Nex Playground Unveils Its New Summer Games Lineup, Including Halfbrick Studios’ Fruit Ninja
May 23 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Additional games in collaboration with Hasbro
and with Sesame Workshop, along with Nex original sports titles,
will be available to play this summer
Nex, the leading motion technology company, today announced a
number of new games set to launch throughout this summer on its
award-winning Nex Playground console. The new games will join Nex’s
existing catalog of over 20 titles available with a Play Pass
subscription, which range from sports games like tennis and
basketball to puzzle and music-rhythm games.
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Nex Playground's Summer Games Lineup
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Starting this month, CONNECT 4 BOUNCE will be available as the
latest game title in Nex’s continued collaboration with Hasbro. Nex
is also providing an early preview of games set to release this
summer, including:
June Game Releases:
- Elmo Says: The first game to be released as part of Nex’s
collaboration with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame
Street, Elmo will help children exercise their listening skills in
an interactive way.
- Family Fitness Challenge: The newest fitness-focused Nex
original title, families will engage in friendly competition as
they are instructed to jump, hit, kick and dodge to reach certain
goals.
July Game Releases:
- Elmo & Abby’s Magical Letter Hunt: Another game in
collaboration with Sesame Workshop, players will join Elmo and Abby
on a flying adventure, using arm flaps to soar through the sky to
capture letters in the shape of clouds.
- Fruit Ninja: As part of a new collaboration with Halfbrick
Studios, the wildly popular mobile game will be transformed to
encourage a new level of active gameplay.
- Bowling: Joining Nex’s original sports titles – Basketball
Knockout, Tennis Smash, and Go Keeper – players will compete to
strike down all the pins and see who can score a perfect game.
August Game Releases:
- CANDYLAND: Expanding on Nex’s collaboration with Hasbro, this
modern spin on the classic board game reimagines family game night
for a new generation.
- Doodle Heads: A Nex original game where players dance around as
silly stick figures in a hand-drawn whimsical world.
Nex Playground has seen rapid growth among families of young
children thanks to its plug-and-play setup and fully motion-powered
gameplay, making it fun and accessible for all ages. Players can
choose to play either solo or with up to four participants,
depending on the game.
While many modern entertainment options have made families more
sedentary and isolated from each other, Nex’s goal is to reconnect
families with the joy of movement through content that turns screen
time into active playtime, while creating genuine bonding moments.
For younger kids, the games are aimed at advancing multiple areas
of child development, such as gross and fine motor skills,
cognitive skills and critical thinking.
"From the perspective of both a mother and pediatrician, I
believe that Nex Playground is a fantastic resource for children of
all ages,” said Dr. Emily Greenwald, a pediatric emergency medicine
physician in Durham, North Carolina. “Having spent a great deal of
time playing the games with my own family, I have seen the benefits
that it offers firsthand – from making screen time more physically
active to building on skills such as hand-eye coordination,
critical thinking, and practicing teamwork. It’s become a welcome
resource heading into the summer break period, and we’re all
looking forward to the new games and continuing some friendly
family competition.”
“We’ve been fortunate to have amassed such an active and loyal
community of Nex Playground users – including parents, educational
professionals and child development specialists – whose opinions
and feedback are taken into account when we launch new updates,”
said David Lee, co-founder and CEO of Nex. “Nex Playground is not a
replacement for getting outdoors, but rather a welcome resource to
encourage activity and family bonding, especially when the weather
is uncooperative or when visiting extended family. We’re thrilled
to launch new games and expand our reach to even more families –
and just in time for summer travel and activity planning!”
In its commitment to providing engaging, active play for all
ages, Nex understands that privacy is a top priority for families.
This is why Nex Playground has integrated privacy features
including a magnetic camera cover, no video capture or processing
in the cloud, and games that can be downloaded to the device to
work completely offline.
The new summer games will be progressively released on the Nex
Playground starting June 2024, and will be included in its Play
Pass content subscription bundle for families. To learn more about
Nex Playground, visit https://playground.nex.inc.
About Nex
Nex is helping families reconnect with the joy of movement
through fun, social, and interactive content that’s accessible to
all ages. Its award-winning Nex Playground console, launched in
December 2023, uses cutting-edge AI, mobile and vision technologies
to merge digital and physical worlds, immersing players in the
experience using their natural body movement. Nex Playground games
range from original sports and fitness titles, to music-rhythm
games and titles in collaboration with Hasbro and Sesame Workshop.
Since its founding, Nex has been recognized as one of Fast
Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions,
Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has been
awarded the prestigious Apple Design Award. Learn more about Nex at
https://www.nex.inc.
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