Nintendo Labo Hands-On Impressions

[Exile20]

https://youtu.be/xiVSB5s3oU4
https://youtu.be/JL4yksCvER0


https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/i-spent-the-morning-playing-with-the-nintendo-labo/
https://kotaku.com/we-tried-nintendo-labo-and-mostly-like-it-a-lot-1822648626
https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/01/nintendo-labo-hands-on/
Really liking what I am seeing so far.

Edit: Can't add more than two embedded media?

 

[Spork4000]

Cool cool, looks better than I expected

 

[Palmersaurusrex]

Labo is going to be huge.

 

[Crushed]

What the hell at the House doohickies in the first video.

 

[erazor]

I'm impressed, it's amazing to see how the software reacts to the cardboard. This has the potential to be really huge.

 

[New Fang]

The more I see the less interested I become. These really look like experiences that will amuse for 15 minutes and never be touched again.

 

[Twilight Suzuka]

That fishing game looks fun. I'm definitely in. Going to keep my preorder on both.

The robot game looks like the worst thing so far though, surprisingly. Really interested to hear more about that one in particular and what kind of depth the software has.

 

[bounchfx]

i am so ready for 4/20 with this bitch
build some fishing rods
play with a house dude
jam out some tunes
then murder fictional creatures in god of war to wind down from a long day

 

[Deleted member 1413]

Looks like it works well.
Curious how the final release holds up.

 

[EloquentM]

i am so ready for 4/20 with this bitch
build some fishing rods
play with a house dude
jam out some tunes
then murder fictional creatures in god of war to wind down from a long day

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Why wasn't "smoke some weed" your first step???

 

[wig]

The house one looks neat. I would have loved this as a kid.

 

[Jaymageck]

This is so freaking cool

 

[Speely]

Is it weird that I am more excited about Labo than I am about any normal game coming out?

The integration of analog and digital functions opens up SO many possibilities, and has actually gotten my jaded, lazy ass to start thinking about design in an inspired fashion. As a non-programmer who sorta understands how (B)asic programming works, this is a godsend.

I actually think this thing is huge, and we will all prolly be surprised by the shit people come up with.

 

[Exile20]

The more I see the less interested I become. These really look like experiences that will amuse for 15 minutes and never be touched again.

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You are not the target audience.

 

[srtrestre]

4/20 LABO DAY YEAHHHHH

 

[scrapple]

Looks, uhh, ok.
I guess 10 - 18 year old audience for this?

 

[Exile20]

Looks, uhh, ok.
I guess 10 - 18 year old audience for this?

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I would say 5-15 year olds or parents.

 

[Deleted member 437]

Labo feels like a "spend a few hours with your kid building this and then put it away".

Not trolling. It's cool. Don't really see how you'd go back to this after you built it and had your fun. Once it's built, it's built. And that seems like 75% of the fun of this.

 

[Certinfy]

The more I see the less interested I become. These really look like experiences that will amuse for 15 minutes and never be touched again.

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This, the cost and non-portability have all put me off. Cool for people who are interested but to me this just looks like a gimmick.

 

[si2k78]

This is rediculous. If there was ever a product that lived up to its Advertising, this is probably it.

 

[Ehoavash]

Kids are going to be playing/watching the new god of war game on YouTube on 4/20 while grown nintendo fans are going to be building cardboards

 

[HockeyBird]

Looks, uhh, ok.
I guess 10 - 18 year old audience for this?

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I mean they literally said it was for kids when they announced it. So yes. The product geared towards kids is for kids.

 

[bounchfx]

Why wasn't "smoke some weed" your first step???

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I thought I implied it, my bad. you know what's up with step 1.

 

[Speely]

TIL adults have lost their souls.

 

[MesaEterna]

This doesn't look that bad actually.
But I worry about replayability, I don't want to just play once and be done with it

 

[Neiteio]

Labo comes out on 4/20? Man, Nintendo knows exactly what they're doing.

 

[Deleted member 2145]

Kids are going to be playing the new god of war game on 4/20 while grown nintendo fans are going to be building cardboards

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they should update that pokemon cod meme with labo and god of war except have both the kid and the adult be stoned

 

[EdwardTheHuman]

The more I see the less interested I become. These really look like experiences that will amuse for 15 minutes and never be touched again.

