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 Nintendo Labo is a new line of learning toys/games from Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch.  Make: You assemble a simple cardboard thing, called a Toy-Con, and then insert the Switch Joy-Cons. The accelerometer, gyroscope, and IR sensor on the Joy-Con combine with the Toy-Con to create a unique video game controller.  Play: Using the Toy-Con you then play a game on the Switch.  Discover: Then you learn the mechanical and scientific principles which make the Toy-Con work The first two Labo things will be released on April 20th  Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit comes with a piano, two RC cars, a fishing rod, handlebars, a house, and a Switch cartridge with the instructions and games for them.  Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit comes with a robot control system and a Switch cartridge with instructions and the robot game.  The Labo Customization Kit includes some stickers and tape for prettying up your Toy-Cons Guy Goodbody fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Jan 21, 2018 |
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Jan 21, 2018 22:54
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I can't believe the WiiU was replaced with cardboard.
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Jan 21, 2018 22:55
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No "Box" tag ( ), voting 1That aside, I love watching ~serious gamers~ having meltdowns over Labo on Twitter and various forums. Labo isn't something I'd be into, but it looks like a fun thing for kids and it's not like Nintendo's shutting down all their game development to focus on cardboard toys so whatever. DMorbid fucked around with this message at 23:16 on Jan 21, 2018 |
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Jan 21, 2018 23:08
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Doc Morbid posted:it's not like Nintendo's shutting down all their game development to focus on cardboard toys so whatever. Well, not yet.
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Jan 21, 2018 23:32
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i hope they do 
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Jan 21, 2018 23:45
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I really hope to see what some enterprising people in the community can do with the fact that reflective strips are used to read the Labo gadgets.
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Jan 22, 2018 00:38
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1st page in a cardboard thread.
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Jan 22, 2018 01:10
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Doc Morbid posted:That aside, I love watching ~serious gamers~ having meltdowns over Labo on Twitter and various forums. Labo isn't something I'd be into, but it looks like a fun thing for kids and it's not like Nintendo's shutting down all their game development to focus on cardboard toys so whatever. it will, actually, just like amiibo prevented them from releasing the best zelda game in 25 years
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Jan 22, 2018 01:17
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So uh, what happens when the templates get uploaded an hour after they go on sale? Forgot it came with a cartridge. Nevermind. 
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Jan 22, 2018 05:44
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How long will the cardboard last is you don't wear gloves when handling it?
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Jan 22, 2018 06:57
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i wonder if they'll have some sort of "replacement cardboard" option for verified owners of the game or some such because come the gently caress on, it's cardboard. don't be cheap, nintendo
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Jan 22, 2018 07:44
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I'm sure the cardboard will be treated with the finest chemicals industrial china can produce.
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Jan 22, 2018 07:57
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i bet theyre hoping bill watterson dies soon so they can make the calvin and hobbes licensed game
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Jan 22, 2018 07:58
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Nintendo Brand Duct Tape
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Jan 22, 2018 11:58
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SelenicMartian posted:How long will the cardboard last is you don't wear gloves when handling it? You need to wear gloves when you handle cardboard? How sweaty are your hands?
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Jan 22, 2018 13:21
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If those games get intense, then sweat and oil coupled with friction are going to kill the cardboard handles pretty fast.
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Jan 22, 2018 13:36
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I thought the ROB had a really cute gimmick, when the NES was new. This reminds me a lot of that, only not as godawfully finicky, and really actually clever. Almost makes me want a Switch just for this.
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Jan 22, 2018 13:43
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The idea to make an rc car out of a piece of cardboard and the joy-cons rumble features, while also using the console itself as the rc controller, is goddamned genius and worth it for that alone.
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Jan 22, 2018 17:01
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I'm stoked, even at 2-3 hours of entertainment, I'll consider it worth while as a grown man, desperate to recapture the gaming joy of his youth.
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Jan 22, 2018 17:26
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^burtle posted:I'm stoked, even at 2-3 hours of entertainment, I'll consider it worth while as a grown man, desperate to recapture the gaming joy of his youth. I'm waiting for the day when, like the Cards Against Humanity people, Nintendo decides to release a cardboard box containing nothing but bullshit and revels in making millions from its broke-brain fans going  Oh wait, that day is here.
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Jan 22, 2018 18:43
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LuiCypher posted:I'm waiting for the day when, like the Cards Against Humanity people, Nintendo decides to release a cardboard box containing nothing but bullshit and revels in making millions from its broke-brain fans going I guess I don't understand this mentality of roasting people for spending their cash how they want? $60 is a few beers and a meal out one night compared to a few hours of entertainment?
