| ArnoldRimmer said: On the other hand, I believe this will actually turn out to be much less of an issue than some people seem to think. Because ultimately, I believe that the kids will very soon lose interest in their Labos; from what I have seen in the trailer, the Labo software looks rather like minigames/shovelware that is only fun for a very limited time before it gets boring. And as such, I believe the cardboard stuff just doesn't have to be very durable, because it will not be used for that long anyway. Now my post may sound like I do not like Labo, but that's not correct: I actually think it's a great idea from Nintendo and that sales will be very solid. It's just that I believe that after being very hyped, people will very soon lose interest. |
it seems from the trailer that there's some sort of programming game. if you look well, the part with the little guy with a joycon on his back, that's not a labo kit. it's probably something homemade. that open the creativity possibility. plus, just the drawing on it part can be creative and fun.
that said. it's still a toy and a game. it will not be use for hundred and hundred of hours. i mean, giving the price, if my kids get around 20 to 30 hours of fun with it, for me it's a good buy. take in that building the toycons, puting stickers and drawing on it and palying the actual game that come with it. within that time span, i guess i will be able to either not breaking the toy-cons, or be able to repair it with glue and tape.
people have gone crazy over the durability, but come one : "what if i use it outside, and that it start raining on it ?" yeah, i sure play with my switch out in the open when rain is possible...
i dont think it will flop. i think it will sell, but that the hype will decrease a lot on it. People were building the hype on this disclosure way to much. even before the official debut, NMintendo was clear about being something for kids. but hey, internet you know, so people start hyping those crazy theories : it's VR, it's a new smash bros, it's a switch pro, it's the virtual console, it's the online system... eh, kids, remember ?
i think nintendo made a mistake there. they did the direct mini a week before, but people were expecting more. they will probably make a full direct in the next few weeks, but they put this before. so people overhyped on something that was for kids. if they made the announcement after the full direct, maybe the hype would have just be a little less, and there would be less negativity surrounding the labo.
