A DS for a 5/6 year old?

[Moh]

Well my niece asked my mum for a DS, shes currently 5, but 6 in Jan.

I know a lot of games are 3+ - but cmon, a 3 year old on a DS?

Anyways, would you say shes old enough for one?

[Heinous]

There is essentially, nothing unhealthy about gaming at an early age. Plus the DS has a lot of educational-type games too, so probably better than other consoles.

BUT I JUST DONT SEE WHY.

Two people close to my family - one's seven, one's twenty-something. Twenty something is buying the seven year old a DS for christmas. It just begs the question why. The seven year old is getting unhealthy as it is, giving them YET ANOTHER gaming console is unpractical (they already own a gamecube & ps 2 - at seven.. plus the latest gen consoles (minus the failure ps3) in the same house).

Sigh. I hate society.

Answer? Probably. tl;dr? People are bloody morons.

[AlexOC]

Yeh, i dont see why not, i don't think there's an age limit on it, its a bit of fun.

[Kardan]

Yep, I remember playing on my Mega Drive when I was about 5/6.

[iMegz.]

I don't see the problem in it. You can get many games that are easy to pick up at a younger age on the DS and some can even be educational. My younger sister got her DS when she was about 6? So I don't see why not, if the kid is going to use it on a regular basis then surely it's better than buying them loads of junk which they'll hardly ever use and which will just take up loads of space?

[Neil]

I think you're all looking at the wrong thing here, I don't quite think he's looking at the fact that it's weird for kids to play games but more down to a young kid to play a console like the DS, it's a bit more confusing than any other consoles to use and the games aswell as the stylus could get ruined, lost easily, broken or even swallowed.

I think your niece should be fine though, as long as she can look after stuff and doesn't put things in her mouth.

[Kardan]

I think you're all looking at the wrong thing here, I don't quite think he's looking at the fact that it's weird for kids to play games but more down to a young kid to play a console like the DS, it's a bit more confusing than any other consoles to use and the games aswell as the stylus could get ruined, lost easily, broken or even swallowed.

I think your niece should be fine though, as long as she can look after stuff and doesn't put things in her mouth.

Well; I don't see many 6 year olds playing on the 360

I think the DS and the Wii are probably the most suitable ones for younger kids.

[Casuals]

Take Graffiti for example kardan

[drama]

Well; I don't see many 6 year olds playing on the 360

I think the DS and the Wii are probably the most suitable ones for younger kids.

plenty of people who act that age on XBL though

[PaulMacC]

My sister is getting a DS this year and she is 5.