Nintendo Switch

[LaveDisco]

 

Remember when it was “time” for them to leave hardware? Nintendo have no concept of where hardware stops and software begins. 

 

It’s just toys to them. Wonderful, wonderful toys. 

[outspaced]

Just lovely. 

[Not Thread Owner]

Oh my god.

[freezycold]

$69.99. Oh dear. 

[the_debaser]

Looks brilliant. 

 

Nintendo really are knocking it out of the park with their promo videos these days. 

[Bushtopher]

Brilliant!

 

My 4.5 year old is going to love this!

[SMD]

toy-cons though

[Stanley]

2 minutes ago, freezycold said:

$69.99. Oh dear. 

Seriously? 

[ZOK]

14 minutes ago, ashmatuk said:

$70 

 

Seems fairly spot on to me. $50 software, $20 materials.

[Stanley]

1 minute ago, Bushtopher said:

Brilliant!

 

My 4.5 year old is going to love this!

A bit advanced for that age maybe? 

 

I'll definitely be getting it, can see it getting really expensive though if it takes off.

[freezycold]

I was picturing a much lower price point during the video. 

[friedgold]

1 minute ago, ZOK said:

 

Seems fairly spot on to me. $50 software, $20 materials.

Probably way off base, but a 'School' or 'Play Space' version at £40 all in would send it into the stratosphere.

[Yewone]

Just now, ZOK said:

 

Seems fairly spot in to me. $50 software, $20 materials.

 

Good point once the initial outlay of the software is purchased it might not be "that" expensive going forwards.... he hopes.

[boybrown]

what do you get for your hard earned 70 bucks

 

[Barnard]

4 minutes ago, freezycold said:

$69.99. Oh dear. 

 

 

[Stanley]

Yeah basically there's nothing to stop you making any of it yourself. Imagine some of the creations we'll see! 

[LaveDisco]

3 minutes ago, ZOK said:

 

Seems fairly spot on to me. $50 software, $20 materials.

 

they are going for a lego style market. People forget actual toys are expensive as fuck. 

 

[Yewone]

2 minutes ago, Stanley said:

Yeah basically there's nothing to stop you making any of it yourself. Imagine some of the creations we'll see! 

 

LABO Dark Souls Mod

 

[ZOK]

Obviously it won’t work out like this, but $70 = £50 at the moment. Which actually seems cheap when you consider Nintendo 1st Party pricing.

[Stanley]

I think it's really cool. I always thought that's what Little Big Planet should have been more like - focussing on actually making things.

[Not Thread Owner]

8 minutes ago, boybrown said:

what do you get for your hard earned 70 bucks

 

 

All the fun

[Azrael]

Maybe they could have it discounted if you can provide your own materials and just download the software from the eshop.  

[Yiggy]

I was a bit dumbfounded when I watched the vid but I love the idea. Construction and robotics are huge. 

 

$70 for a pack full of fun shit seems fine to me. You are not paying $70 for some cardboard. First person to say so gets a kick up the arse. 

[Not Thread Owner]

7 hours ago, Kevvy Metal said:

I'm hoping this is something totally unexpected... and for it to be quite a cool and ambition project that's aimed at everyone. 

Basically the Switch's Wii Sports, but something unexpected. 

 

We have a winner

[Stanley]

1 minute ago, ZOK said:

Obviously it won’t work out like this, but $70 = £50 at the moment. Which actually seems cheap when you consider Nintendo 1st Party pricing.

I bet it will be that for the base pack but then you'll need DLC for extra packs mitigating people just making all their own stuff, although they could offer those packs cheaper than the physical versions thus promoting it that way anyway.

[Not Thread Owner]

6 hours ago, Flockheart said:

From 4Chan, possibly rubbish:

 

"It's called "Nintendo Pixelbits".
Similar to lego, but not quite.
Build shapes/characters/small sets, similar to the 8-bit Mario and Link amiibo.
The IR Camera in the right Joycon reads them and incorporates them into games.
Comes in sets to build various characters. At launch will be Mario, Luigi, Link, Squid, Kirby, Samus, as well as a Mushroom Kingdom set containing a 1-up Mushroom, Flagpole, etc.
"Harder" Pixelbits such as Bowser and Ganondorf will contain more "bits" are be aimed more at adults to put together.
They are not amiibo. They offer more flexibility and offer no save/read data.

Release is set for June"

 

And a loser

[Not Thread Owner]

8 hours ago, Freeman said:

Has the IR thingy in the right Joycon been used for anything yet?

 

Well.

[Stanley]

How does that car thing move, and that stick man? Must be the rumble I suppose. And the camera makes the piano work? It's bonkers.

[Azrael]

Just now, Stanley said:

How does that car thing move, and that stick man? Must be the rumble I suppose. And the camera makes the piano work? It's bonkers.

 

HD Rumble 

[friedgold]

2 minutes ago, Stanley said:

How does that car thing move, and that stick man? Must be the rumble I suppose. And the camera makes the piano work? It's bonkers.

From the Guardian hands on:
 

Quote

 

The piano, especially, is quite amazing, and takes about two hours to build. The infrared camera on the Joy-Con controller can see reflective strips of tape on the back of the keys, which come into view when a key is pressed, telling the game software to play the right note. Cardboard dials and switches modify the tone and add effects to the sound.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/jan/17/nintendo-labo-cardboard-switch-models-interactive-toys

 

Fuckin' VOODOO MAGIC MAN