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| Manufacturer | VTech |
|---|---|
| Product family | V.Smile |
| Type | Educational home video game console |
| Generation | Sixth generation |
| Release date |
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| Discontinued | 2010[citation needed] |
| Units sold | 11 million[2] |
| Media | Smartridge |
| System on a chip | Sunplus SPG200 @ 27MHz[3] |
| Controller input | Up to 2 V.Smile controllers, optional keyboard/mouse, graphics tablet, and dance pad available |
| Predecessor | VTech Socrates |
| Successor | V.Flash |
The V.Smile (stylized as V.SMILE TV LEARNING SYSTEM) is a sixth-generation educational home video game console manufactured and released by VTech. The system was first released on August 4, 2004. Its titles are available on ROM cartridges called "Smartridges", a pun on the system's educational nature. Several variants of the V.Smile console are sold, including handheld versions and models with added functionality such as touch tablet integrated controllers or microphones. The V.Motion[4] is a variant that includes motion-sensitive controllers and has titles designed to take advantage of motion-related "active learning".
Several versions of V.Smile and V.Motion consoles continued to be sold after newer models were introduced (frequently offered in alternative color schemes), placing the systems in various niches of the educational toy market. Some key differentiators between systems and the ability to fully utilize all game functions include the options of a microphone, touch tablet, additional joystick port (for 2-player gameplay), stylus-enhanced controller, or motion sensitive game pad (with V.Motion).
- ^ "V.Smile Games". Giant Bomb. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "VTech Introduces InnoTV, Perfect Educational Gaming System for Preschoolers Offers Educator-Supported Learning Games for Under US$70". VTech. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "V.smile motion Schematics" (PDF). 10 August 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "VTech Introduces InnoTV, Perfect Educational Gaming System for Preschoolers Offers Educator-Supported Learning Games for Under US$70". VTech. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-23.