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Volterra_90 on 17 January 2018
Stefan.De.Machtige said:
Volterra_90 said:

I think it's a pretty neat concept for kids. I love DIY toys when I was a kid, and this cardboard + tech combination is intriguing. But the prices are really prohibitive. If they manage to sell it at that price, I'd pretty surprised.

My guess would be that they are testing a price point here. See if it sells. If not, then drop the price during the holidays. If so, then more profits for Ninty.

Yep, they're testing the waters. The concept is brand new and innovative, so it's hard to see how much you can profit on that.



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Errorist76 on 17 January 2018

I think it’s innovative and brilliant...definitely want to try this with my nephew (we always build the most amazing Lego robots and spaceships together). Of course I just want to sit next to him and watch him build it...... ;))



Flilix on 17 January 2018
Dravenet7 said:
Basically toy like constructions augmented through Joycons

I'm gonna call them toy-cons for short

Nintendo actually called them toy-cons on their site.



Arminillo on 17 January 2018

Best case scenario i'm paying $60 for either a minigame collection or robot game, and $10/$20 for cardboard.

Thanks but no thanks.



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TallSilhouette on 17 January 2018

At that price those games better be major release caliber. The cardboard probably costs Nintendo pennies.

Conceptually it's kinda neat, but could also be a hassle for parents to put together if they don't want their kids to waste all that money.



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Green098 on 17 January 2018

 

 

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captain carot on 17 January 2018

I think i saw Project Giant Robot which likely wont come for Wii U anymore.

I think this is an intriguing concept, though not for 'the core gamer'. Sure it's for kids, though not only for kids.



Cubedramirez on 17 January 2018

Well, both my kids looked at it and got extremely excited. So I'll be an early adopter.



palou on 17 January 2018

I certainly feel that this compares unfavourably to some products made by Lego, for example. They also had robots, and everything, but with much more programming capability, higher build quality (obviously, when compared to cardboard), etc...



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specialk on 17 January 2018

LMAO at all these adults applying adult values and adult utility to a children's toy.