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Whoa! "More radically to that end, in April, Nintendo began selling a toy line called Labo, which consists of cardboard assembly kits that gamers can use to tr

Whoa! "More radically to that end, in April, Nintendo began selling a toy line called Labo, which consists of cardboard assembly kits that gamers can use to transform the Switch’s detachable controllers into rudimentary motion-sensitive objects such as fishing rods or mini pianos. The contraptions can then be used to play accompanying games on the TV screen, by catching sharks with the rod, say. The games’ code is somewhat customizable, so precocious kids can program new uses for each of the accessories."

tootie 8y ago
Labo is super cool, but my kids' attention has waned. It doesn't sound like it's been much of a success. On the flip side, we've cleared Mario Odyssey 4 times already. And when we get tired of it, we fire up Lego Star Wars on the Wii.
- tyfon 8y ago
  I considered buying labo for my kids but I thought the cardboard would be destroyed in a week max. How does it hold up? I have two, one is three and the other is seven. We've cleared odyssey at least two times as well, and I catch the older one looking for moons from time to time. Kirby seems to be the current attraction though :)
  - rainbowmverse 8y ago
    If anyone can make invincible cardboard, it's Nintendo.
  - cma 8y ago
    "Thankfully, Nintendo is already selling Toy-Con cardboard replacement parts for Labo" https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/4/20/17262280/nintendo-toy-con-cardboard-replacement-parts-labo https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/4/20/17262280/n...
  - hrktb 8y ago
    It’s surprisingly sturdy. For your 7 yo it should be perfect: on some parts some help might be needed, but mine got it done 99% by himself. The app is really well done. One interesting thing is he’s super attached to it (specially the robot one) as it took him so much time to build. I’m waiting for the interest to wane a bit to go for the customizations and try to build new things.
  - robterrell 8y ago
    Labo was such a huge hit with my 6 year old. Doesn't even bother me that some items got crunched later -- the joy she had building those things is far better than I expected. And the crunched items still mostly work.
  - gelstudios 8y ago
    Nintendo released all the labo parts as PDFs. Granted, turning those files into parts might be more work than most people want to do, but at least it’s an option. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/labo/parts/ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/labo/parts/
  - tootie 8y ago
    Very sturdy. That hasn't been a problem.
  - brandonjm 8y ago
    It's not your average cardboard from what I've heard and once complete the toys sound like they are quite sturdy.
- derefr 8y ago
  Ive heard the proposal that the Labo launch was mostly a soft launch to build mind-share behind the name/brand, and the real marketing push is going to occur before Christmas. (It’s a perfect Christmas gift purchase for a relative who knows that their grandson or niece or what-have-you has a Switch, after all.) I would expect that a large number of other new Labo accessories would come out alongside that push.
- brandonjm 8y ago
  It's the build that you buy it for, which sounds silly but its true. It's like buying a LEGO set, kids don't generally buy a LEGO set and stick it on a shelf once it's built, they pull it apart, upgrade it, build something new with it. Labo isn't about playing the game so much as the feeling of making something cool using one of the cheapest materials around. That said I feel like Nintendo could be pushing the 'make your own game' aspect a bit more which might have extended the interest in it a bit longer.

tootie 8y ago

Labo is super cool, but my kids' attention has waned. It doesn't sound like it's been much of a success. On the flip side, we've cleared Mario Odyssey 4 times already. And when we get tired of it, we fire up Lego Star Wars on the Wii.

tyfon 8y ago
I considered buying labo for my kids but I thought the cardboard would be destroyed in a week max. How does it hold up? I have two, one is three and the other is seven. We've cleared odyssey at least two times as well, and I catch the older one looking for moons from time to time. Kirby seems to be the current attraction though :)
- rainbowmverse 8y ago
  If anyone can make invincible cardboard, it's Nintendo.
- cma 8y ago
  "Thankfully, Nintendo is already selling Toy-Con cardboard replacement parts for Labo" https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/4/20/17262280/nintendo-toy-con-cardboard-replacement-parts-labo https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/4/20/17262280/n...
- hrktb 8y ago
  It’s surprisingly sturdy. For your 7 yo it should be perfect: on some parts some help might be needed, but mine got it done 99% by himself. The app is really well done. One interesting thing is he’s super attached to it (specially the robot one) as it took him so much time to build. I’m waiting for the interest to wane a bit to go for the customizations and try to build new things.
- robterrell 8y ago
  Labo was such a huge hit with my 6 year old. Doesn't even bother me that some items got crunched later -- the joy she had building those things is far better than I expected. And the crunched items still mostly work.
- gelstudios 8y ago
  Nintendo released all the labo parts as PDFs. Granted, turning those files into parts might be more work than most people want to do, but at least it’s an option. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/labo/parts/ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/labo/parts/
- tootie 8y ago
  Very sturdy. That hasn't been a problem.
- brandonjm 8y ago
  It's not your average cardboard from what I've heard and once complete the toys sound like they are quite sturdy.
derefr 8y ago
Ive heard the proposal that the Labo launch was mostly a soft launch to build mind-share behind the name/brand, and the real marketing push is going to occur before Christmas. (It’s a perfect Christmas gift purchase for a relative who knows that their grandson or niece or what-have-you has a Switch, after all.) I would expect that a large number of other new Labo accessories would come out alongside that push.
brandonjm 8y ago
It's the build that you buy it for, which sounds silly but its true. It's like buying a LEGO set, kids don't generally buy a LEGO set and stick it on a shelf once it's built, they pull it apart, upgrade it, build something new with it. Labo isn't about playing the game so much as the feeling of making something cool using one of the cheapest materials around. That said I feel like Nintendo could be pushing the 'make your own game' aspect a bit more which might have extended the interest in it a bit longer.