Parents need to know that game is an educational handheld that can also be played using the TV screen. It's a competitor to the excellent Leapster and Leapster L-Max. Parents will want to evaluate the software available for both the Leapsters and the VSmile Pocket systems to determine which system is best for their kids. If you already own the VSmile TV Learning System and some of last year's smartridges, those same smartridges will play on this new handheld system.
Our daughter adopted from Korea was able to quickly grasp the English concepts of this system and available games. Children ages 4 to 16 learning English like the games and system as does my 50+ yr old husband! lol