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Part of the success of the Nintendo Switch has been due to the popularity its first-party games. Now a few of these games will be available with in VR. Nintendo recently announced that Super Mario Odyssey and Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be compatible with the upcoming Labo VR Kit. Nintendo released its Labo line of products last spring, and the cardboard kits are meant to provide interactive build-and-play experiences. Overall, Labo products have been primarily regarded as a novelties or fun tools for primary education. However, it appears that Nintendo to take the Labo line to the next level. This past winter, Nintendo announced the Labo VR Kit. that allows users...
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Nintendo has done something very cool with the Switch giving gamers of all ages the ability to build cardboard concoctions that can be used to control video games and software. We've seen a few of the Labo controllers so far including a motorcycle controller that could be used to control Mario Kart. Nintendo's third Labo kit has now been announced and it is something that fans of Mario Kart may find to be very appealing. The name of the kit is Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit and it sells for $69.99 and will launch September 14. What you get in the kit are the parts to build three different controllers for controlling vehicles in an island environment in the included software. You get to build a steering...
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Nintendo has been peddling the slick Labo cardboard builders set since early this year and it has proven to be popular. Labo allows gamers young and old to build very cool cardboard creations that can be used as interactive controllers for video games played on the Switch. Nintendo is now announcing that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is getting a free update that will allow gamers to use the Toy-Con Motorbike from the Labo: Variety Kit to control their kart. The controller will support every game mode and vehicle type in the game. Nintendo promises it makes players feel as if they are in the driver's seat. After downloading and installing the update, the player will select the Nintendo Labo icon on...
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The Nintendo Switch is already a unique console because of its hybrid design, which allows gamers to plop the system into a dock and play games on their big screen TV, or use it as a mobile system and game on the go. It's also proven highly popular, with Nintendo having to crank up production to meet demand. Even so, the Switch is about to become even more unique and potentially more popular once Nintendo rolls out its cardboard Labo kits in April. At $70 (and up) a pop, are they worth it? Kids and adults alike will answer that question beginning next month. In the meantime, Nintendo is hoping to drum up some excitement by holding events for handpicked YouTubers and bloggers to try out its Labo...
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A series of new Nintendo Labo videos have turned up that highlight what exactly gamers will be able to do once they build their cardboard creations. The catch here is that while Nintendo has put the videos up in English on its main Labo page, Nintendo of America hasn't yet put up YouTube embeds. Both Nintendo Japan and Nintendo France have YouTube versions up that you can watch embedded here; the video is the same though it's just not in English. English versions of the videos can be watched at the bottom of the Labo page. These videos show off exactly how you will build the cardboard concoctions. Parents thinking about buying Labo for kids will be glad to hear that the interactive instruction...
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Remember yesterday when we mentioned that Nintendo was teasing some sort of new interactive experience for Switch Gamers? Nintendo has gone official with its new interactive experience and it is called Nintendo Labo. Labo is a line of interactive build-and-play experiences that are designed to inspire the builder and put a smile on their face says Nintendo. Labo works in conjunction with the Nintendo Switch, which you must buy separately for the Labo kits to work. The kits allow users to make fun DIY creations and to play games with those creations and "DISCOVER how the magic of Nintendo Switch technology shapes ideas into reality." Each of the Labo Kits uses sheets of modular cardboard that...
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