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outlawauron said:
GoOnKid said:

I read that like Nintendo deserved a failure because the Switch is a success, like if that was some sort of logical consequence. I really hope that this wasn't what you wanted to say since that would be a terribly dumb thing to say.

No, not at all. It was just something that was bound to happen by pure statistical likelihood. No matter how on top of things you are, not everything you have is gold. Not everything Sony has done for PS4 has been amazing, they've had a few duds. It just happens.

Yep, it is very expected that among some success you'll also find some failures. PS4 have struck gold on many many occasions, so it wouldn't be out of possibility that they make a big mistake or fail in the near future.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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I doubt it will. There isn't really any business strategy behind Labo, it is just a quirky idea some guys at Nintendo had. If, as a company, you want to enter new markets (in this case the kids' toys market) you need a strategy behind your moves and follow that strategy. In the case of Labo, I guess some people at Nintendo looked at it and said "isn't this like the games we sold on the Wii / DS? This will sell really well!", when in reality Labo isn't like the Wii/DS games at all. Also, Nintendo really wanted Labo to be a success. They banked pretty heavily on it and saw it as a heavy hitter for their line-up. So I hope they learn from it.



I suppose it could, much like the Challenger did as it was taking off in 1986.



Sales explode? Why? Was it supposed to do better than it did? Looking at it i cant imagine a strong legged sales success. Its cardboard, games for... young folks with low expectations. Näh, nothing with explosive potential.



Hunting Season is done...

I don't think it has much of any chance.



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Louie said:

I doubt it will. There isn't really any business strategy behind Labo, it is just a quirky idea some guys at Nintendo had. If, as a company, you want to enter new markets (in this case the kids' toys market) you need a strategy behind your moves and follow that strategy. In the case of Labo, I guess some people at Nintendo looked at it and said "isn't this like the games we sold on the Wii / DS? This will sell really well!", when in reality Labo isn't like the Wii/DS games at all. Also, Nintendo really wanted Labo to be a success. They banked pretty heavily on it and saw it as a heavy hitter for their line-up. So I hope they learn from it.

Don't say it, people swear Nintendo made a whole new concept and marketing and the 1.4M initial shipment still not being sold after 6 months is a good sign of meeting Nintendo their expectations.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

the best shot for LABO is Nintendo actively partner with schools, fab labs, the makers community, etc, sell the kits to them., make a labo program. It will make kids experiment, and some might buy it too.



jonathanalis said:
the best shot for LABO is Nintendo actively partner with schools, fab labs, the makers community, etc, sell the kits to them., make a labo program. It will make kids experiment, and some might buy it too.

That will probably happen even if Nintendo doesn't promote it.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Helloplite said:
CuCabeludo said:

Labo goes agains the consencus that children's toys need to be somewhat durable to stand against theim for a good amount of time. Paper is not that durable.

Cardboard is also extremely cheap and replacable. You can make your own creations from nothing but boxes what you'd throw out for recycling. It is an innately brilliant idea. Children destroy things. Labo makes total sense and wouldn't work at all as an introduction to engineering if it was made of preset plastic. 

Who says cardboard cant make a great toy. my kids are still playing (not every day, but still) with the variety kit. This thing have been crushed, throwed, step on, bang on for months. and guest what, it's still working. when ever something break, i just take tape and glue and repair the damn thing in minutes. 

 

 

DonFerrari said:
jonathanalis said:
the best shot for LABO is Nintendo actively partner with schools, fab labs, the makers community, etc, sell the kits to them., make a labo program. It will make kids experiment, and some might buy it too.

That will probably happen even if Nintendo doesn't promote it.

 

i can say at least here in canada that this holliday we began to see more labo ads on TV. also nintendo seems very eager to promote the switch to parents. their local ad campain show parents in various situation using a switch while hidding from their children, seeming to really enjoy the product for themselves and saying : we bought it for the kids !



Marach said:
Helloplite said:

Cardboard is also extremely cheap and replacable. You can make your own creations from nothing but boxes what you'd throw out for recycling. It is an innately brilliant idea. Children destroy things. Labo makes total sense and wouldn't work at all as an introduction to engineering if it was made of preset plastic. 

Who says cardboard cant make a great toy. my kids are still playing (not every day, but still) with the variety kit. This thing have been crushed, throwed, step on, bang on for months. and guest what, it's still working. when ever something break, i just take tape and glue and repair the damn thing in minutes. 

DonFerrari said:

That will probably happen even if Nintendo doesn't promote it.

i can say at least here in canada that this holliday we began to see more labo ads on TV. also nintendo seems very eager to promote the switch to parents. their local ad campain show parents in various situation using a switch while hidding from their children, seeming to really enjoy the product for themselves and saying : we bought it for the kids !

I really think Labo can be improved to be a very great STEM introduction to children. I really liked the concept, price and execution putted me off.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."