The Nex Playground, a popular gaming console during the winter holidays, is a small, camera-equipped device that offers motion-controlled games primarily aimed at children. This month, its price was raised from $249 to $299, but a temporary discount is available during Amazon’s gaming week sale, reducing it to $239 at retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart until May 4th. While not as low as previous $199 sales, this is currently the best offer available. The console comes with five games, including titles like Fruit Ninja and Whack-a-Mole Deluxe, and offers the option to expand with a Play Pass subscription that starts at $49. Some games in the Play Pass feature popular characters like Elmo. Reviewer Sean Hollister noted the impressive but sometimes unreliable camera tracking and criticized the high cost, which doesn’t include the extra Play Pass subscription fee.
