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First Look at Nintendo Labo
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Ehm, that's what I've just written.
Switch is owned mainly by young adults right now. In the long-run, as Switch will be adopted by more and more kids thanks to actual software, Labo can break out.
HA I somewhat predicted this!!!
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ni...t-18th-jan-7am-jst.17004/page-71#post-3421665
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ni...t-18th-jan-7am-jst.17004/page-71#post-3421665
Honestly it's pretty friggin' dope and a very Nintendo type of thing which is something you'd never expect as usual! Love the DIY aspect of it and how the Switch itself is used with the creations you and/or your kids built.
Neat. Not what I expected but in line with what I was hoping for-a simple fun accessory/alternate use for Switch. This isn't the sort of thing that will take over or mar the platform like kinect or permanently being tethered to motion controls. Instead, it provides a really cool new way to utilize the console. Hope this sees some success. The sort of thing that makes the Switch and Nintendo great-a fun and genuinely novel way to use the hardware for something more educational/healthy and fun that doesn't detract from the games or shackle games into behaving around a certain peripheral.
Overall, I like it-much like how Lego and Minecraft is used a a STEM gateway for young kids.
That said, this is going to drive collectors nuts.
Edit: a little sticker shock from the price but there is software with it. Would have expected something closer to $60. ($20-$25 for the parts and $35-$40 for the software)
Overall, I like it-much like how Lego and Minecraft is used a a STEM gateway for young kids.
That said, this is going to drive collectors nuts.
Edit: a little sticker shock from the price but there is software with it. Would have expected something closer to $60. ($20-$25 for the parts and $35-$40 for the software)
I can see this becoming big, because this encourages kids to be creative and craft stuff. I can already see dedicated youtube channels being made and kids watching all Labo stuff.
But I think the Switch is "too premium" for kids. Nintendo needs a cheaper Switch. A Switch mini or something. Only the Switch system and cheaper parts, if that's possible.
I can't why people are so mad at this.
If you compulsively buy all Nintendo products, Labo isn't the problem.
If you are mad a massive multi-studio company didn't make a game for you, Labo isn't the problem.
If you have kids/are a "kid at heart" and think the construction on this is bad, then we'll have to wait for hands on impressions.
I imagine Nintendo will have replacement Labo kits you can buy when they wear out that will not include a game. I can't imagine those will be terribly expensive since most people won't want to buy it without the software and it's just cardboard.
I have to say this looks pretty cool. I actually want to mess around with this. This looks both simple and complex at the same time which is impressive. I could see some kids loving this too. This is likely going to get repeat purchases because I can see replacements being needed for a number of reasons.
1. This really is for kids, if you're not a child and you don't have children, then this may not be for you and that's fine.
2. Having done some reading, I'm sure my kids will enjoying building the stuff but not sure how long they will play with it once it is built, the actual gameplay looks gimmicky and shallow.
3. How durable is this stuff?
4. The piano tech is amazing.
I don't think this is something that my kids will come back to time and time again. Maybe it's a few afternoons of intense family fun. Is that worth $70?
2. Having done some reading, I'm sure my kids will enjoying building the stuff but not sure how long they will play with it once it is built, the actual gameplay looks gimmicky and shallow.
3. How durable is this stuff?
4. The piano tech is amazing.
I don't think this is something that my kids will come back to time and time again. Maybe it's a few afternoons of intense family fun. Is that worth $70?
Nintendo Labo hands-on events set for NYC, San Francisco https://gonintendo.com/stories/299865-nintendo-labo-hands-on-events-set-for-nyc-san-francisco …
oh I really want them to do one of those with the robot kit.
although, I think I already hate it if they shoehorn in another celebrity
It's literally interactive software akin to VR on PC. Difference is they have you physically building the objects that you interact with within the software/game. Like I said kids will love it, and maybe adults who like building shit. I'm not paying 70-80$ for a bunch of mini games and some cardboard to build interactive parts.
You won't but Switch specifically for Labo. You'll buy Switch for Mario, Pokémon, Zelda, Splatoon (reasons why it's selling now). Labo is there.
