At what age should kids start playing video games? That's a question each parent will have to answer for his or her own children. However, with the growth of edutainment video games and even consoles, video games are being created and marketed to kids as young as 3 years old.

Ars takes a look at a different kind of console: one for kids. The Vsmile TV Learning System is marketed as an educational tool for children ages 3-7.

I know this is a children's toy, but when you have such a vast amount of gaming consoles coming before your eyes, you have to look at what works and what doesn't in terms of design. In this area, the Vsmile makes some interesting changes. Some of them succeed; others fail.

Sounds good, but will the kids like it?