Xbox controller and mosquito emoji join V&A collection

Snapchat spectacles also among new acquisitions ahead of video games exhibition

An Xbox controller, a mosquito emoji and a pair of Snapchat spectacles have been added to the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection.

The acquisitions were made as part of the museum's "rapid response collecting" programme, which began in 2014 and has seen an eclectic range of objects, including an Ikea soft toy, a Jeremy Corbyn T-shirt and a pink knitted pussyhat enter the collection.