Zone is a brand name used by Ultimate Products Ltd. for family video game consoles. All of the games are built in (Zone 60 features 60 built-in games, Fusion Portable Arcade features 30 built-in games, etc.). Superficially most of the Zone line bears a resemblance to the Nintendo Wii, but all Zone consoles are based on 16 or 32-bit architecture; the company claims they are not intended compete with contemporary seventh generation systems and they are sold at a much lower price. The products are produced by various Chinese companies.
A similar version of the console was released by Sega, called the Sega Zone.
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The first console sold under the "Zone" brand. The console looks more like a Nintendo 64 than a Nintendo Wii. Contains 7 sports games.
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Zone 40 is an interactive TV gaming system with 40 built-in games, and two motion controllers. This product was similarly updated a few years later with the creation of Zone 60. The console looks extremely similar to the Nintendo Wii.
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Zone Mini is a miniature interactive TV gaming system with 35 built-in games, a motion controller, and a console case. This version of the plug-in Zone games is designed to have more portability than its larger counterparts.
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Zone 60 is the successor to the Zone 40, featuring 60 built-in games, two motion controllers, and three controller attachments for the Baseball Practice, Tennis, and (mini) Golf games. This console features 11 interactive games and 49 arcade games, none of which appeared on the Zone 40. According to the console's packaging and marketing materials, the interactive games have "32-bit graphics" and the arcade games have "16-bit graphics".
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Fusion: 30-In-1 Portable Arcade is a handheld video game console with a color screen and 30 built-in games. Unlike most handheld games, this product features a joystick-like directional pad.
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Zone 3D is a new, smaller version of the previous Zone consoles. Zone 3D features 100 games (with graphics that appear clearer than in other Zones). The main perk of Zone 3D is its capability to appear 3-Dimensional, hence the name. Zone 3D includes #D glasses to enhance the 3D effect.
Wireless Air 60 is another new version of the Zone consoles that marks extreme similarities to XBox Kinect. Wireless Air 60 features a small, flat game console with a small camera near its edge. This camera senses player movement, allowing them to control the game with their body instead of a controler (exactly like in XBox Kinect).