Hacking Question What can we do with Nintendo Labo?

[Xzi]

And who are you to say what "real" video games were? I grew up with NES and by 9 or 10 had the SNES, and I'd play anything you gave me. I grew up shit poor and I'd play the sesame street NES game because it was either that or blaster master for the 40th time in a row.

Exactly, we'd play SNES/PC/N64 games. Which my parents would get used at $10 or $20 a pop. Not only were they more interesting than cardboard, they were also much cheaper than this is. So even if I had wanted Labo as a kid, the cost still would've been prohibitive, my parents would've said no.

Hell, super soakers were like $20 too, if that. Way more fun than cardboard.

 

[Deleted User]

Exactly, we'd play SNES/PC/N64 games. Which my parents would get used at $10 or $20 a pop. Not only were they more interesting than cardboard, they were also much cheaper than this is. So even if I had wanted Labo as a kid, the cost still would've been prohibitive, my parents would've said no.

$20 at the same time the NES was released is equivalent to $50 now thanks to inflation. $25 would have been 60. $30 to 75.

So, in reality, they weren't that much cheaper and your argument is moot.

 

[Deleted User]

Exactly, we'd play SNES/PC/N64 games. Which my parents would get used at $10 or $20 a pop. Not only were they more interesting than cardboard, they were also much cheaper than this is. So even if I had wanted Labo as a kid, the cost still would've been prohibitive, my parents would've said no.

What YOUR parents would have said. Key word there no? There's this recurring theme of YOU. YOUR parents. YOUR interests. Not everything has to appeal to your interests, and if something doesn't interest you, that thing isn't bad. That's an extremely egocentric and childish way of looking at the world.

Parents buy their kids their own iPads these days. Buy them cellphones in elementary school. If you don't think there's a large market for this, I advice you to go on Amazon Marketplace and look at the best sellers list. If your opinion is true and no one wants it, then I guess I have to ask why is there such a demand? Either you're wrong, and kids (and above) absolutely are interested in this product, or I'm wrong, and sales numbers lie.

 

[Xzi]

What YOUR parents would have said. Key word there no? There's this recurring theme of YOU. YOUR parents.

Uhmm, no. Do you not remember what you just posted and I just quoted?

I grew up shit poor

So clearly the cost thing is not a concern to only me. $80 for cardboard is prohibitive even if you're upper-middle class. A brand new Switch game is only $60 ($48 with certain discounts). Do you not see how that pricing is problematic? That Switch game will last you as much as 40 hours, the mini-game that comes with Labo probably only has 5 hours of content if you really stretch it. You can justify that with "it's for kids" all you want, it's still poor value you're receiving in the product, and a ridiculous profit margin Nintendo will receive from these things.

Not every Nintendo product can be a winner unfortunately. Their last console can confirm.

 

[worm28]

You know what would be kinda cool is a nintendo labo cardboard VR headset for the switch. Doom VR would be cool on the switch.

 

[Bladexdsl]

this is what you can do

 

[Deleted User]

Make a cardboard exploit.

 

[Owenge]

we could..... I don't know, play the game maybe????

 

[MK73DS]

I'm sure there will be an e-shop release or the cartridge only, then you can print the layout and make it yourself

 

[garyopa]

Homebrew Labo has been around long before Nintendo stole the idea, the people that started it should be suing big 'N' over it, but I am sure it will soon be the other way around with Nintendo taking down any attempt at 'Homebrew Labo' like the following videos:

 

[Aeturnus]

$70 is too expensive for cardboard? Are you assuming you buy the cardboard and get the game free? Perhaps the game is 40, and the cardboard is 30. Or the game 60, cardboard 10. Also, all these rants about "it's for children because it's cardboard!", would you like it better if it was 3d printed? People all laughed at google when they made google cardboard, but it made VR viewing a much more accessible pastime. Perhaps this is Nintendos way of making switch accessories more accessible. Why spend $20 on a pair of plastic bats when you can google and print a template and make your own with spare cardboard.

 

[HexZyle]

Wait, why is price and limited quantity of content a complaint if we are discussing homebrew? This community is literally about adding more shit onto official stuff and release said homemade content for free.

Developers and vulnerability seekers thrive on "what is possible." Is Nintendo LABO not a testament to that?

 

[pLaYeR^^]

I think the idea of nintendo labo is good but the material seems to be cheap so it will be fast broken.

 

[HexZyle]

I think the idea of nintendo labo is good but the material seems to be cheap so it will be fast broken.

Then just draw up more? They give you the templates so you can stencil up some more for the cost of a used cardboard box. (i.e. no cost)

(Someone please enlighten me why people are complaining about the short lived nature of cardboard when the stuff literally litters our planet)

 

[pLaYeR^^]

Then just draw up more? They give you the templates so you can stencil up some more for the cost of a used cardboard box

True but it still feels cheap when using... I would prefer plastic. :/

 

[HexZyle]

True but it still feels cheap when using... I would prefer plastic. :/

True. But bringing the discussion back on topic; cardboard provides an advantage to the homebrew community because we can make new designs without requiring a 3D Printer

 

[subcon959]

True but it still feels cheap when using... I would prefer plastic. :/

They want it to be a transient experience I guess. Making something that lasted a while would be cool though.

 

[Duhasst0]

True. But bringing the discussion back on topic; cardboard provides an advantage to the homebrew community because we can make new designs without requiring a 3D Printer

The ad conveys using cardboard, but realistically the user could use any materials. A thin flexible wood like balsa wood is cheap, ready to cut, and rigid.

 

[Taffy]

Making cardboard last would probably just require laminating it if you're cheap. If you want something that's far more rigid, then you could 3d-print everything.

But I mean, if they DID make the things out of plastic, then it would probably bump the price up considerably. The games alone cost around $60, which probably makes up the bulk of the price.


On the topic of the...topic though, I think there could be a lot of neat stuff done with this. If you were to tear apart a joycon and replace all the buttons with arduinos...

 

[MK73DS]

Take this game as another expensive tech demo of what the joycons can do if you are not interested in, just like 1-2 Switch !
But I strongly believe that Nintendo Labo will have quite a success : Nintendo is for kids ... and adults too, the system is super vertatile in every way it can be, Nintendo is just showing it