It is for experiences
like Labo.
If it really does come to a point where games become too complex for the Switch to handle even with dedicated porting, then at least it can still carry on with fun new peripherals
like Labo.
Not exact matches
On top of what looks
like a huge inherent fun factor, the timing of
Labo could hardly be better.
When
Labo launches on April 20, Switch owners will be able to build cardboard game peripherals for use with their console —
like so:
Today, just four years later — and a spectacularly lousy four years for luxury products
like Penot's — Le
Labo has grown into a $ 4.5 million a year fragrance brand with four stand - alone boutiques worldwide (and four more planned by the end of this year), plus 12 counters inside the world's most exclusive retail enclaves, including Barneys New York and Colette in Paris.
Every once in a while I'll apply a face mask (
like Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask or Glossier Moisturizing Moon Mask) or a sheet mask (Tatcha Luminous Deep Hydration Lifting Mask or Hada
Labo Ultimate Anti-Aging Facial Mask) to treat my skin to a little at - home facial.
Body: Le
Labo's Hinoki Body Cream — This buttery cream hydrates and moisturizes your body
like no other.
They smell heavenly...
like campfire and musk and the Gramercy Park Hotel... for a fraction of the cost of Le
Labo.
It looks
like we can safely expect sales to remain in the 40 - 50 000 units range for the next few weeks, at least until Nintendo
Labo is released on April 20th.
the
labo is 80 dollars and they're charging you that for cardboard and a game that looks
like a mobile game.
Update: And just
like that, we already have a silouette for one of the Dream Friends: Original: We now have confirmation that Nintendo and HAL
Labo...
Nintendo's upcoming
Labo accessory for its portable Switch console certainly looks
like it introduces some unique gameplay mechanisms.
And then there are new exclusives
like Super Mario Odyssey and
Labo.
This month has a some heavy hitters
like God of War, Yakuza 6, and Nintendo
Labo, plus more Switch ports
like South Park and Naruto Shippuden.
The Switch's early - 2018 lineup is full ports, remakes, and quirky experiments
like Nintendo
Labo, but traditional, fully - original games are in short supply — Kirby Star Allies is pretty much all we're getting until after E3.
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It doesn't utilize any special features of the Joy - Con
like the real
Labo does; it simply holds up the Switch
like an arcade cabinet.
(There's enough luxury,
like Le
Labo bath products, velvet sofas, and vintage rugs, mixed in to keep the aesthetic cozy.)
When you have the
Labo guitar, it's almost
like a synthesizer.
From hot new games with classic characters
like Kirby Star Allies, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Mario Tennis Aces to third - party games
like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and DARK SOULS: REMASTERED and Nintendo
Labo, a series of DIY kits crafted to work with the Nintendo Switch, fans are sure to have new experiences that will put smiles on their faces that they can take with them anywhere to play with anyone!
Maybe you don't
like the idea of
Labo or the Garage or whatever... but I don't see how you can deny this is some pretty cool use of tech that Nintendo has put into everyone's lap if they want it.
The fact that it was perfectly natural for a product
like Nintendo
Labo to arise gives me reassurance that everyone inside the company understands and is committed to Nintendo as a company that innovates new ways to have fun and not as a company that only makes video games.»
Like I mentioned earlier, Labo could have the Switch end up in new environments like classrooms and campgrou
Like I mentioned earlier,
Labo could have the Switch end up in new environments
like classrooms and campgrou
like classrooms and campgrounds.
Nintendo
Labo is
like no other video game we have ever played.
Nintendo is easily one of the most innovative companies when it comes to the video game industry, with ideas
like Nintendo
Labo, the Nintendo Switch itself and many more surprisingly weird ideas that just work.
Like the Wii made us look at new ways to use video game controllers,
Labo is making us look at new ways to use consoles.
Nintendo's new take on video games,
Labo, launches with its first two kits for the Nintendo Switch on Friday, which are kind of
like a mix between Lego building, motion - controlled fun, and good old fashioned gaming.
Instead of plastic bricks,
Labo uses cardboard cutouts that you fold and fit together into predetermined designs, called Toy - Cons,
like a fishing pole, a piano, or a visor and backpack with attachments that make you look
like a robot.
Update: And just
like that, we already have a silouette for one of the Dream Friends: Original: We now have confirmation that Nintendo and HAL
Labo...
According to Nintendo of America President Reggie - Fils Aime, it looks
like there are possibilities for the Toy - Cons to be used beyond the
Labo sets.
According to early sales data from Japan and North America, people buying Nintendo
Labo are not the typical video game buyers: it's mostly elementary school children and their fathers, along with players who
like creative activities.
True, the use of these cardboard pieces is brilliant, but any LEGO fan will see right through the concept, and will be able to spot the potential of using LEGO bricks as an accessory in playing with the Switch,
like much of what Nintendo
Labo is trying to do.
Only a company
like Nintendo could have come up with something as garish, silly, and wonderfully uniquely as
Labo, a suite of cardboard accessories that uses the Switch in ingenious ways.
Nintendo is easily one of the most innovative companies when it comes to the video game industry, with ideas
like Nintendo
Labo, the Nintendo Switch itself and many more surprisingly weird ideas that just...
The second variant is the aptly named Nintendo
Labo Toy - Con 02 Robot Kit, which is basically a sort of a VR system, complete with a place holder for the Switch that acts
like your VR screen, and hands and feet control.
From the trailer; it seems
like much of what you'll be building with
Labo is made of punch - out, fold - together cardboard toys, similar to Pinbox 3000 or Kitrex.
Like the initial Switch trailer the Nintendo
Labo trailer tries to convey the concept solely through visuals.
Like a paper version of Lego, each piece of Nintendo
Labo folds and locks together in a way that feels natural and incredibly satisfying.
Whether you're controlling an RC car powered by Joy - Cons or playing a full - on cardboard piano, each
Labo set leverages every bit of technology packed into Nintendo's console to provide experiences that feel
like magic.
It looks
like the reveal of Nintendo
Labo has broken the Internet because millions of people are now freaking out over cardboard boxes.
The video and the Nintendo
Labo website make it seem
like a lot of fun.
Not only will the Toy - Con Garage let Nintendo
Labo users customize their premade Toy - Cons to their
liking, it also gives them the chance to get creative and assign new functions to their Joy - Cons (thus creating entirely new Toy - Cons so long as they have some spare cardboard on hand).
For instance, the RC Cars
Labo activity slots both Joy - Cons into a rigid cardboard «vehicle» that looks a bit
like an insect or a microchip.
Overall, the Nintendo
Labo is a fascinating creation that only a company
like Nintendo could come up with.
It looks
like he may have warned us about Nintendo
Labo from all the way back in 2012!
The Switch's early - 2018 lineup is full ports, remakes, and quirky experiments
like Nintendo
Labo, but traditional, fully - original games are in short supply — Kirby Star Allies is pretty much all we're getting until after E3.
Now with
Labo it will bring new opportunities for creativity and play, the
like of which we've not been able to experience before.
Once you've experienced what it's
like to Make, Play, and Discover with Nintendo
Labo, use everything you've learned to create your very own projects in Toy - Con Garage!
Especially as new Nintendo projects,
like the captivating
Labo, are unveiled.
I really
like interacting with the Nintendo
Labo.