video games are fine for even young toddlers! If it's not going to be an addictive online game (with a few exceptions). Get a Nintendo Switch. Plenty of family friendly games there, and it won't hog the TV when you want to use it. Plus, when you want to take away game time, all you have to do is pick it up and hide it.
My one suggestion as a guy who still remembers what it was like to be a kid: don't get them baby toddler games that are supposed to be “educational”. Get real games. They can tell the difference.