[Marco van Herwaarden]

I just went thru this a few months ago when my son turned 7. Looked at all the newer consoles, and finally decided for the Nintendo Wii. Couldn't have made a better choice.

What made me decide:
- Nintendo has a large history of games suitable for children. The XBox and PS3 both have many games aimed at older audience, but only few for children under 10 years old.
- The controlers for WII are wireless, easier for children, no wires get tangled.
- children learn much faster to use the movement controler then an old-fashioned controler where they only need to press buttons. The movements are mostly natural. Lol, even i can not stop playing tennis with it, it is so much fun.
- they will not just sit on the couch, but will actually be moving around. They get an excercise while playing.

PS Make sure they have enough clear room, becuase they will often get so much into the game that they will forget their surroundings and hit anything within reach.