Nintendo Labo was recently announced and it’s taken the internet by a storm. With a launch trailer showcasing all the tools, contraptions and toy-cons in full action, Nintendo Labo has definitely caught everyone’s attention. Check out the pricing, what’s included in the kits, different kind of toy-cons and all the details down below.
Nintendo Labo first look
From the trailer description
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!
Toy-Con Variety Kit
There are two variety kits releasing, one of which includes various toy-cons and the other being exclusively about the toy-con robot, we’ll be looking at the first one for now!
What’s in the box?
The box includes the following things which will be utilized to make various Toy-cons.
- Cardboard sheet x 28 (includes extra sheet for customization)
- Reflective sticker sheet x 3
- Sponge sheet x 3
- String (orange) x 1
- String (blue) x 1
- Eyelet set (gray) x 1
- Eyelet set (blue) x 1
- Rubberband (large) x 2 + spares
- Rubberband (small) x 6 + spares
What toy-cons you can make!
With the variety kit, you can make different kinds of toy-cons, including two Toy-Con RC Cars, a Toy-Con Fishing Rod, a Toy-Con House, a Toy-Con Motorbike, and a Toy-Con Piano. Now we’ll be taking a closer look at each of these
2 Toy-Con RC Cars
With the RC Cars, you insert the left and right Joy-Con controllers of your switch into an RC Car and control its movement using the touchscreen on the console.
Toy-Con Fishing Rod
With this, you construct a fishing rod with a rotating reel that is attached by string to a cradle holding the console. You can then catch fish shown on the console’s screen by casting your rod and unwinding the reel to lower the hook.
Toy-Con House
With this toy-con, you insert various blocks into the side of the house and interact with different critters, feeding them and playing games with them on the console’s screen.
Toy-Con Motorbike
With the motorbike toy-con, you insert each Joy-Con controller into the handlebars of a motorbike. You can then press an ignition button, twist the handlebars, and position your body to control the motorbike as you race and see everything going around you on the console’s screen.
Toy-Con Piano
With this Toy-Con, you construct a 13-key piano and insert the console and Joy-Con controllers in order to play music by pressing different keys.
Robot Kit
The second kit allows you to create, discover and wear a pretty nifty robot suit, that allows you to interact in robot oriented games where every move you make, occurs as is in the console.
What’s in the box?
The box includes the following things which will be utilized to make the robot suit.
- Cardboard sheet x 19
- Cardstock sheets x 4
- Reflective sticker sheet x 1
- Orange string x 2
- Blue string x 2
- Gray canvas straps (large) x 1
- Gray canvas straps (medium) x 1
- Gray canvas straps (small) x 2
- Eyelet set (gray) x 10
- Eyelet set (orange) x 2
The Robot Suit
With this kit, you create a wearable robot suit. You need to insert the left and right Joy-Con controllers into the backpack provided and visor to assume control of the robot, the process of assembling the kit will be shown to you on the console, so there shouldn’t be any difficulty where you have to read guides and whatnot, you will be guided through the entire process on the Switch itself.
After you’re done assembling the robot suit, which shouldn’t take you long, take part in robot oriented games on the screen, where every move you make will be performed by the robot character in the game as well.
Nintendo Labo Pricing and Release date
The price for the Variety Kit is $69.99 and will be available on 20, April 2018.
The price for the Robot Kit is $79.99 and will be available on 20, April 2018.
Nintendo Labo, where to get?
You can pre-order the Nintendo Labo kits from the following sites!
Variety Kit
Robot Kit
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