Nintendo knocked it out of the park with the Nintendo Switch last year, which is great news considering how badly the Wii U bombed. So many things make the Switch fun, but its best feature has to be the convertible design that lets players instantly go from gaming at home to gaming on the go. Well if you though the Switch was a nifty convertible gaming device before, just wait until you check out Nintendo Labo.
Unveiled earlier this week, Nintendo Labo kits are special modular kits for the Nintendo Switch console. They’re delivered as DIY kits with cardboard pieces that you punch out of a sheet. Then you follow the video assembly instructions on the Switch, and you end up with a crazy creation that integrates the Switch console and Joy-Con controllers. Here’s a video of how it works:
We told you this past Wednesday when the first Nintendo Labo kit became available for preorder, and now a second kit has hit Amazon. If you want them on launch day, definitely preorder the Nintendo Labo Variety Kit and the Nintendo Labo Robot Kit right now.
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 carboard 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 carboard 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.
