The Nintendo Switch video game console was easily one of the biggest surprises of 2017. The company’s previous-generation Wii U was a tremendous flop and people were skeptical that Nintendo would ever recover. Well, recover is an understatement. It’s been nearly a year since the Switch was released and it’s still the hottest console on the planet. And it’s about to get even hotter in a few months when Nintendo releases its first Labo kits for the Switch.
Nintendo Labo consists of DIY kits that come as sheets of cardboard. You pop the pieces out, use the instructions on your Switch to assemble them, and you’re left with incredible interactive video games that merge the physical and virtual worlds. Here’s a video that shows Nintendo Labo kits in action:
Kits are going to be extremely difficult to come by when they’re released, so definitely preorder Nintendo’s first two Labo kits right now on Amazon to ensure you get them on day 1.
Nintendo Labo – Variety Kit
- Make, Play, and Discover with Nintendo Labo! Simply have fun making DIY cardboard creations called Toy-Con, bring them to life with the technology of the Nintendo Switch™ system (required; sold separately) to play games, and discover the magic behind how Toy-Con works.
- Express your creativity by customizing Toy-Con projects with your own color, stickers, paint, and more. You can even invent your own Toy-Con!
- Use pre-cut cardboard kits to build your own remote-control car, fishing rod, 13-key piano, or toy house, with easy-to-follow interactive instructions included in the Nintendo Labo software. After the making is complete, the kits come to life.
- Insert a Nintendo Switch Joy-Con™ controller into your Toy-Con to interact with the Nintendo Labo software in a variety of games that will have you catching fish, racing on a motorbike, or playing music on a piano. Nintendo Labo lets you explore your curiosity to discover the mechanics of how each Toy-Con works and interacts with the Nintendo Switch technology. Find creative ways to customize your Toy-Con creations and invent new ways to play with Nintendo Labo!
- The Variety Kit includes six different projects to Make, Play, and Discover: two Toy-Con RC Cars, a Toy-Con Fishing Rod, a Toy-Con House, a Toy-Con Motorbike, and a Toy-Con Piano!
Nintendo Labo – Robot Kit
- Make, Play, and Discover with Nintendo Labo™!
- Simply have fun making DIY cardboard creations called Toy-Con, bring them to life with the technology of the Nintendo Switch™ system (required; sold separately) to play games, and discover the magic behind how Toy-Con works. Express your creativity by customizing Toy-Con projects with your own color, stickers, paint, and more. You can even invent your own Toy-Con!
- Use pre-cut cardboard kits to build your own robot suit, with easy-to-follow interactive instructions included in the Nintendo Labo software. After the making is complete, the kits come to life.
- Insert a Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controller into your Toy-Con to smashing buildings as a robot. Nintendo Labo lets you explore your curiosity to discover the mechanics of how each Toy-Con works and interacts with the Nintendo Switch technology. Find creative ways to customize your Toy-Con creations and invent new ways to play with Nintendo Labo!
- The Robot Kit lets you build the Toy-Con Robot suit to wear, control, and turn yourself into an interactive on-screen robot.