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Jan 22, 2018 19:17
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LuiCypher posted:I'm waiting for the day when, like the Cards Against Humanity people, Nintendo decides to release a cardboard box containing nothing but bullshit and revels in making millions from its broke-brain fans going Labo is actually multiple cardboard boxes containing simple cardboard machines that interact with the technology in the Joy-Con to create unique video game controllers
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Jan 22, 2018 19:25
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Gyromite was awesome
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Jan 22, 2018 19:27
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Oh Nintendo, what will you be marketing next. The worst part about it is that it looks kinda fun.
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Jan 22, 2018 20:21
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Childish adult checking in. Feeling bad for all the people who really want some cardboard in their life but don't have enough disposable income, and their cognitive dissonance is causing them to badmouth this neato idea.
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Jan 22, 2018 22:28
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The thing with the durability is that on average cardboard can be recycled 6 - 7 times before it won't hold up anymore. Things like electronics packaging is right at the start of that. Think how hard to can be to get an SD card out of its packaging, or other electronics. Shipping boxes are more towards the middle, and pizza boxes are cardboard on its last legs, basically good for nothing but being turned into pulp. if you don't think Nintendo is going to be actively manufacturing the cardboard for this. Why would they recycle it and have crappier durability?
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Jan 23, 2018 04:28
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Labo looks cool. I am excited for Labo. Labo LABO LABO!
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Jan 23, 2018 05:21
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^burtle posted:I guess I don't understand this mentality of roasting people for spending their cash how they want? $60 is a few beers and a meal out one night compared to a few hours of entertainment? jesus christ where are you going out at night?
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Jan 23, 2018 16:21
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Mans posted:jesus christ where are you going out at night? Minneapolis / Des Moines / Ann Arbor area. 2 drinks and a meal each for the lady and I. I'm not saying it is $60 spot on but just ball parking.
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Jan 23, 2018 18:23
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^burtle posted:Minneapolis / Des Moines / Ann Arbor area. 2 drinks and a meal each for the lady and I. I'm not saying it is $60 spot on but just ball parking. I went out for dinner with my dad tonight and he got a beer (I drank water). App for him, two entrees, and two desserts, came to $80 after tip. I live in rural WV. It's totally possible dude. E: Mid-tier family owned restaurant, nothing super fancy. The lady at the table next to us was wearing a sweatshirt. More interestingly, the little girl at the table behind us was playing Odyssey on her Switch. The Lobster fucked around with this message at 09:43 on Jan 24, 2018 |
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Jan 24, 2018 09:39
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new deets from Kotaku When Nintendo Labo launches this April, it will come with a feature called Toy Con Garage that lets you use rudimentary programming to build and customize your own cardboard robots, Nintendo announced today. Some of the custom toys Nintendo showed off included an electric guitar and a basic game of electronic tennis. At an event in New York this afternoon, Nintendo representatives demonstrated this Toy Con Garage, which uses simple “building blocks” to let you program your devices. They’re essentially “if-then” statements. When you open up the program, you can select from a number of blocks based on input options for your Switch’s controllers, then connect them to other blocks based on output options. For example, you can connect the left Switch controller’s up button (input) to the right Switch controller’s vibration feature (output), so whenever you press up on the left Joy Con, the right Joy Con will buzz. This is how Nintendo Labo users will be able to expand beyond the six types of cardboard creations included in the Variety Set or the one included in the Robot Set. Instead of making a piano, you can make a guitar. Instead of making a toy car, you can build a little cardboard man who falls flat on his face. You can mix and match different programs’ functionality—using the fishing rod to play music, for example—and you can even add extra Joy Cons to build even more elaborate programs.
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Feb 1, 2018 20:16
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Looks like the motorbike game will let you create your own tracks
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Feb 2, 2018 23:06
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Imagine if they ported Monster Hunter World and added Labo support together with a new kit that lets you build your own Switch Axe and Charge Blade that actually transform
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Feb 4, 2018 07:35
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I'm listening to the Wired spoken edition podcast about this thing and the dude reading the article aloud thinks it's called "LARBO" and it's driving me a little nuts.
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Feb 6, 2018 20:06
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Al Borland Corp. posted:Japanese Labo trailer. All of these look a ton more detailed with more modes than I imagined
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Feb 15, 2018 02:43
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You can create original fish
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Feb 15, 2018 02:47
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPlR42UqRFg
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Feb 15, 2018 02:59
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I cant wait to see what multi Joycon monstrosities are going to be made with Toy-con Garage and a 3d printer.
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Feb 15, 2018 03:19
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Japan getting more tape
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Feb 15, 2018 05:03
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I wish I was actually 12. Or 8. 8, would be better. Then this thing would be awesome. As it is, it looks like each "game" would be fun for 3 minutes.
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