Review: Nex Playground Games is the rescue on a rainy day for parents

Video and children’s games – how should they mix, at all? The correct answer varies according to the parents ’game, the child and the video. While I may not want to upload a file Call of Duty Kid, I also understand that video games are only an integrated part of being a child in the twenty -first century. But finding a happy way is difficult.

I always thought that Nintendo got it correctly with Wii, but this console was placed on the pastures before it was. I have played a ton of Wii in origin and I hope to see her one day for my children. Or similar thing, at least-a control unit that encourages movement outside the border, with a lot of family friendly IP. The Nex Stadium is the closest you saw in the second coming of Wii. It is a console -free video game unit (specially designed for children between five years or up) uses the interface of a closed system in non -connection, so parents know exactly what their children play.

Price, availability and specifications

The MSRP of Nex Playground includes $ 200, console, power wire, camera privacy lens, and HDMI wire. Full access to the game comes in two payment options: $ 90 annually or $ 50 per quarter. Currently, the only places you will find on the field are Amazon or Nex itself.

What is good at the Nex Stadium?

Easy to use, consistently, and a lot of IP for children from five to seven years

The Nex Stadium was an explosion for my family. My five -year -old, in particular, was pleased with familiar faces in the control unit games library, such as Peppa Pig and ELMO. Unlike portable keyboards and children’s tablets, playing games as an easier and enjoyable family was for adults. Many familiar titles, games similar to parties suitable for everyone, such as hungry hungry river mares and what-a-mole.

In all the games we tested, the instructions were clear and easy to follow young children, but there was some fun for adults as well. From bowling to tennis to football, sports titles in the NEX library were particularly effective in keeping adults at home busy. There is also the Nexgym app, which is the most concentrated app on the most intense exercise exercises for children who are 12 years old and over, and provides short body weight exercises.

The free stadium group includes five games: ninja fruits, What-A-Mole, Party Fowl, GO Keeper (Football Football Game), and Starri. Starri is likely to be the most advanced title in The Catalog currently, a dance/dance game only that requires accurate parties to match a musical rhythm.

In each case (besides the poor initial preparation, which I discuss below), the stadium, which uses a premature camera, follows the movement of 18 points, recognized and our movements are constantly scored. Whether my five -year -old child plays Solo or whether the entire family is, the console has proven that it is able to accurately draw maps while playing. I was skeptical of the extent of this without remote controls, but it finally ended in amazement.

Simple and gentle design says, “I am a child friendly console.”

NEX stadium is compressed and colored, barely larger than the standard Rubik cube, with wild and yellow duck accents on both the control unit and the remote control of the control. Both devices have the minimum features. On the control unit, there is a Power, HDMI, camera, and power indicator light. Augmentation control device equally and facilitates children to operate, with buttons for selection, navigation, return and home.

I like that the stadium contains a special lens that emerges magnetic on the camera when the device is not in use. Privacy shutters are a great feature that can be seen in any camera -based internal technology, such as the Arlo Essential Indoor camera. It is a deliberate reference to the increasing privacy concerns of parents when it comes to technology designed for children. If NEX looks at the second generation of this console, then a spontaneous shutter closes when running the stadium is better.

What is bad at the Nex Stadium?

The game library (almost) is completely rented, which is expensive

The Nex Stadium has only one drawback: the frequent cost. There is also some microscopic print that must be taken into account before purchasing it, but these are the effects of any console or TV using a motion-tracking camera-which must become more popular than here.

What the stadium needs to prosper

Before investing in the Nex Stadium, it is important to ensure that the device can work entirely in the intended space. I planned for the first time to try the stadium in my basic living room, which is a long and tight space where the sofa is located about 5.5 feet from the TV holder, where the console sat down. In addition, there is a window behind the sofa, and the curtains are always open. This setting does not work on the field. There is not enough space to pick up the entire feet of the players or their hands upon reaching the top, especially if adults play. The light was also tampered with the window with the movement tracking on the field and the actual time photography on the screen.

After transferring the console to a secondary living room with a much larger space and different lighting conditions, all problems were corrected immediately. You should be able to stand at least 6 to 7 feet from the stadium to give him the best opportunity to work properly. The surrounding light from other windows is not a problem; It is when daylight is directly Behind the players the console is struggling.

I understand that the control unit is simply transferring to another living room is not something that every family can do, so check that these conditions can be fulfilled before you spend a lot of money to disappoint.

The cost of the game library contradicts its limited scope

When talking about money, a few hundred dollars is not a truck about a video game console, but the stadium costs more than $ 200 for its price. Unless your children will stay satisfied with the free five free control unit games (they will not do it), expect to pay $ 50 or $ 90 annually to reach the full library of the stadium.

Even looking at how much my family really enjoyed for the stadium and its full library, I cannot fail this approach. If you choose the quarterly fees, in addition to purchasing in advance, I will put $ 600 In this console after three years.

There are many ways to make the game library more feasible financially:

• Ownership of an explicit game. Just as with any other game control unit, you can buy the address, which is for you forever.

• Subscriptions in certain types, such as puzzles or sports, for less money.

• Real rents similar to the library. Wait for lists, check the games and return them in a certain time window, and buy an optional to reach faster.

• Rent a certain capacity in a lower price layer. For example, pay to reach up to five titles per month or play for up to 20 hours per month.

• Ads. I stumbled when I added this option, but only some children may be able to reach the stadium library through a free or low -cost subscription with the support of the ads.

Should you buy it?

It is a luxury, but it is really enjoyable

Despite my criticism of the stadium price structure, I also understand that a fair pricing is more suggested when you are the only seller on the market. There is nothing else Love Nex Stadium now. You can go in the search for Nintendo Wii or Xbox Kinect, but more than a decade has passed since each of the keyboards stopped. Its availability, condition, operation and support are likely to be totally or completely absent.

Functional, the NEX stadium is a great product. Tracking the movement in which artificial intelligence operates is fixed and reliable, and the system is well designed from the perspective of devices.

The small game library, which includes a few IPS that will raise children over 8 years old, offers a nice family friendly, covering fitness, puzzles and games similar to the corridors. Although the control unit like this is definitely cheaper than overlooked games like Apple Vision Pro, the price is still one of the largest setbacks. Nevertheless, the annual commitment is likely to make 90 dollars to reach the games they hesitated, which is right in it. By adding the ownership of the explicit game or multiple subscription levels, the Nex Stadium can shake some of the stickers shock and make its case to more parents.