Nintendo’s crazy, cool and fun cardboard accessories for the Nintendo Switch are now available. you may buyNintendo Laboin the UK and US now.
TheNintendo Switchis a games console designed to work both at home and when out and about. The main unit can be inserted onto a docking station to connect to a TV, and it can also be removed and used like a tablet or handheld console. It also comes with two detachable Joy-Con controllers, which can do so much more than conventional gamepads, as Nintendo Labo proves.
It includes Toy-Con cardboard accessories that, combined with downloadable games, transform the Switch’s Joy-Cons into all manner of different items, including a fishing rod and piano. They can also be customised for other uses too.
Here then is everything you need to know about Nintendo Labo, including how those wonderful cardboard Toy-Cons work.
What is Nintendo Labo?
Nintendo Labo works exclusively with the Nintendo Switch console. It transforms the Switch display and Joy-Con controllers into other objects through the use of cardboard attachments and downloadable games. You can buy different kits that build different Nintendo Labo form factors.
This whole thing is being marketed toward kids but, in our experience, adults get just as much fun out of building and playing with the accessories.
There are two kits available to begin with, which can build different Labo Toy-Cons, including a remote-controlled car, piano and robot. However, you’re able to also customise the software that comes with them to give Toy-Cons your own instructions - using basic coding tools.
How do the Nintendo Labo cardboard Toy-Cons work?
Each Toy-Con comes to life when combined with the Nintendo Switch in different ways. For example, you can assemble a fully-functional 13-key piano that uses the Nintendo Switch console and its right Joy-Con controller. As you play, the IR Motion Camera in the right Joy-Con detects which keys are pressed.
It’ll play each note through the console’s built-in speakers. There’s also a kit that lets you make a motorbike, then insert a Joy-Con controller into each handlebar, and slot the Nintendo Switch console into the middle cradle. Then, hit the ignition button, turn the handle to engage the accelerator, and start racing via the Switch’s screen.
Each Toy-Con cardboard accessory is unique. Plus, once built, you can customise your Toy-Con with colouring pens, stickers and paint. Nintendo is also launching a special “Customisation Set” that includes fun stencils, stickers, and coloured tape.
Does Nintendo Labo require Nintendo Switch?
Yes. And theNintendo Switchcosts £280. Check out ourNintendo Switch tips and tricks.
What types of Nintendo Labo Toy-Cons are available?
At present, there are two Nintendo Labo kits for sale: the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit and the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit. Both kits include everything you need to bring your Toy-Cons to life, including the building materials and relevant Nintendo Switch game downloads.
What you get in the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit
What you get in the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit
How much does Nintendo Labo cost?
There is also a Customisation Set that includes fun stencils, stickers, and coloured tape. It costs £8.99 in the UK.
Where can you buy Nintendo Labo Toy-Cons?
You can order them now on Amazon in the US and UK:
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