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caffeinade said:

Labo is a dumb name for a product.

So were Wii & Amiibo



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I didn't pay attention at first but the robot is almost a full VR experience! You have a joy con attached to almost every part of your body (hands, feet, head and torso). Your body is completely synchronized with the robot! I can't wait to see how precisely is the movements in game.

 

Sounds like an expensive experience, but at least I got 2 friends with a switch, I can borrow from them while they're not using.

.Extra 2 pairs of joy cons. Check

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I would not compare this to Wii sports or Wii Fit, more like Amiibos, because Fit and Sports opened up markets in all age ranges.
Technically even Amiibos might be more "all ages" than Labo because as we see on here, there's a lot of skepticism about durability and quality when it comes to the adult gamers.

If it catches on in kids realm, it could do quite good....younalsomhave to own a switch to get going, prettnexpensive (te price of eachnpack doesn't bother me too much, but it is not great). Could be a bit of a Youtube hit if it is fun to watch...

How many packs are there? I'll go out on a limb and say 7 million ww for the music and "robot" packs from the nintendo site combined.



zorg1000 said:
caffeinade said:

Labo is a dumb name for a product.

So were Wii & Amiibo

Wii is easy to say; Amiibo has a nice flow to it.
Maybe I need to hear people say Labo a bit more; right now, it just isn't clicking.

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Seems to be a general positive reception from around the internet.



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OTBWY said:
hunter_alien said:

 The correlation is simple: yes 1,2, Switch did better than desevred, but it was still not on the level Nintendo probably hoped for, ie a new Wii Sport.

The problem with this aproach is that as soon as Nintendo has a winning streak, most fans forget just how quickly it can be lost. Most people, in this thread, and this is especially true for you, act as if we would try to stain Nintendo's name by simply pointing out what we do not like in their current approach. As if suddenly they are this flawless company who never had to face massive failures like Wii Music, WiiU or dare I say Virtual Boy. There is nothing wrong with pointing out actual production flaws, and if we have noticed them, most deffinitely more people have done so. Calling the reveal of Labo a mixed reception is IMO fairly accurate.

There is no such thing as "foresight" in an industry as volatile as this, so most of our predicitons are mostly as good as rough bets. One day you can have 10 correct ones while the other day you can have them all wrong.

What I am trying to say is that critical thinking is a must in this industry and there is absolutly no reason why anyone should attack us for having a somewhat different opinion as long as neither side has any clear data on how well this product will perform.

The correlation is not there and it is wrong. 1, 2 Switch keeps selling because obviously it is something to some people. And if Nintendo wanted it to be Wii Sports, they would have packed it in. Another wrong comparison.

No. The problem presented here is that you guys, and very true to you, is that Nintendo does wrong no matter what they do. It didn't matter what Nintendo presented here, the doom speak would still be there. And no matter how many times Nintendo actually makes a mistake (and they do, God knows how many times it's reminded by people like you), they persist and turn around with even greater success. Yet still people engage in doom speak. The insane comeback with the Switch should have taught some people a lesson, and we have the threads to remind us. 

As far as foresight goes. Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean others don't see it. And we have seen it many times. Over and over and over. Besides, if there was no foresight, then why would any company take any chance with a product like this. Obviously the toys to life genre (which this falls under basically) has proven very popular. So what do you mean no foresight.

There is a clear difference between being critical and being overly critical, to the point of being ignorant. And in this regard you are rather oblivious because you should be looking at Amazon's list. This product will most definitely sell.

There are simply so many things that we simply don't see eye to eye that I think it would be pointless to continue the discussion further and derail the thread even more, as we are clearly well over the OP's scope and well into Nintendo's existential discussion. Time will tell who was right, but untill then Im going back to play Super Mario Odissey on my Switch and waiting for more news regarding MP4.



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hunter_alien said:
OTBWY said:

The correlation is not there and it is wrong. 1, 2 Switch keeps selling because obviously it is something to some people. And if Nintendo wanted it to be Wii Sports, they would have packed it in. Another wrong comparison.

No. The problem presented here is that you guys, and very true to you, is that Nintendo does wrong no matter what they do. It didn't matter what Nintendo presented here, the doom speak would still be there. And no matter how many times Nintendo actually makes a mistake (and they do, God knows how many times it's reminded by people like you), they persist and turn around with even greater success. Yet still people engage in doom speak. The insane comeback with the Switch should have taught some people a lesson, and we have the threads to remind us. 

As far as foresight goes. Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean others don't see it. And we have seen it many times. Over and over and over. Besides, if there was no foresight, then why would any company take any chance with a product like this. Obviously the toys to life genre (which this falls under basically) has proven very popular. So what do you mean no foresight.

There is a clear difference between being critical and being overly critical, to the point of being ignorant. And in this regard you are rather oblivious because you should be looking at Amazon's list. This product will most definitely sell.

There are simply so many things that we simply don't see eye to eye that I think it would be pointless to continue the discussion further and derail the thread even more, as we are clearly well over the OP's scope and well into Nintendo's existential discussion. Time will tell who was right, but untill then Im going back to play Super Mario Odissey on my Switch and waiting for more news regarding MP4.

I wasn't the one who derailed it with WiiU or VIrtual Boy or Wii music. But oh well, you're right in that its pointless to discuss further and time will tell indeed.



Cobretti2 said:      

Me and my friend joked aobut cardboard stuff before the annoucement

 

Mainly because we seen this guy make a few things out of it lol

 

Lol that was pretty cool. 



Looks like an interesting creative product for kids. Though I have no idea how well it would sell. Wouldn't be surprised if it had decent sales, wouldn't be surprised if it completely flopped.



DarthMetalliCube said:
Wait.. so you actually use cardboard? I mean I know this is meant for children, but it still looks very cheap and offputting.

Didn't Google ship 10 million units of Cardboard VR headsets?