Nintendo Labo!?!
 

The actual site for this is here

But omg what??? First time I got an email from Nintendo that actually caught my full-on attention! This looks SWEET. Only $150 for the first 3 available kits (yay goodbye, money) and by the looks of it future kits will be pretty pricey, too...but still...this looks amazing and I want it.

Discuss if you're interested I guess? I've never made a post like this before but I felt this was worth sharing cause like wow. dat robot suit tho.

What the ****, $150 for something that looks like a failed Kickstarter project???

Did Nintendo become so self aware of the fact that people hate buying peripherals for their consoles that they decided to completely skimp out on their Switch accessories but thought it'd be hilarious to charge an arm and a leg for them?

This absolutely isn't something Nintendo should be focusing on. Why not make premium peripherals for people who want them instead of turning them into an overpriced arts and crafts project. What an actual ****ing joke.

This probably goes without saying but who's the ****ing prodigy working for Nintendo who thought making their accessories for their 300 dollar console out of ****ing CARDBOARD was a logical decision? You realize that these things probably won't last 3 weeks worth of usage right? Especially with kids since they probably will treat these things a lot more harshly than they're supposed to. Let alone, people have the patience to reconstruct another one after their previous one inevitably breaks. At first its going to seem fun but after like the 3rd time you'll realize how ******ed this idea was and wonder why you spent 150 dollars which is pretty much HALF THE PRICE OF THE CONSOLE ITSELF on an overpriced origami set.

If you seriously want this for whatever reason, just wait for someone to buy it, scan the design and post it online, then just print out a template and make it yourself using your own materials. **** use something other than cardboard at least like plastic or even ****ing sheet metal so it won't break instantly. The fact that Nintendo thinks they can charge 150 dollars for something people can LITERALLY MAKE ON THEIR OWN IN THEIR FREE TIME is laughable.

Well it's $60 for kit 01 which has like 5 or so of the "toy cons" in it (piano, fishing rod, house, motor bike, and some other stuff). Kit 02 is the robot thing alone which is $80, and they have a decorating kit that's $10 with stickers and stuff to decorate your creations with. So $150 total for all 3. But yeah I agree it seems a little overpriced for cardboard.

I also thought the same thing about kids tearing it apart in minutes... Which made me wonder if it's more than just cardboard? Maybe it has some kind of coating on it or something to make it more durable than average cardboard? It seems a little short sighted if it's just your everyday flimsy cardboard so I feel like Nintendo would have thought it through in some way.

Also I don't think it'd be something you could print off yourself as it looks like there's more to it than cardboard. Like the robot suit and fishing rods have some kind of string, too... And who knows what else. Considering how it works, I'm guessing there's something you'll need that the joycons can detect to make it actually work as well.

Still totally want to get at least kit 01

The fact that its cardboard is what kills it for me. I dont care if its supposed to be put-together "DIY" / customizable. Besides the fact that its just overpriced cardboard (with fancy software), where am I supposed to store these cardboard figures? It seems like they would get crushed easily, so you would have to be super careful with it.

And wth are you supposed to do with it? The piano functions as a piano of course, so that one looks fun. But the fishing rod and house look worthless. Is the motorbike handlebars going to be usable in non-Labo racing games like MK8D? The robot backpack set looks like hell to put together, all those inner mechanisms with string and pulleys.

Anyway, these are basically controller accessories, like the Wii Wheel and Wii Zapper; so why couldnt these be hard plastic too?...

Aside from the fact you pay >$50 for (Laminated?) cardboard, I think its pretty neat how it works.
A concern of mine is fast you would destroy it.

Kid toy

At first look I thought it was a joke as well. Cardboard just seems like a weird way to go with the product.

My prediction is that there isn't going to be as big of a demand for the product as Nintendo intended. The idea of the product is really cool, but the outcome is.. weird.

It's stupidly expensive as it is cardboard so that you can "color it". It looks as interesting as a little kid toy because that's what it is, nothing more than a Wendy's happy meal toy considering you have to build it yourself.

Cool: yes
Creative: very
Cost: ehh seems a little expensive considering cardboard won't last very long, obviously the price is based more on the games themselves, but still.

I'm sure people will be 3d printing replications of the cardboard when fully assembled which will be pretty cool to see, might not work with every labo design though, but still plausible.

Would consider buying at least one of them. Definitely a creative concept, which is why I love Nintendo so much. Its like their own little version of VR.

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Would have rather bought be made plastic versions.

Seriously though? Is Nintendo really as smart as we think or do they just care about marketing CARDBOARD accessories to earn some extra money and the two kits could get me half of a switch lol.

Own little version of VR? Why does Nintendo have to be unique in every single thing they do? Why not finally give in and implement REAL VR support in their consoles, rather than that stupid AR crap and now this.

The whole AR thing in 3ds's were a simple gimmick and had no real gameplay value in them (Sure there is that face raiders game but that's just a silly tech show off).

Having VR in Nintendo consoles would actually be able to produce real games rather than tech show-offs and gimmicks that wouldn't further make people want to buy the system.

