It acts as a delivery address for amazon orders, on the go. Amiibos I'm guessing.
First Look at Nintendo Labo
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It acts as a delivery address for amazon orders, on the go. Amiibos I'm guessing.
Honestly, I think a large part of the educational value of these toys will be maintenance. These are easy to break, easy to fix. They will need to get an understanding of how it works to patch it up. They can just use the broken part as a template and some Amazon boxes for new material.
Nintendo have announced that they will release plans for all the kits online, so making replacement parts will be relitively cheap. Plus if you are worried about the durability of the project the consider contacting (covering in plastic) the Labo builds after they have been decorated/drawn on. You should be able to reinforce the cardboard to be pretty strong with a mix of contact and tape.
Just showed this to my gf and she replied "it looks stupid af. I would never buy that for a kid....it would get destroyed"
She's not a gamer but she does like sniper clips and stardew
She's not a gamer but she does like sniper clips and stardew
I could see it doing 20M lifetime between these two SKUs. Not sure about this year, might not take off all that quickly.
I really do think this is going to be a big thing in elementary schools though, so depending on how it takes off in that area it could even go higher.
All these posts about the stuff getting destroyed.....do you not think all this has been tested for months on end for durability with kids? Nintendo aren't going to spend multiple millions developing and now marketing without thinking about this. Its cardboard for goodness sake! Not exactly difficult to replace or repair anyway and the entire point is you build these things - having to build them multiple times, do repairs etc is not an issue - its part of the fun!
Pretty cool. Nothing I'm personally interested in (it's clearly for kids), and seems a bit expensive for something that will quickly be destroyed by kids being kids, but I'm sure it'll do well.
I find it impossible to predict that. There will undoubtedly be a bazillion different kits, so even making a lifetime sales prediction is hard, as there might be a dozen or two dozen kits, and the more there are, the bigger the sales (not a linear relation, but total sales will very likely be higher). As such, guessing sales numbers is really hard imo.
I know you meant "Snipperclips," but "Sniper Clips" founds fucking awesome
Man I don't know what kind of kids people are dealing with but if they're going to completely destroy these cardboard items, they probably shouldn't have videogames to begin with.
It's the crossover between Snipperclips and Silent Scope everyone always wanted.
Lol
Weird thing she actually is crafty and buys adult coloring books. I was surprised by her reaction
I was think of making an STL file of a Gunpla stand + joy con grips to 3D print for Gunpla SUMO!
I think this looks incredible. I can totally imagine kids competing to 'pimp' their little robot and stuff.
Showed it to my fiancé (who isn't into any game but Zuma and Puyo Puyo and thinks most games are 'stupid') and she remarked how cool it looked. She commented that she liked how tactile it all was. I agree. Kids are gonna eat this up.
Showed it to my fiancé (who isn't into any game but Zuma and Puyo Puyo and thinks most games are 'stupid') and she remarked how cool it looked. She commented that she liked how tactile it all was. I agree. Kids are gonna eat this up.
I mean, I have a PinBox 3000 which I put together with the help of my nephew.
They are neat little projects, fun to play with and pretty durable. I have modified/repaired my one but that is part of the fun really.
Also they retail for about $65 each so that's not entirely out of line with what Nintendo is charging for the Labo,
Game?
I think this is going to be a line of games similar to Wii-branded games, you'll see many Labo-games.
I'm sure people will lap this up but I wish Nintendo would concentrate on the games.
I'm so tired of these gimmicks that they've been hawking since the Wii.
Yes you have choice whether to buy it or not but it still diverts Nintendo Dev resources away from game creation.
I'm so tired of these gimmicks that they've been hawking since the Wii.
Yes you have choice whether to buy it or not but it still diverts Nintendo Dev resources away from game creation.
Has anybody chimed in today with observations that cardboard is not durable and this product will flop?
Unfortunately people like this gimmicks. Showed the Labo trailer to 3 people at work,everyone of them ridiculed it.
I would rather have Nintendo do something like the Gamecube and its games instead of Labo and Switch.But seems like i am in the minority.
I mean, I have a PinBox 3000 which I put together with the help of my nephew.
They are neat little projects, fun to play with and pretty durable. I have modified/repaired my one but that is part of the fun really.
Also they retail for about $65 each so that's not entirely out of line with what Nintendo is charging for the Labo,
Actually, price-wise, Nintendo is blowing them out of the water, because the pinbox doesn't include a game cartridge. And if Nintendo did a pinball machine you could actually have a score, sensors/sounds (hd rumble, from the switch itself).