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You seem to have missed the target audience for Labo. ;)

 

[MagnesG]

Labo feels like a "spend a few hours with your kid building this and then put it away".

Not trolling. It's cool. Don't really see how you'd go back to this after you built it and had your fun. Once it's built, it's built. And that seems like 75% of the fun of this.

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The build is complicated quite enough though. The piano for example, takes average of 2 hours to be built. Adding up decorating, selecting multiple parts of synth will increase the playtime. Then combine with other builds you got at least a solid 40 hours for the kit itself.

 

[Smiles]

I was not expecting video image from the IR camera wut

that house game tho

 

[Deleted member 19218]

Haha, I laughed.

Stephen (Steven?) shows two portals and says "I can't imagine where they got that idea from".

I like these videos a lot, it's so cool to see more of the game and what you can do with the cardboard. Definitely an awesome toy.

EDIT: Hot damn I just watched the fishing video, even as an adult I would love to play that.

 

[17 Seconds]

it's an interesting gimmick for kids

 

[Slam Tilt]

Labo feels like a "spend a few hours with your kid building this and then put it away".

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You sound like someone who builds a LEGO kit by following the instructions and then sticking it on the shelf.

 

[17 Seconds]

You sound like someone who builds a LEGO kit by following the instructions and then sticking it on the shelf.

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folded cardboard is a far cry from a cool looking lego kit

 

[oreomunsta]

Anyone else hear the Star Wars theme at 1:40 in the first video? :3

 

[EloquentM]

I thought I implied it, my bad. you know what's up with step 1.

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Praisehandsemoji

 

[Vareon]

Labo feels like a "spend a few hours with your kid building this and then put it away".

Not trolling. It's cool. Don't really see how you'd go back to this after you built it and had your fun. Once it's built, it's built. And that seems like 75% of the fun of this.

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Video games are "spend a few hours with it then put it away" to those who aren't interested. The key here is whether that hours are fun to you or not.

 

[Iucidium]

Seeing that house had me thinking about a modular style home system and Tomodachi Life.

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

The robot can fly. What.......

And the car is fully autonomous too.

What else are they hiding from us.

 

[noyram23]

It looks really cheap and there is some lag on the movement during the Robot Labo. My daughter will LOVE the House Labo though so day 1 one for me.

 

[Resetti]

The RC Car Toy-Con is very impressive.
The IR camera can function as a night vision/ heat map camera.
There's also a mode where it chases your hand.
That's much more than I thought!

 

[Imad issa]

I laughed at wii when i saw it, and i actually laughed at this, so you never know, maybe it will be a big hit.

 

[Deleted member 19218]

Damn! Everyone should check out that Kotaku article.

The great twist is that it turns out that that black sensor at the bottom of every right Joy-Con can function as a camera and that, for the RC Car experience, can be used as a Predator-vision heat sensor. The sensor enables the car to auto-drive toward your hand or other warm things. In other words, the RC Car can be toggled to automatically chase your dog or cat or baby.

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[Deleted member 30935]

The house one looks neat. I would have loved this as a kid.

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Same. Still hoping they do the obvious Animal Crossing tie in with this at some point.

 

[julian]

Man I wish my kid was a few years older. He's just going to chew and tear all of these things.

 

[TJG662]

I see a lot can be done with labo. Truth is card bored is cheap and it's a easy way to build a add on for your game. I'd pay 70 bucks for a sniper elite game with a card bored sniper. Or a new road rash with the card bored bike. Labo can open up a lot for any developer who wants to put a small amount of time in. And it can't be weaker then half the third party accesorys.

 

[WarpSpeedMolasses]

Looks pretty damn neat so far.

With the variety pack, I wonder if you have enough materials to have everything built together, or if you have to unbuild one thing to construct something else.

 

[Alastor3]

The more I see the less interested I become. These really look like experiences that will amuse for 15 minutes and never be touched again.

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For you, maybe. For kids, and im not talking about 12 yo, but more like 5-8 i can see them being really captivated by it

 

[Iori Fuyusaka]

Watching the robot gameplay is giving me serious flashbacks to the worse part of the Wii: waggle.

 

[Thorsten]

I'm really excited for Nintendo Labo on the Nintendo Switch.