DSi or iTouch for 10 and 12 year olds?

[Vacation Lover]

My kids are asking for a DSi for Christmas, but I'm thinking if they'll be growing out of that soon and maybe the iTouch would be better. Which do you recommend? (They do not have a DS or any other handheld game right now.)

 

[samshane]

My daughters are getting ipod Touches for Christmas (9 and 10). Now - I typically would not buy them something that expensive for Christmas, but their dad is away this year so I am buying them something a little more. They do good in school and are great behavior-wise, so it is a special gift for them. I also found them at a great deal with an itunes gift card... so that helped.

My kids got DS's a couple years ago and the older girls have outgrown it - while my 7yr old son still loves it. But I am sure it all depends on the child...

Good luck with your decision.

 

[fatuhiva]

It depends. My 11 yo just got an ipod touch for his birthday and my 8 yo got a DSi. The ipod touch has games, but not really the same type of games that you'd play on a DSi, so if the kids are more into video games the DSi would probably be better. The ipod of course plays music and has many cool apps to download, but they're simpler games. The music features on the ipod are obviously better. The ease of surfing the internet is probably comprable on both.

My 11yo loves his ipod touch & would probably pick that over a DSi.

 

[Coll0610]

DS14 still plays with his DS, especially on car trips. DH has one also and uses it a few times a week. I don't know much about the internet capability of the DSi, but on the ITouch you can access just about anything. I'd be concerned about my son having unlimited internet access anywhere he could find wifi. It would be too easy for him to hide what he is doing.