I guess that Mario, Zelda, Splatoon, Mario Kart, Arms, Xenoblade 2, Kirby, Yoshi, Fire Emblem, Metroid Prime 4, Bayonetta 3, Pokemons, etc are not enough. I'm quite sure the team developing for Labo is quite small.
Showed this at work, everyone went crazy over it.
The thing is nothing appeals to everyone. Gamers need to get over it.
I'm still baffled that people are so affronted by this. Who hurt you? What does this product's existence do to impede on yours?
Are you also tired of hearing about other gimmicks like VR?
Are you also tired of hearing about other gimmicks like VR?
You definitely are. The Switch is going to outsell the GameCube several times over when it's all said and done, and Labo will probably be at least an immediate success. There's pretty much no incentive for Nintendo to go back to the GameCube days.
Nintendo's kits are priced aggressively. It's competing with early engineering and smart toys. The Osmo starter pack, which contains four apps, is priced at $80. Even basic Fisher Price toys like code a pillar cost $40 or more. Labo is priced to kill. Compare it to Raspberry Pi and Arduino kits. That's the market it's hitting at.
Exactly. There's a little thing called confirmation bias, and forgive me if I'm not surprised that anyone posting here about how stupid this is is getting the same kinds of reactions from the people they're showing the trailer to.
There's a good chance this creativity spirit will inspire certain devs.
I wish this platform could reinitiate Sega's passion for arcade games.
I wish this platform could reinitiate Sega's passion for arcade games.
Yeah, everyone I showed it to (gamer and non-gamer) at work and friend-wise thought it was genius and either want it or to come over and check mine out when they arrive. Anecdotes aren't worth much though, mine or yours, however the overall reception so far from what we can tell is overwhelmingly positive, both in previews, online buzz, and early signs of pre-orders on Amazon.
They have 2 GOTY candidates this year alone, not to mention all of their other content.
Exactly. People don't get this. If you have had a child aged 3-8 in the past couple of years you would know that maker culture is completely overrunning toy aisles as well as schools. Nintendo is entering this space in a big way and it'll be exciting to see where it all heads.
People hate change. Trailblazers are often ridiculed, but followers are often forgotten. You already know which one Nintendo is. Get over it.
How is Labo stopping Nintendo from putting out other games? We just had the likes of Zelda, Arms, Splatoon 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Mario last year and, with what we know, we'll at least be getting stuff like Kirby, Yoshi, and Fire Emblem this year. Not seeing how this somehow takes away from Nintendo's output nor how this is a thing that only became prominent in the past ten years. Nintendo's been "gimmicky" since their very inception, just look at ROB or the GameBoy Camera. Even Sony and Microsoft have their fair share of "gimmicks", such as the PSVR, likewise, that never stopped them from putting out games so I'm not really seeing the issue here. They're not abandoning the hardcore gamer, guys
And now I need Nintendo to make a pinball machine labo
I mean, I have a PinBox 3000 which I put together with the help of my nephew.
They are neat little projects, fun to play with and pretty durable. I have modified/repaired my one but that is part of the fun really.
Also they retail for about $65 each so that's not entirely out of line with what Nintendo is charging for the Labo,
Wow they look great! Yeh I think people forget how durable cardboard is if its decent stuff - I mean what do valuable packages in the post come in? Plastic boxes? No cardboard - because its cheap, durable and recyclable. And yeh half the fun with these is building them - doing repeat builds is something kids will want to do anyway!
Does bring home the value proposition Labo can offer also - imagine something similar but with working gameplay and electronics, rumble etc etc - really a bargain for people who already own a switch
Yeah it seems like Nintendo will no longer make games that will not use Labo. You hit the nail on the head, good sir. This is exactly the path they are going on, no question. Metroid Prime 4 will only use a Labo gun, next Mario Kart will only use the steering wheel and motorcycle handles. It's all downhill from here on traditional gaming. Every single goddamn dev group in EPD will divert resources to Labo.
...well, except for the fact that you need to already own a $300 Switch. Which is irrelevant if you already own one, but will increase the cost immensely if you don't.
I'm not sure the Rasberry Pi and Arduino are in the same market? Getting use out of either seems like it would be significantly more complex.
(I agree the Labo is priced well overall)
Nintendo has been hawking gimmicks for a hundred years. This is what they have always been. You just liked the old gimmicks better.
Also, it only diverts resources if it loses them money. If it's profitable, it creates resources.
