I have/had pretty much decided that the dc are getting a console to share this year. They really haven't got much tech - 2 aging Wiis at mine and their dad's and a kindle each. I know they will be massively excited to get a brand new console.
I have no interest in this stuff and it all seems so complicated, but from what I can see they want different things. I know ds2 loves the Mario games that are on the Wii and would love a Nintendo Switch. While I think ds1 would play with it, I think what he really wants is an Xbox. He's such a good kid and he thinks I'm dead against them so he isn't asking for one as such, but I have been trying to subtly probe him on the matter and it's definitely X boxes that are mentioned more that anything, with the game Clash of Clans apparently what everyone at school is playing.
I can't really afford 2 £300 + types things, or anyway, I jsut think it's far too much to be spending, but it seems you can get an Xbox 360 for a lot less than that - but are they horribly dated and wouldn't suit him? Are there any solutions anyone could kindly suggest?
If I did get two different consoles would it be a nightmare plugging them in all the time? We have one tv at the moment and I plan t get another as a family gift/gift to myself, but I'm not getting two! Just seems this is another example of my boys being so different from each other. If I do this they will get very little else (no one apart from me buys anything major for them) so I don't want it to be not quite right, with ds1 smiling politely while being a bit disappointed and feeling bad because he knows a console is a massive gift.
Any help would be great!