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Nintendo Switch Help
Nov 28, 2021, 4:48 PM
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I am 100% not a gamer and not really that excited about getting my son a Switch, but here we are and I have some questions.
Son is 7. Basically just does Roblox on iPad now. Only game he knows.
For the Switch, what are some good games that are appropriate for a 7 year old? Mario Kart, I am assuming, is still a huge hit. What else?
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Letterman [283]
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Re: Nintendo Switch Help
Nov 28, 2021, 4:56 PM
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Does he like sports?
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Yes but I think
Nov 28, 2021, 4:58 PM
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choosing plays and all could get a bit tough for him at his age. But I am not sure.
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Re: Yes but I think
Nov 28, 2021, 4:59 PM
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NBA 2k 22 is a good option if he likes sports.
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Re: Yes but I think
Nov 28, 2021, 5:01 PM
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Also Hunting Simulator is a good game
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Letterman [283]
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It also depends on
Nov 28, 2021, 5:04 PM
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how much you are willing to spend.
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ABBA, ABBA, up down up down, left right left right.***
Nov 28, 2021, 5:10 PM
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Re: ABBA, ABBA, up down up down, left right left right.***
Nov 28, 2021, 9:27 PM
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Sounds familiar
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and it's totally wrong
Nov 29, 2021, 4:54 AM
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the famous Contra code is up up down down left right left right b a Start
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Lot o points [157409]
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I was doing street fighter
Nov 29, 2021, 7:36 AM
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FACIAL
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The haduken move is overrated***
Nov 29, 2021, 7:54 AM
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Re: Nintendo Switch Help
Nov 28, 2021, 6:40 PM
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I can recommend games but not systems. I play a ton with my late teen nephews but all PC based stuff. been playing with them since they were kids. Somehow that doesn't sound right.
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Re: Nintendo Switch Help
Nov 28, 2021, 7:08 PM
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A few years ago Minecraft was like the game of the universe for kids. Basically, just digging blocks and building with them. That's it. Kind of like virtual tinker toys or legos. Super simple, open world, wide open to their creativity.
Walk around an empty world with a shovel and a pick, and start excavating/building anywhere you like. Kept my nephews occupied for years. Like literally from 7-12. Both still played it on and off through their teens.
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Re: Old lunger response
Nov 28, 2021, 7:25 PM
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How ‘bout buying him a book?
Wut?
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The staples for a 7 year old
Nov 28, 2021, 9:31 PM
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Animal Crossing, Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate and Splatoon 2. If you allow him to go online and he has some friends with a switch, those games are even better. Minecraft is also still going strong
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Animal Crossing, Minecraft, Pokeman, Mario Odyssey
Nov 28, 2021, 9:47 PM
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Switch is popular due to the games - there is a new version OLED but it is hard to find - it is an upgrade from the older Switch in screen only - same processor a the original Switch (which I own) - I have played PGA game a lot with my sons - fun to play online, but the Zelda games drive a lot of older Switch gamers - and younger love the Mario and Pokeman stuff.
Might want to do a little research on the best for kids.
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Don't get the lite, don't worry about buying a bunch of
Nov 29, 2021, 12:50 AM
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games.
Roblox is a cancer. Get him started on Super Mario Maker 2. Much more age appropriate and is a game that forces some semblance of creativity and never requires microtransactions.
Pay for the Nintendo Online with the expansion pack (N64 games, Sega) and there will be around 100 games he can play for free that aren't online games (no risk of CS02 stuff), nor do they require microtransactions.
Nintendo titles are pretty great for kids compared to literally every other console. Stick with Mario and Zelda until they're out of elementary school.
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I forgot they just started this.
Nov 29, 2021, 6:57 AM
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I have heard there are some issues with it, but it has only been available a month.
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Just made it to the Spirit Temple, seems to be working OK.***
Nov 29, 2021, 4:33 PM
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I'm not sure if I am a terrible parent or a superior parent
Nov 29, 2021, 8:34 AM
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to all of you. We have no gaming systems in the house. I have an iPad and the wife and I have phones. Otherwise, none of that other stuff. The kids (10,8,6) all ask for it, but it ain't happening here. I hate how they turn into angry zombies with it.
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Where would they find the time to play a gaming system,
Nov 29, 2021, 4:35 PM
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what with the cow milking, buttermilk churning, quilt mending, sock darning, and bible slipcover knitting?
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Where would they find the space to play a gaming system,
Nov 29, 2021, 5:28 PM
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what with them locked in cages and all?
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Re: Nintendo Switch Help
Nov 29, 2021, 6:05 PM
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I would second Animal Crossing, Minecraft, Mario Kart, and Mario Odyssey. Also, if you like games or have older children Link: Breath of the Wild is one of the best games available IMO.
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