I was looking back at the videogame console purchase history. I'm not even sure I'm including every item when I say I bought 5 Nintendo #Switch consoles, 8 Sony #PS4 consoles something like 6 or 8 #PSVita & #PSP handhelds and 6 #2DS & #3DS handhelds, 2 #Wii-U consoles and 2 #PS3 consoles and 2 #XBox consoles (whichever generation was contemporary with the PS3).
(Not all for me. Sons, grandkids, and certain others got most of those.)
When he was born, they lived right around the corner from me, so for the first couple of years, I saw him multiple times per week ... whenever I was in town. In fact, I watched more "Thomas the Tank Engine" with him than any person my age should ever have seen. (Only one of the other grandkids has ever lived near me, and she was not in walking range.)
When he was four, they came to town around my birthday, and I was home. So he came over and sat on my lap and told me about all the games he played on their #Wii-U ... and about this new game he wanted that was only available for #Switch and #3DS. He didn't ask me to buy him anything, he just talked to me about what was important to him. Of course, he had a #2DS within a few weeks. A month or so later, I sent a Switch. (The 2DS is the same as a 3DS without the 3D simulation that is believed to damage growing children's real world depth perception.)
@thatbrickster When I'm near a Game Stop and have a little extra, I go in and look to see whether they have some #2DS / #3DS game my grandkids might like. After all, I did buy them the handhelds, so if I can continue to make it useful to them, I will.
I admit that both the #PSP and the #PSVita are more fun to play. I just didn't buy those for them.