Son works at GameStop, said he saw one piece, 160.00, some 80.00, 69.00.
I asked him about them, he said, mom, they are for kids, said, so?
He has the Switch, thought it would be fun, I could do that. The toys make the components have a safe place in little hands.
I think they are cool.
Looks cool, but then realized I would have to store all these damn cardboard pieces, and some of them don’t look small. Plus I would have to buy a switch.
Perhaps I’ll wait for the switch/Labo bundle on here in 2022
Cool! A bit pricey for cardboard but cool! “Nintendo Labo launches on April 20th, and will be available in two versions. The “Variety Kit” features five different games and Toy-Con — including the RC car, fishing, and piano — for $69.99. The “Robot Kit,” meanwhile, will be sold separately for $79.99.”
This is radical and the price is great. People who take issue with the price seem to forget that a video game that just comes on a plastic disc costs $60 to begin with, and you don’t get to wear a mech suit powered by imagination.
@Moose With Kinect on xbox 360 I could stomp around as a giant monster on the screen without even wearing a bulky backpack.I don’t see how this setup would provide better motion tracking than the Kinect or Wii where you don’t have to use bulky cardboard accessories to play.
@Moose No. The point of legos is to build stuff AND you can build whatever you like; you don’t have to follow the directions. The point of these DIY cardboard accessories is to supplement a video game. So…build it once (hopefully correctly) and then enjoy playing a video game with a flimsy accessory?
The google cardboard VR headset made sense; it was a cheap way to experience casual VR with your existing phone. I don’t know about you, but my console controllers are pretty abused. They have to be sturdy and reliable. The last thing I want is a frustrating experience because the cardboard fishing pole I built is falling apart because my greasy Doritos fingers have compromised the structural integrity of the the accessory. I think people will find they can play most of these games without the cardboard around the Switch controllers. (not sure how the piano works though)
Well, at least all the accessories are presumably biodegradable cardboard rather than all the plastic wii attachments that were made.
I may have to borrow the one my son got. That looks really cool.
@sammydog01 Not this one, right?
@narfcake I don’t think he would loan that one out.
I don’t play any console games at all (I’m still stuck at the Moraff’s Maximum Mahjongg stage of life), but now I NEEEED one of those Switch things!
Dang that looks sweet! And further justifies my purchase…with another purchase!
Son works at GameStop, said he saw one piece, 160.00, some 80.00, 69.00.
I asked him about them, he said, mom, they are for kids, said, so?
He has the Switch, thought it would be fun, I could do that. The toys make the components have a safe place in little hands.
I think they are cool.
Looks cool, but then realized I would have to store all these damn cardboard pieces, and some of them don’t look small. Plus I would have to buy a switch.
Perhaps I’ll wait for the switch/Labo bundle on here in 2022
Cool! A bit pricey for cardboard but cool! “Nintendo Labo launches on April 20th, and will be available in two versions. The “Variety Kit” features five different games and Toy-Con — including the RC car, fishing, and piano — for $69.99. The “Robot Kit,” meanwhile, will be sold separately for $79.99.”
They should have made a release date of April 1st…and make everyone wonder if they are trolling us…LOL
Needs a Kendama attachment. Virtual Ball in a Cup!
This is radical and the price is great. People who take issue with the price seem to forget that a video game that just comes on a plastic disc costs $60 to begin with, and you don’t get to wear a mech suit powered by imagination.
@Moose Yeah, this clearly includes the software. I’m sure they’ll sell cardboard replacements at a lower price.
@Moose With Kinect on xbox 360 I could stomp around as a giant monster on the screen without even wearing a bulky backpack.I don’t see how this setup would provide better motion tracking than the Kinect or Wii where you don’t have to use bulky cardboard accessories to play.
@medz Probably not but you get to actually make the accessory and see how it works. Sort of anyway.
@sammydog01 Yay! I love doing chores before I get to play a game! Don’t screw up the assembly or your paper fishing pole will be worthless!
@medz I guess you’d prefer legos to be delivered pre-assembled as well
@Moose No. The point of legos is to build stuff AND you can build whatever you like; you don’t have to follow the directions. The point of these DIY cardboard accessories is to supplement a video game. So…build it once (hopefully correctly) and then enjoy playing a video game with a flimsy accessory?
The google cardboard VR headset made sense; it was a cheap way to experience casual VR with your existing phone. I don’t know about you, but my console controllers are pretty abused. They have to be sturdy and reliable. The last thing I want is a frustrating experience because the cardboard fishing pole I built is falling apart because my greasy Doritos fingers have compromised the structural integrity of the the accessory. I think people will find they can play most of these games without the cardboard around the Switch controllers. (not sure how the piano works though)
Fantastic idea for an already-great system! And by the way, if you haven’t played Super Mario Odyssey yet, you are missing out.
@pitamuffin it’s lovely isn’t it? Plus now we’re back to having Mario kart in our lives so I’m really happy.
Preorder available at Best Buy, with 20% off to GCU members.
October 27, 2017 is when you should have decided you need one.
Pre-order is also up on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-LABO-Robot-Kit-Switch/dp/B01N4N8NAL/