Would I have liked actual VR? Yeah, but think of how much more expensive the Switch would have been. As far as I know Xbox doesn't even have VR yet. Overall I think its pretty cool, if people don't like it they don't have to buy it.

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When I got a Switch I was hoping for some more real games especially some open world games and so far they have introduced third-party weeb fighting games, ports of games that we already have (necessary but shouldn't be a primary focus), and updates/DLC to games already out (A good BONUS addition not a primary focus I think.) But there wasn't really all that many new games revealed for the popular series made by Nintendo (What about Pokemon Switch? For example.)

Then they go and announce this toy that looks like it came from Dollar Tree.

It would be a bit better concept if it was plastic.

Regarding VR, I'm sure they could sell some extra thing for it someday if it can work like that.

yeah sorry i dont want a cardboard box

I've heard Nintendo is working on making some kind of VR system for the switch

ten bucks for quality japanese cardboard

im not gonna buy it but i like the cardboard.. its probably good for the environment lol

xd this makes mario run seem cheap

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nintendo needs to go back to making gamecubes tbh havnt liked a nintendo product since. Hell even the games are ass now i remember the old super smash bros and paper mario ttyd (yea they messed up paper mario up real bad since) most fun games i ever played. now their selling cardboard what a joke and the funny thing is people still gonna buy this crap cause its nintendo.

They have good games and the Switch is the first time in awhile that hasn't been a simple gimmick.

The Labo thing currently looks stupid though.

Well I'm not gonna buy it because it's Nintendo. I'm buying it because it looks awesome and super fun. I do feel like the cardboard thing might be a bad idea but we won't know what the material is like until we actually see it for ourselves. I mean when you think about it, you just have to treat it like you would treat any electronic you own (i.e. don't get water on it, don't step on it, don't treat it like crap and be careful with it). The way it works seems really, really cool and would be super fun to build....and maybe Nintendo will sell spare cardboard sheets for a cheap price, who knows? Maybe the expensive part is the game that comes with it, so letting you buy just the pieces for really cheap to replace old ones that might have been destroyed will possibly become an option.

I can't seriously be the only person that thinks this looks super cool. Don't be so harsh on it when you don't even know what it's going to be like. I feel like Nintendo would know better than to straight up sell flimsy cardboard to destructive children for insane prices. I seriously feel like there's more information to come.

Nintendo didn't know better to not make the Wii U.
Another point is, what is the use of this game? Is there progress? Is there some kind of online feature? Or is it just some little gimmick? It looks like right now it would be this fun/cool little thing to mess around with for a little while before putting it away reassuring yourself that you will use it again and there is no reason to regret buying it. If there is real gameplay value and something that would keep it fun after the first few times you use it, then maybe it would be worth it (we just don't know yet so it's possible?). If not, the software itself better be free with the cardboard accessories being the thing that costs money.

Lazy sounding or not, the part where you have to build the crap yourself doesn't really appeal to me and it gives off that Wendy's Kids Meal vibe to the point I would prefer it to be plastic and prebuilt, and I wouldn't even care about the fact that it would take away the personalization thing because I would never get around to that myself anyway. Common switch accessory colors (red, blue, black, yellow, white,etc.) would work just fine for me.

It seems like only younger kids and anyone who has nothing to do would have time for all of this construction and personalizing.

The cardboard itself doesn't even look that flimsy, it looks like thicker cardboard but cardboard will be cardboard so it probably wouldn't be that hard to damage.

I would just hope the figures themselves don't fall apart easily so that you don't have to constantly put them back together.

I honestly don't think this is the worst thing Nintendo has done, but I just think that there are other better things they could be focusing on for the Switch than this at the moment.

UPDATE:
I read more on it, and it seems like the minigames wouldn't be that bad to play, but what I would like to know if there would be online leaderboards tied to these minigames, like "Top Fish Catchers" or "Top scorers in Robot Mode". Or even a feature in the piano minigame to record the music, save it, and share it with other people to hear and try to play. Maybe there could be a mode where you try to play different Nintendo game songs (Notes would be on screen and they would fall downwards and that's the key you hit when the note is at the bottom of the screen), and there could be a leaderboard for each song.

This could actually be worth it if that's the case.

Now for personalization.

There is going to be a designated customization kit (ugh) for an extra $8.99 which sounds kind of crazy, it comes with stencils and stickers though. I think people can easily personalize it in better, more creative ways for free/cheaper price (if they have to go on a Walmart run for the following things) with their own supplies and resources rather than buying the official Nintendo kit for it.

Where I got more info about it:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/n...eorder-3374470

that much money for some pieces of cardboard... that is stupid lol.
not buying.

it's cardboard. it's paper. lmfao.

Why waste money buying this when you can build your own...lol.

Well that's not really a fair argument lol. Yeah the wiiU was pretty awful but they were trying something new and I feel like they recovered themselves with the switch. Not everyone gets things right on the first try.

Well to each their own I guess...I love building and crafting things and always have since I was a kid. I don't think this is something only kids and people who have nothing else to do would like lol...there's a lot of people (like me) who love crafting and working with their hands that would thoroughly enjoy this imo.

