it because he’s two years older.

Also, what do you mean by there’s not a single game he could play on there that he can't already play on his other devices he currently has? There are loads and loads of Switch exclusive games including all the Mario ones so that doesn’t make sense if his cousin has the Switch.