New video game console aims to get kids moving
The company behind the UK's newest video game console is not concerned with the latest state-of-the-art graphics. Instead David Lee, the chief executive of American
The company behind the UK's newest video game console is not concerned with the latest state-of-the-art graphics. Instead David Lee, the chief executive of American technology firm Nex, tells me its cube-shaped machine, the Nex Playground, is all about getting kids active.
Launching in the UK and Ireland on 22nd June, the Playground ditches controllers for body movements, tracking players using AI and a built-in camera. The relatively little-known device surprised the games industry when research firm Circana revealed, external it was the third
best-selling console in the US over Black Friday 2025, outselling the Xbox Series S While motion-tracking in gaming is nothing new - the Nintendo Wii came out in 2006 - how long children spend on screen time is still a hot topic
among many parents and governments today. Ahead of the UK launch I spoke to parents who already own the console in the US, and tried the machine myself to find out how it works - and if it really could get families feeling fitter.
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