Kamis, 18 Januari 2018

The Future of Nintendo is Cardboard?

Yesterday Nintendo announced their next update to the Switch that will, undoubtedly, continue to cause head scratching for gamers. Capitalizing on doing things no other company would do, Nintendo Labo is taking the Amiibo to a whole new level, with cardboard.

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Launching April 20th with a starting price tag of $69.99 USD, Labo is all about making your Switch even more interactive by building cardboard devices that connect with the system. Make and create whatever you'd like. In doing so, you'll unlock new ways to play with your Switch. Build a fishing pole and go to a digital stream to catch some fish. Create a proton-pack and bust some ghosts. The starter kits provide some general guidelines for building pieces to house the controllers and the system, with the Variety and Robot kits.

How does it all work? The JoyCons have a camera at the back, that you may or may not have known about. The camera acts as a sensor and can create sounds or provide an action based on the color it's seeing. This is where the "discover" aspect of Labo will be a key component to driving Nintendo's sales of this product. You won't be limited to the kits.

The kits will include the game along with a variety of cardboard building accessories, string, stickers, and walk-throughs for basic building. The major downside I see to this is these are made out of cardboard. LEGO's are not as fragile, and those models easily break apart when they fall a few feet. I can't imagine that these will be durable for long term use. Understandably, these are meant to be for quick building and easily accessible to everyone. You can find cardboard everywhere. But at a $69.99 price tag, you're paying a lot for cardboard sheets.

We'll see where this goes. Is it a quick cash grab for Nintendo or a potential product with longevity?

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