Would you recommend for a 9yr, 7yr, &amp; 4yr who love Skylanders, Infinity, &amp; Smash Bros? Someone said it would be too frustrating?!
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I have a 4 & 8 years old who love the same games and they love this game!! We play together and we teach them to never give up!!!!
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Could you expand on what difficulties your 6 year old has with the DS. Is it the size of the screen, buttons, etc? Or the games being too difficult? Or something else?I already own a DS (for myself) and am debating buying a couple of the children's learning games for my son (3yrs but he is advanced) to use on my system instead of buying him his own system like the Leapster.
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I don't remember-which means that my kids (17,14,8) have not really played it all that much. I think it can't compete with the PS3, DS', Wii, etc.
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I think it is geared towards kids but it's certainly fun for all ages. We (my husband and I) play with our 6, 10, and 13 year old. Our 6 year old often beats us and it's not for our lack of trying! But it's still fun for us!
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I agree that the InnoTab is going to be a little too easy for her. My son is six and it's not as fun/challenging for him. My four year old loves it. The games for this machine top out at age 8, and especially if she's bright I think she'd be easily bored by the games you can buy for this. Leap Pad2 I think is a little more appropriate for that age, but also she's going to top out pretty quickly. DS is probably a good option for her, though the games are not always geared towards learning if that is a concern. Good luck!
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I think it is challenging enough for a 12 year old, a bit hard for a four year old but would still really enjoy it with some help. My 9 1/2 year old loves it.A 12 year old would probably tolerate it, it is geared toward kids about 6-10 I think. But it would challenge her since you have to memorize several things at once. I would definitely depend on the child. My 7 and 9 years olds like games Citizens of Catan, Monopoly, and easy ones like yatzee, and uno. I enjoy it as an adult, its fun
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I'm having the same problem! I am so sick and tired of the fighting over the ds but I'm not buying him a ds lol. We have an older gameboy advance and he won't play that so I not sure about getting the leapster, scared of wasting my money if he won't use it! Did you buy your little one the leapster if so does he enjoy it? I'm trying to figure out if I should get the leapster for my son for his 3rd birthday which is in a few weeks.
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my son got his 1st ds at 6 and still loves it. I think a ds lite is fine i dont think you need a dsi. It did break at the hinge (his fault) so we bought him a second hand refurb one for 70.00 aud.i can tell you he takes very good care of the hinge now after being without it for a while. Rather than buying mario etc games that can be expensive buy some non trademark games or pre owned games. my son is a tech head and loves his play station 2 and wii but i think he would say he loves his ds best. having said all that i agree also with the itouch or ipad as most of the apps are free and there are loads of educational apps available on the net. my son got his 1st ds at 6 and still loves it. I think a ds lite is fine i dont think you need a dsi. It did break at the hinge (his fault) so we bought him a second hand refurb one for 70.00 aud.i can tell you he takes very good care of the hinge now after being without it for a while. Rather than buying mario etc games that can be expensive buy some non trademark games or pre owned games. my son is a tech head and loves his play station 2 and wii but i think he would say he loves his ds best. having said all that i agree also with the itouch or ipad as most of the apps are free and there... » Read More my son got his 1st ds at 6 and still loves it. I think a ds lite is fine i dont think you need a dsi. It did break at the hinge (his fault) so we bought him a second hand refurb one for 70.00 aud.i can tell you he takes very good care of the hinge now after being without it for a while. Rather than buying mario etc games that can be expensive buy some non trademark games or pre owned games. my son is a tech head and loves his play station 2 and wii but i think he would say he loves his ds best. having said all that i agree also with the itouch or ipad as most of the apps are free and there are loads of educational apps available on the net. « Show Less
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yes my son has been playing since he was 4 with some assistance, its really a great family game, my older kids (7& 9) enjoy playing too
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I think your almost 5 year old would love it. It has play value beyond the age suggestion and would help spur your almost 5 year old into different types of imaginative play. My youngest great-nephew, who is 4, loves it. But his older brother, who is 7, loves it too and together they play happily for a few hours. If those 2 high energy boys can actually play together for a few hours, it makes me believe the toy has lots of play value. I hope this helps.
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My mom told me she wanted to get my older girls these [ages 5.5 and 8.5] I told her to get the Leap Pad since they have games to age 9. I would think my 8 year old would be bored.
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I purchased this for my 7 yr. old grandson. He played with it once and didn't care for it. I wish I had researched it a little more. So many better interactive games for the young ones. Sorry I bought it. Hope this helps.
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I have not seen it but my boys (8 & 9) want it too, so we think we may spring for it. BUT a word of advice from a mom who bought way too many toys too early for them (when the were 5 & 6). Wait. We bought a pool/ping pong/air hockey combo table and it's trashed. All the games we bought for them at that age are missing pieces. Unless your 6 yr old is really mature, I would wait a year or two if I were you.
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My son just turned 2. He liked the Megablocks when he was 1 (mainly banging) but as of 6 months ago he graduated to Duplos and wants nothing to do with the Megablocks. For me it's just my son's preference. I do agree with all other posts that they are better quality and they stay together much better.
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I just bought the ultra for my 4 year olds bday. I was also concerned about what you will get with the wifi. I must say I LOVE it!!! He has a 7, 9 , and 11 year old older siblings. They all wanted to check out the Leapsearch. It has pictures, short videoes, that are like stories with the words on the bottom as they talk, but the best part is that a 4 year old can search on it and look for "cool" things all on there own. You don't type in words to search the clips are all categories for example: football, toys, basketball, dinosaurs, animals, etc. There are cartoon type things and real life type things 9trick sport plays, kids cupstacking, educational dinosaur clips, kids telling jokes, etc.etc.etc.) My 4 year old was able to find a star wars lego clip that he LOVES all on his wn. My older kids have ipod touches and he always wanted them to search for things for him to see. I can't beleive how well they made the search and that everything he touches on is appropriate. I HATE it when my older kids find inappropriate clips on utube. My 11 year old was very impreeseed and happy that he doesn't have to give up his ipod and search for his brother anymore:) I downloaded the 1 free game which was nice. I didn't buy any cartridges or apps. There is plenty to do on it without adding anything. I am sure I will get him some game cartridges for Christmas, but I think what is included, at least for me, is better than the games!!!! I do think the load on the apps are a little slow, but it doesn't seem slow on the wifif clips, at least to us.
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My son's also had some challenges. It seems to be a design flaw. It clicks in with a bit of force (too difficult for my 4 year old). Still worth it if they love Octonauts!
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I don't recommend a DS for a 3 1/2 year old. My 10 year old loves his DS but his 6 year old brother has difficulty using it. By the time your 3 1/2 year old "grew" into the DS someone will have another, better product. I recommend keeping it simple, stick with Leapster.