Looking to get a console for the family for Christmas, have a 7 and 4 year old. I haven't really played video games in 20 years.

Thinking switch would fit best into their ages.

Switch or PS4. PS4 does have a lot of games now that kids can get into, and some are at a cheap price point on the PS Store.

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They sell the old Ataris now.

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I still have an Atari 800XL at my parents.

For that age group, the Nintendo system works best.

They will probably want to move into Playstation as they hit their teens, but for now Nintendo has the best games for them. Nintendo's sweet spot has always been ages 5-12. I was raised on the NES, SNES, N64, and then moved onto Sony PS1 after that.

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Nice.

I found my old Sega Genesis at my parents a couple months back. I've been hitting up some Contra Hard Corps on occasion.

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My buddy still has a sega setup with Columns in the basement.

Get the Power Pad and Power Glove.

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I would think switch. We have a PS and an xbox1 (Different grandparents, different tastes I guess) that I have a difficult time finding bunches of games for the youngest. Although as he gets older it gets better. I've considered getting them a switch but my wife might murder me if I get another game system in the house.

I would vote for the switch too. Plenty of great games for that age range. It's also portable so they can play it on the go.

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Um hate to say but WRONG SECTION

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

A lot of kids are spoiled and want the latest systems, but an old Sega or NES is just about as much fun as a lot of the new systems and can be had for a lot less. People do tend to overcharge for NES games, which made the NES classic a better deal than buying a system with games. I think Sega had some kind of a remade system with a bunch of games built in. A used PS2 is actually a good system too.

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I'm sorry you're poor.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Im in the same boat, havent owned a system since sega genesis and got it narrowed down to an xbox or ps4. Prices are too close to be any deciding factor.

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Yeah. The switch is by far your best option, though a WiiU would probably work just as well for them at that age too.

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Wii U is great. Mario Kart still gets played after a year

Go with the Switch. Great for kids, and it's only going to continue to get more and more games. I play it mostly docked, but I know kids love mobile shit, so the portability is a big selling point.

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Thanks Bros.

Switch it is

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You're making a great choice.

I personally haven't owned a Nintendo system since I was a kid, but I will certainly be buying one in 3 years or so when my son is old enough to play.

I think my wife would freak out if I left him play my PS4 with GTA V on the hard drive.

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My dad was an Atari geek growing up and never had anything but a game boy till college. Looking forward to playing with the kids on it.

Definitely Switch. Perfect for those ages and they just might have the two best games of 2017.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

It says on the youtube blurb that its a first person shooter so while I enjoyed the video Im disappointed that it wont be the game we know. That said, as Doomkitten has mentioned there is something like that already that you can buy.

Well said.

Gorlami. Gratzi.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

That made zero sense right? Just checking to see I still have my faculties intact.