Paper can be pretty durable if done right. Pretty sure mythbusters did an episode on paper armor and it worked lol

I don't think it'll be that simple...I mean sure you might eventually be able to print it off and build it yourself, but like I said earlier it looks like there's more to it than cardboard. The joycons are like... detecting something...and that's what makes the whole thing work, so maybe there's something included in the kit that you integrate into the things you build that make it work?

Like I said we've only gotten this 1 vague video and the website to go off of that doesn't really explain much. I'm sure we'll learn a lot more about it as it gets closer to the release date. Y'all so quick to bash it tho like dayum at least give it time to live before you start beating it into the mud.

yeahhhh, those cardboards look like your average pieces of cardboard lmao.
also, u say we're so quick to bash it, but ur also so quick to decide to buy it xP

it's very inovative and practical,I applaud nintendo on that front however I would not imagine myseld paying more than 20$ for cardboard.

I would think that this concept would have come from nintendos philosophy of keeping prices cheap so it's more affordable to wide audiences(and especially young families)

I thaught the idea was to keep costs down for acessories because we all remember how pricey they were on the wii however that doesn't seem like the case.

I don't think nintendo will do well in selling this product.

The robot boxing part really catches my eye. This is a very interesting approach to interactive additions. I just worry about the durability of these products. Nintendo is good at making products that last. While this is cardboard, I hope it's not cheap cardboard. It's very creative. Hats off to Nintendo for having some creativity.

There also seems to be pulleys inside some of these. It's a lot more than just cardboard.

If not everyone gets everything right on the first try, and this is their first try at this, well...

You just added to the argument that Nintendo hasn't always thought things through because this is the first time trying this so it could be bad.

Fair enough.

It could be, but we don't know yet. The only issue I potentially see with it is the cardboard being mixed with destructive children. I just know I probably won't have a problem with it personally because I try to be very careful with the things I own, unlike kids usually are. But considering how Nintendo tends to aim it's products at kids more than adults, I feel like there must be something more to it to make it more durable. Especially considering how expensive it is.

Wouldnt even pay $10 let alone $20

it's cool in theory, but the fact that it's cardboard just arises so many problems..

Lol so basically you pay for cardboard that you don’t actually need but makes it looks like whatever you’re using joysticks etc for i.e piano, etc . may aswell make your own for 1/10 of the price or don’t even do and use the joystick etc as they are, thought Nintendo was better than this ****e

It's k guys I'll take one for the team and buy kit 01 and let you know if it's bad or not when I get it at the end of April.

ok.

I think this is a really cool idea, the execution is terrible though.

1. Looks like Nintendo doesn't have a good grasp of their target audience with this, on one hand most of these game look ridiculously kid friendly and not oriented towards older audiences; while at the same time cardboard is a terrible kids toy for obvious reasons. Not only that but I would never pay 150$ for something that my kid uses as an add on to their console (even if it wasn't asking to be destroyed).
2. Why cardboard? If this was a cheap disposable toy, then great that would actually make cardboard one of the best materials to use. But for 150$ some sort of plastic or even a sturdy foam would be a much better choice imo, especially with as many moving parts as most of these have.
3. It's just plain bad advertising for them to incorporate a system that they aren't selling yet (VR) on a separate product. Sure it seems cool but they really need to choose one to release first.
4. More of a personal thing but the clutter that all of these would cause would drive me insane.

Gotta disagree, Switch is a pretty great system that sets itself apart from XBOX, PS, and even other Nintendo products. And even though I'm not a huge fan of what I've seen with Labo, it seems like a huge innovative step in an interesting direction

Is this a joke?.... Is Nintendo REALLY selling these for 150 dollars? Like im just dying from laughter. Like the idea of DIY projects with Nintendo does sound cool. But is just. Really?

I've never took an interest nor had a Nintendo, but this does look interesting.
If it ever comes in a full swing with good feedbacks. I will probably get one.

People are complaining about it being a cardboard. I bet this is like a laboratory design?
if not, don't worry. Chinese companies will produce in plastic designs for $$.

Are you kidding?? Chinese companies don't improve designs they rip off.
They'd use legal sized printer paper at most.

Ay, it's coming next month raise your hand if you are hyped and excited!

*Everyone looks around while cricket sounds are heard in the background*

Me: "Me Neither"
*Goes back to playing the new balloon minigame on SMO*

I honestly wouldn't want to spend $100 on some pieces of cardboard. Why not invest that money into a new game

Next in line will be tissues with a nintendo logo on them

won’t buy until it comes with a new hentai game

Don't think I want a cardboard adult doll that looks like a weaboo body pillow or a cardboard d*ck laying around the house.

Hey Nintendo that would actually be great just saying...

pre-ordered it lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

that's why you can just pull it apart, silly goose

At least with China, we won't have to deal with $150 kit. Even if they use ****er quality paper.

again guys...I said it's $150 for the 2 existing kits. not for just 1 lol.
variety kit: $70 (which comes with 5 "toy-cons")
robot suit kit: $80
and also a customization kit for $10

smash 5 costs less than this. wtf

Looks cool but I'm a little concerned about possible water damage, tears and the price.

But if you got the cash and don't care how long it'll last then go ahead and buy it.

Coco, just let us know how it turns out :3