I think it’s interesting and very creative. It’s Nintendo combining its video game business to the heart and origins of who they are, a toy making company. Remember this is still Nintendo that made trading cards and toys before making video games and consoles. Like the NES Zapper, the Wii Wheel, the Super Scope, the Wii Zapper, the Wii Balance Board, and amiibo before it, Nintendo Labo seeks to provide a different way to interact with games and seems to focus on how kids like to built things and interact with the things they’ve built.
The price is alright considering there is software that allows that interaction with the various kits. I mean, there are LEGO sets that are just as, if not more, expensive than this. The conditioning of the cardboard is something we’ll have to wait and see on.
If you’re not interested and/or it’s not for you, that’s ok. It doesn’t have to be. That’s why Nintendo teased it would be for kids and kids-at-heart. There’s an audience out there that would be interested in this. There’s nothing wrong with that. Casual or not, this can lead to people buying Switch units for their kids for this and what not. We’re going antsy about this getting in the way of core games and I’m like, really? It’s an experiment and part of their business with the Switch. As shown in the past and even the present, gaming can be more than just “normal” controllers.
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