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| Brand: VTech
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $32.95
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Seller: Down Home Deals
Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 2086
Batteries: 4
Batteries Included: No
Age: 3 - 7 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 13 x 16.1
MPN: 061220
Model: 80-075200
UPC: 050803612207
EAN: 0050803612207
ASIN: B000NOZ3XC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New In Package! NO SHIPPING to APO, HI, AK, or PR
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Showing reviews 11-15 of 67
 Second child! January 2, 2009
Madonna White
This is for my second grandchild. The first grandchild was my very active grandson and he loved to play with it. Now we are passing the games along to my beautiful granddaughter. The first one just stopped working but all the games are still good so here we go again!
 This toy broke after only 1 week. December 30, 2008
Kelly (Portland, OR United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As others have said, this toy has big problems with power supply. The on/off switch is very finicky and the games freeze mid-game. This is really too bad, because it's a very fun toy. My kids are very disappointed that their Christmas toy did not even last until New Year's Day. What a bummer.
 It's a good start for teaching children to use game systems December 29, 2008
A. Pace (DFW, TX USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Vsmile is a console game system for young children which includes an adjustable joystick with a writing pad and a microphone, all of which are used in the available games.
Pros:
1. Reinforces learned skills in math, language acquisition, shapes, colors and other basic skills. Please note that the games DO NOT "teach" new skills (at least not very well), they only reinforce learned skills. If you are hoping your child will learn math or reading from these games, that is likely only going to happen if you are helping them. It appears to be expected that the child can already do some of this.
2. Comes with a microphone that allows karaoke with some games - even our 3 year old loves this.
3. Kids enjoy the games. Most of the games feature recognizable characters such as princesses, Dora, Spiderman, etc. I guess this can be good or bad depending upon what you want from games.
4. A fair selection of games available - lots more games available ordering online (most stores only carry a small selection of 15 games or less which can make the selection rather limited if you are discriminate about what you allow your child to play - for example, SpongeBob is not something I let my kids watch so I don't let them have the game either, but I've found that additional titles can be found online).
5. Most VMotion games are compatible with the Vsmile which expands the titles available for VSmile.
Cons:
1. The graphics are terrible and game control is pretty awful - I realize that you aren't paying an extraordinary amount for the machine, but really, couldn't they AT LEAST do as well as the original Nintendo with regards to graphics? The game control issues could be lived with if it wasn't targeted at 3-6 year old kids who, on the younger end of that spectrum, don't have much coordination yet.
2. The games cost a lot. At $20 a game, it can get really expensive to have much of a selection. And if you add into that the fact that some of the games can be played through relatively quickly, it becomes quite expensive to have enough games to keep the kids entertained for long.
3. The games tend to be repetitive and redundant. Much of the length of time required to do the games is achieved by having to do the same things over and over again. My husband thinks that there is a lot of borrowed material between the games - basically that they have you doing the same things - just with a different character which is a bit of a rip off.
4. The games are too difficult for the age range listed on the package. My oldest daughter just turned 5 two weeks ago, is already reading, and is still struggling with parts of the games labeled "4-6 years". Within the same game and on the same skill level, the skill level actually required is vastly different. For example, in the Elmo game, in some parts of the game you really only have to know your letters or your colors to make it through, while in other parts they expect you to be able read a word and figure out something about it. It doesn't get progressively harder as they get more right as the games are not that complex, it's just that either the kid knows it or doesn't which makes it hard to find a suitable game where the child can actually play through the whole thing. Either they will be bored with parts of it or they will find parts to difficult to get through.
5. Many people claim the system wears out really fast. We purchased our Vsmile for our children for Christmas last year, and despite claims that it wears out quickly, we haven't had any trouble with ours as of yet. The system itself does not seem incredibly sturdy to me, so we always watch our kids when they are playing to make sure they are are not being rough with it. It seems like one of those hit or miss things with it working for many people - maybe it's a quality control issue?
Overall, I think this can be a fun system. My oldest daughter (5) really enjoys it while my younger daughter (will be 4 in 3 months) is still not ready to play it. If you are willing to live with the fact that it is sub par even as a child's gaming system, it's still a lot of fun for them at least for a while. I don't regret buying it. I just wish it was better quality.
Vtech Smile December 25, 2008
WPBred (Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My young grandchild is enjoying Vtech Smile and it was a wonderful gift for her.
fun when working November 30, 2008
Irish Mom of 3 (Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have bought 2 of these v. smile consoles, and neither are working anymore. The first one quit several months into play, and the second one lasted a little longer at about 6 months. They weren't dropped or anything like that and just died. Considering the cost for each one, I expected them to last much longer and was extremely disappointed when they did not. I gave it 3 stars, because my son loves playing the games. My son still wants to play, but I refuse to continue throwing my money away on something that doesn't last long.
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