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 2 players= 2 joysticks, Apr 3, 2023
I read one of the earlier reviews that suggested not to get the second joystick, but I ended up buying it anyway. I am so glad I did for several reasons:
1. you cannot select 2 players w/o having a second controller
plugged in.
2. not having to pull one child off the system to allow the other child to have a turn.
We have almost every game for this system, and now both children can enjoy it:)
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 JOYSTICK DILEMA, Mar 27, 2023
I BOUGHT THE V.SMILE SYSTEM FOR MY 3 YEAR OLD FOR CHRISTMAS THE GAMES ARE EDUCATIONAL AND SHE ENJOYS THE SYSTEM BUT IM DISSAPPOINTED THAT THE JOYSTICK HAS MALFUNCTIONED SO QUICKLY MY DAUGHTER GETS FRUSTRATED BECAUSE SHE CAN'T MOVE LEFT,RIGHT,UP OR DOWN. I E-MAILED VTECH WITH THE PROBLEM AND STILL HAVE NOT GOT A RESPONSE FROM THEM ITS GOING TO COST ME $14 PLUS SHIPPING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER JOYSTICK WITH THE HOPES THAT IT WILL WORK AND NOT MALFUNCTION LIKE THE FIRST ONE
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Good Joystick, Mar 27, 2023
This joystick is well-designed and great for little kids. The colored buttons flash when you're supposed to use them, the main button is big enough so that even very yound kids can be successful using it, and the cord is really long so you can sit anywhere. Even though my three kids are all right-handed I think it's cool that the stick can be reversed for left-handed kids.
One reviewer mentioned the second joystick isn't necessary for two player games. I agree that it shouldn't be necessary but it actually is necessary in the games we've played. Instead of two players playing at the same time, they take turns (this is how 2-player games work in The Lion King and Alphabet Park Adventure). The fact is that the players can't simply pass the same joystick back and forth. The second joystick is required.
I would have liked it if the V.Smile system and the joystick were designed like other gaming systems, whereby if you yank on the controller it will easily detach from the system before the console falls off of, say, a shelf or a tv. That would have been a good feature for a game designed for young kids.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
V. Smile is the best thing we've bought this past year!, Mar 19, 2023
We are always on the lookout for new learning games/products. Our 3-yr-old is a little sponge and can't get enough. I just love having the extra joystick--kids of all ages have played with it and they all love it! I enjoy playing it with my daughter (at least until I figure it out!), and she has friends and cousins ranging in age from 2-14 who have loved playing with the V. Smile! (And we only have games for 3-5.) At parties and family gatherings, it's the first thing the kids want to get out.
I highly recommend this product along with the V. Smile console. We have had no problems with it not working (except for when it needs new batteries), and we've had absolutely no problems with its durability! Once in a while I find myself telling the older kids to be more gentle with the joysticks, but there's been no problems yet!
(We purchased this for Christmas. Had a difficult time deciding among some of the other electronic learning items out there. Ended up also buying Kasey the Kinderbot. She definitely likes the V. Smile the best!! --no offense to Kasey, she likes taking him along on trips.)
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 v-smile is a piece of junk, Mar 16, 2023
I purchase the Vsmile for my 4 year old twin boys for Christmas along w/ 4 of the games. They love playing the games, but that is when the system wants to work. It is the most finicky piece of equipment I have ever owned. I am extremely dissappointed in it and in the cost. It is a total piece of junk. I'd recommend finding something else to invest in for your child.
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