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Nintendo Reveals First Look at Labo Kits for the Switch

Nintendo has recently revealed a line of accessories for their massively popular Switch console that are manufactured from cardboard.

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What is Nintendo Labo? This kit is nearly like buying a complete virtual reality game. The $69.99 Variety Kit includes all you need to make a piano, RC auto, fishing rod, house and motorbike, while the Robot Kit costs $79.99.

Called the Nintendo Labo, the cardboard accessories are meant to contribute to what Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima called the “new ways of playing”.

Whether the Nintendo Labo will be a big hit or a hard to sell addition is tough to say. Once connected to the Joy-Cons, you can interact with your creations to control the game.

And you’ll get a game bundled with each kit, of course, unlocking the digital companion to your DIY peripherals while also including interactive instructions on how to set up each creation.

The Variety Kit comes with all of the more minor experiences you saw in the trailer.

All told, Nintendo Labo seems inspired by the plastic toys that convinced millions to buy a Nintendo Wii. For example, the drumkit could be used for some sort of music rhythm game (like a Nintendo Labo version of Guitar Hero), while the steering wheel could be used for all kinds of Nintendo Switch racing games, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. You can even insert different assembled knobs to create new sound effects and tones! Well, it’s essentially just a kit filled with cardboard pieces.

Well, this is pleasantly absurd.

And the Robot Kit is right up my son’s alley. Originally a company that produced playing cards in the late 1800s, Nintendo then jumped on the cash cow that was video game systems in the ’70s, debuting the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. We’ll probably get a ton more info about it until then, and we’ll keep you up to date.

Everything is set to ship April 20th in the United States and a week later in the UK. Just kidding – do whatever you want with your cardboard piano.

Finally, there’s the Nintendo Labo Customization Set for $9.99.

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The Variety Kit will contain the cartridge and cardboard parts and accessories and will feature 5 different games.

The Nintendo Labo Variety Kit for Nintendo Switch includes a cardboard punchout model of a working