Labo is a huge ripoff and a waste of a great concept (so far)

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duduspace1 said:

HyrulianScrolls said:

Yes, the software is as basic as it gets. I can't fathom how it could be valued at anymore than $20 absolute max, more than likely less than that. So what are they charging that extra $50 for? The cardboard I guess, and therein lies where my "ripoff" claims come from. 

I think you should reexamine your conclusion on the pricing of the software. A software that enables creativity on the scale labo does is worth every penny it costs.

It may not be for everybody but it is for those able to use it. I can turn your logic on the head by saying a game like GOW is not worth its price because I can get some Blueray  animated movies for less than £20. Depends on what you are pricing is it the play portion or the creativity/building portion.

But the vast majority of its target audience are kids who are going to use it by playing the games. That's why I find it foolish that so little effort was put into them. I can't say how much worth there is in the "programmable" part of LABO/how much money was spent to develop it, because I am not that familiar with it, but those creations that I have seen (for example a counter that counts things that you throw near it) have not been very impressive.