Yeah there's a lot more stuff you could do anyway. Find puzzle books, solo games (or games against others if you have more people in the house), online quizzes... And moving to encryption/decryption in the advancement you want to go, try and pick up a skill or something if you want or look into a new framework/coin.
I think most liked them, they just didn't have an excuse to buy one. If a dude buys a gadget, he deosn't feel the need and normally doesn't need to explain himself - if a girl does it they feel they'll need an excuse to spend so much.
Also animal crossing might have just been released which convinced them all to get a switch.
I wouldn't say any games console is particularly masculine or femanine. Certain parts of games may be aimed at one gender but there I know as many geeky/nerdy girls as I do guys to know that both are interested in all games consoles.
Not sure I understand what this means? I definitely wouldn't expect to spend the $62 on a game...