Think it is a hard sell as well. Entry fee for this will be $370.00 dollars unless a bundle is announced in the next three months. My eight-year old and her neighborhood posse break stuff often. It's what happens with kids. Plunking seventy to eighty bucks on an accessory made of rubber bands and cardboard to house a $300 system is a recipe for disaster in my mind.
Thanks that makes sense. But you won't be able to detect multiple keys (3 or more) then...?
This is super ingenious the way Nintendo is thinking up new stuff for the Joycons, whether they appeal to the masses or no.
Clearly you didn't notice the bit at the end where they canceled everything and announced that all non-cardboard based games will no longer work for the system.
being plastic misses the point though, you are not paying for the cardbord. you will find online printouts for DIY kits fairly soon. you are paying for the software.
I work in education, and Nintendo just made the Switch an educational tool. They can package these kits for a classroom with 1 Switch system, 1 game cart and multiple sets of the cardboard projects and sell it for $599. Educators love this kind of stuff and the kids will eat it up.
HD Rumbles - make the legs of the BUG shimmy (controlled independently)
IR Sensor: detectfrom the side the distance to FROM THE BACK the pressed key on the Piano
EDIT:
The rest use gyro sensors etc.
Basically Nintendo showcasing the tech inside their controllers and taking advantage of their small size.
IR Sensor: detect
EDIT:
I believe that joycon is going into the back of the Piano.
If you guys notice all the IR stuff uses these White reflectors and that's what the joycons are decting. You can see if when they take off the back of the robot suit
The rest use gyro sensors etc.
Basically Nintendo showcasing the tech inside their controllers and taking advantage of their small size.
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lol is there being a serious comparison to a 60+ hour full game to what is most likely a few minigames and cardboard?
Very cool idea ... i really would like to try them
Boardgames are mostly made out of cardboard and plastic and can be as expensice. If we would only pay for the material things cost, many many products would be much cheaper. An iPhone X only cost Apple 347$ in production cost. Fuck Apple!
It may be a year late or overpriced but I'm pretty confident it will exist. Nintendo's Store sells tons of replacement accessories, I can't see why they wouldn't sell labo replacements.
Since when do games have to be 60+ hours to be $60? And Robot is by itself, it's probably a full game.
This is a really clever idea, not something I'll probably buy (I have enough stuff taking up room in my house as-is) but for kids it's amazing. If the cardboard holds up, anyway.
Also the fact it looks like you can program your own simple apps makes it seem like a really fun teaching tool. Really hope Nintendo pushes that angle.
I just hope people don't react like "Nintendo is doomed with casual gimmicks!" when we literally just got a Nintendo Direct that confirmed Dark Souls for Switch.
Also the fact it looks like you can program your own simple apps makes it seem like a really fun teaching tool. Really hope Nintendo pushes that angle.
I just hope people don't react like "Nintendo is doomed with casual gimmicks!" when we literally just got a Nintendo Direct that confirmed Dark Souls for Switch.
Y'all real mad over a toy you ain't gotta buy. It's not like you have to use a cardboard box to play Star Fox (yet).
This is awesome.
This is awesome.
From the look of it it seems like a bunch of small games. Unless these games together lasts like a 60$ game the price is unreasonable, and from the look of it it seems like a bit bigger than what you got with 1-2 switch.
It's posts like these that make long for an upvote button. Cheers man
Yo Namco!
Port this to Switch with a Toy-Con holder that has two Joy-Cons bound together by string!
Proceed to sell millions!
Port this to Switch with a Toy-Con holder that has two Joy-Cons bound together by string!
Proceed to sell millions!
Sonic Forces isn't for you. Stop getting pissed over things that aren't for you.
Nickelodeon isn't for you. Stop getting pissed over things that aren't for you.
Nintendo isn't for you. Stop getting pissed over things that aren't for you.
When are you people gonna get your heads out of your asses and realize that our voices matter? We shouldn't just accept things because "it's for kids." THIS was for kids
So was this
It's not an excuse, we should call out companies that do this no matter what.