What is the best gadget for my 9 year old son?

[nikki]

My son is having a birthday in a couple of weeks, and he is desperate to have an iPod like a lot of his friends.

I thought about a tablet but I know he'll want to take it to school so would like something smaller - I don't want a cellphone however.

I don't know if an iPod touch is the way to go as he likes all the games from the google store (which I don'T believe are available from apple - minecraft, temple run, candy crush saga, 4 pics 1 word etc. I'd also like him to have access to the net, capability to watch shows and/or movies etc.

I did a little online research and found the Galaxy Player which sounded great, but now it appears to have been discontinued!

Can anyone suggest a gadget that would cover all of these bases, which would come in around $200??

Thanks in advance!

[DonHudson]

Get your son an iPod touch. Trust me, he'll love it.