Wii U for 4.5 year old?

sharonstevens85

I'm just thinking about Christmas gifts and was wondering if a Wii U would be a good idea for a 4.5 year old. When I was 5 I had a Super Nintendo and could play it easily. My son has never played a gaming system before and I know nothing about Wii's but I hear they're for any age? 

Thanks  

AmandaP678

never even heard of the Wii u. Tim tried the wii when he was 2 but I think that was too young we haven't tried it since. Have you tried the preschool boards?

Tim however, can work my Iphone better than me and he can use the mobigo too

sharonstevens85

The Wii U is new, being released on the 18th. Aidan can work my iPhone and iPad better than me as well. I'm pretty sure he'd catch on quick with the wii too. I think I'm going to take him to the electronics store when it's out since they'll have a machine for customers to play... 

tawillers

I don't know too much about the Wii U but I did see it in Best Buy yesterday.  Do you think his hands are big enough to hold the device and be able to push the buttons?

Do you have a Wii already?  I'd think the smaller controllers for the regular Wii would be much easier for him to use and a new Wii right now would only run you $130.

We have a Wii, PS3 and an XBox.  We have our Wii in our basement living room right now and the toddlers don't really go down there that much.  We're going to bring the Wii upstairs and hook it up because we think DD1 would like to play the bowling and baseball games.

She really likes the dance games for the PS3, so we bought her Just Dance Disney for the Wii yesterday when it was on sale for $20.  We think she'll really enjoy dancing and singing to those songs because she knows them.

Erin&Rod

I haven't heard of a wii u but my 4.5 year old has been playing wii since he was 3. He beats me at everything. Some good games to start with are wii resort, wii sports, and Mario kart. I'm sure he will love it!

sharonstevens85

Thanks we have a PS3 but I only have games like resident evil, not really children friendly. Lol.

We have the PS3 move for it but it sucks compared to the Wii. I have to do more research about the Wii U but I think you can get normal controllers for it. I like the idea of Mario Kart and Mario Brothers etc for younger kids. It seems the Wii has more options for younger kids than the PS3 does? 

katiewhompus

Erin&Rod:

I haven't heard of a wii u but my 4.5 year old has been playing wii since he was 3. He beats me at everything. Some good games to start with are wii resort, wii sports, and Mario kart. I'm sure he will love it!

Opposite story here. My niece started trying to play our Wii (resort, sports, fit) when she was 3 and even now (6) she gets so frustrated trying to use the controller that she has an epic meltdown every time. 

sharonstevens85

katiewhompus:

Erin&Rod:

I haven't heard of a wii u but my 4.5 year old has been playing wii since he was 3. He beats me at everything. Some good games to start with are wii resort, wii sports, and Mario kart. I'm sure he will love it!

Opposite story here. My niece started trying to play our Wii (resort, sports, fit) when she was 3 and even now (6) she gets so frustrated trying to use the controller that she has an epic meltdown every time. 

hmmmmm, good to know. I'm definitely going to show him the system first at Best Buy or something. See if he can understand it. 

sharonstevens85

sharonstevens85:

katiewhompus:

Erin&Rod:

I haven't heard of a wii u but my 4.5 year old has been playing wii since he was 3. He beats me at everything. Some good games to start with are wii resort, wii sports, and Mario kart. I'm sure he will love it!

Opposite story here. My niece started trying to play our Wii (resort, sports, fit) when she was 3 and even now (6) she gets so frustrated trying to use the controller that she has an epic meltdown every time. 

hmmmmm, good to know. I'm definitely going to show him the system first at Best Buy or something. See if he can understand it. That's what we did last year with his play kitchen. I brought him to the store to show him but never told him it was a possible Christmas gift idea. I just don't want it to be something he'll never use. 

lucylea

DD loves our Wii and plays it really well.  She also loves the games mentioned.  DH also installed some program that allows you to download all the old school games so we have all the old Mario Bros, Sonic, etc.  I have been thinking about picking up a dance game for her for Christmas, but that may be more of a girl thing!  

sharonstevens85

lucylea:

DD loves our Wii and plays it really well.  She also loves the games mentioned.  DH also installed some program that allows you to download all the old school games so we have all the old Mario Bros, Sonic, etc.  I have been thinking about picking up a dance game for her for Christmas, but that may be more of a girl thing!  

thanks I think he'd catch on pretty quick to it. I love the old school Mario games!