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Nintendo has revealed the announcement they were teasing for today, and at 10 PM GMT, the Nintendo Labo was revealed to the public. Focusing on three key tenets of "make, play, and discover", the Nintendo Labo are "Toy-Cons" that consist of cardboard and can be crafted together to create things such as a little piano, house, fishing rod, and more. The Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons are then placed within them, for interactivity. To start, there will be two kits, one that's a variety kit which includes a fishing rod, 2 cars, a house, a motorbike handlebar, and a piano. The second, is a "robotic backpack suit". The products will cost $69.99 or $79.99 respectively.

Both sets will release on April 20, 2018, and Nintendo will be holding hands-on events to demo the Nintendo Labo in New York City from Feb. 2-3, and in San Francisco from Mar. 2-4. If you're interested, you can register for that here. The Labo will require folding the cardboard in order to make it form into the object you want, by following the guidlines provided in the box. Some of the creations will also have minigames that utilize the Joy-Cons, where you use the rumbling from the controller in order to know when to reel in the fishing pole. Also shown was a piano, which plays music when the cardboard keys are pressed.

Get ready to Make, Play and Discover with Nintendo Labo! Nintendo Labo is a new line of interactive build-and-play experiences that combine DIY creations with the magic of Nintendo Switch. Available on April 20, 2018.

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[SaiTheOHaireDeliveryGuy]

Oh no, something I'm not the target audience for! Quick, let me shit on it!

 

[Thunder Hawk]

Really? You're joking, right? Right? Right??? Right???????????????????????????
I mean, cardboard? I am worried.

 

[SecureBoot]

Can someone explain to me why this is bad?

 

[Kilim]

>company is not innovative and gives fans the same old, same old
"why won't the company be innovative wtf is this"

>company tries being innovative
"we don't want this shit lmao give us the usual games"

 

[orcid]

It is a nice idea and I like the sets.
I don't think the price are very high. It is only a little bit more expensive than a game.

 

[Futurdreamz]

If that $70 price is for ALL the cardboard bits plus the custom moulded plastic bits plus stickers and shit plus the game itself then $70 seems a little more reasonable.

 

[weatMod]

I was like... this is a fucking joke. Until I watched the video. I think this will sell. Also funny it's releasing on 4.20, because whoever came up with this was high as ffffuuuuck when they did.

i came here to post exactly this

it actually looks really cool , can't help but think someone got a little over inspired by this though

it's like google cardboard on steroids , and LSD.........lots and lots of LSD

but seriously this could be huge for Nintendo it is kinda like the ultimate educational toy
and it gets kids moving around and imagining i think young parents who own switches will jump at it , this is a really good idea

 

[Justinde75]

its obviously aimed at younger people, but I wouldnt pay that much for cardboard, no matter how cool it is.

 

[SecureBoot]

its obviously aimed at younger people, but I wouldnt pay that much for cardboard, no matter how cool it is.

The majority of the price comes from the software. Really you're paying $60 for the game and $10 for the cardboard

 

[Flirkyn]

Honnestly, interesting concept. It was Saïd since the beginning that it will be targeted to child so I'm not really bothered by that and I won't buy it I think. But still an interesting Idea...
The Price tho... Well it'll need to be justified but I'm kind of dubious about it. Too much expensive I think

 

[weatMod]

A week? I would bet the day after release! Then again, you need the software for it.

damn twice in the same thread

 

[Axido]

April 20? You know something is purely evil when it gets released the day Hitler was born.

 

[Technicmaster0]

I really like the ideas in the Multi-set. A rumble-driven car, a piano etc. Funny simple ideas.
But the Robo-Set is a bit stupid Who wants to walk around with a cardboard backpack?

 

[orcid]

I can't wait to see all the costum builds in the internet. People will come up with great ideas. I am sure there will be an comunity creating crazy things.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

I was like... this is a fucking joke. Until I watched the video. I think this will sell.

My thoughts exactly, this will go VERY well with tweens that like to figure out how stuff works

 

[KingVamp]

Maybe Nintendo should come out with actually pre-made toys later on. Sure, you lose the built part of it, but then you don't have to worry about what materials that kids can built with.

 

[GhostLatte]

Guys, they're just preparing us for Super Cardboard Smash Bros.

 

[TheRealNGB]

I really liked the idea but at that price seems like they are mocking us.

^This^, It's like they looked at the Wii Sports accessories kit and said I bet we can make these 10x cheaper, and charge 10x more for them, you know they'll buy it.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

If that $70 price is for ALL the cardboard bits plus the custom moulded plastic bits plus stickers and shit plus the game itself then $70 seems a little more reasonable.

They come in packs it looks like, but otherwise that appears to be the case. From what I can tell, the "Mech" is one set and everything else is in another

 

[weatMod]

anyone else here hype for the ReviewTechUSA video
i can't wait to see Rich in that back pack