Nintendo DS Lite, DSi & 3DS XL (merged threads)

Whitewillow_2

hiya, i asked the same question as you before xmas, and ended up buying one for my 3 yo son. TBH I wasnt sure but he has cousins of the same age with one who love it. They do break easily so we bought a polycarbonate case which seems to be keeping well and some screen protectors (literally a few pence on ebay or can buy in an accessory pack) then i tied the stylus to the hinge on the polycarbonate case so that couldnt be lost and hey presto, a ds lite that is (almost) 3 yo proof! he loves playing the crayola game, cars racing game, disney friends and nintendogz so i am pleased i got it for him for girls they make a great tinkerbell game too. I hope this helps

forumfan_2

The 'I Did It Mum' range is good for three year olds

http://www.play.com/Search.aspx?searchtype=DS&searchstring=i+did+it+mum&page=search&pa=search&go.x=20&go.y=11

Torkijo

niall24 wrote: »

Hi would you purchase a Ds lite for a 3 year old to play with?
Niall

We waited but went for a leapster when he was 3 - touch screen and stylus etc and some games specifically aimed at 3 year olds - we do let him play our DS now he is 5 but felt it a bit soon before now.

Also, our 2 year old now grabs the Leapster and is using it almost like an etch a sketch drawing game - especially the colouring in game that is built in to the machine.

Leapsters are also a lot cheaper -especially on e-bay!

clairelou44

Does anyone know if argos is still currently the cheapest place to buy a DS?

Debt_Free_Dreamer

niall24 wrote: »

Hi would you purchase a Ds lite for a 3 year old to play with?
Niall

No, my 3 year old broke mine and I was gutted.

She has a Leapster and a hand held V Tech Smile. Loves both of them.

The V Tech Smile was only £30 from Tesco and I bought a load of 2nd hand games from someone at work.

They stand up the to rough hands of a child and are more suited to their age range.

Torkijo

clairelou44 wrote: »

Does anyone know if argos is still currently the cheapest place to buy a DS?

Think its Amazon - the red one is currently £79.99 and you can get Nectar points

hnisc

I cant find it cheaper than £99 in Argos

clairelou44

hnisc wrote: »

I cant find it cheaper than £99 in Argos

does anyone know if this is still the cheapest?

wookeyhole1

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/609644/ds-lite-pink-74-97-ds-lite-black-wi

HDUK find

instore at sainsburys:
pink ds lite for £74.97
black ds lite with prof layton curious village £99.99

[Deleted User]

Young son wants one despite already having a DS. Any idea of cheapest place to buy/part-exchange?