I’m a single dad with three boys, a ten year old and twin eight year olds. We live out in the country on a rather large ranch so there is a lot to do outside when the weather is good, but up here in northern Kansas the weather is unpleasant more often than not. Whether it is raining, too windy, too cold or too hot, indoor entertainment is a necessity. We have two game systems on separate televisions and my oldest boy has a Nintendo DS Lite so they can all play games at the same time but it seems that the DS Lite is the only one they want to play with. I have learned the hard way that if one boy wants something that I might as well get three of them. Now my oldest son wants a digital camera and a MP3 music player and the twins are asking for systems of their own. I came across the Nintendo DSi while I was trying to figure out how I was going to get my boys what they want and not go broke doing it.
The DSi has two camera lenses so it can be used as a digital camera and will play MP3 files so it can be used as a music player. They all like those sorts of little electric do-dads, so if I buy Nintendo DSi for all three of my boys everybody gets what they want, there will be no fighting and I will not break the bank doing it. Another nice thing about the new system is that it can go on the internet. The kids can play with folks from all around the world on their little game systems. The system also can access the internet to download games from the website so if we cannot make it to town, where to buy Nintendo DSi games is not a problem because we can do it from the living room.
I was thinking too that they should be able to play the same games together because the reviews I’ve been reading say that the DSi has an internet mode so that you can play games with other people who have a DSi. That ought to be pretty handy, that they can all be in different places all over the house and still be able to play the same game together. We will have to wait until late April or March 2009 to buy a DSi here in the United States but the wait will be worth it. I read in the little book that came with the DS Lite that they can all get together and play the same game with that one, but that doesn’t do me much good because there’s only one of those in the house. I think that once each of the boys has a DSi, that there won’t be any bickering anymore, so it’ll be nice to have some peace and quiet. Too bad they don’t sell a three pack so I can buy DSi for the whole bunch of them at one whack. It would probably cost the same as three separate ones anyway.
George - outside of Concordia, KS
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