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Nintendo Labo is the First Product to Use the Switch Hardware to its Fullest

Nintendo Labo, which promises to turn simple cardboard cutouts into a wide range of fun and interactive objects, shows the full potential of the Switch.

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deafdani2721d ago

This is crazy as hell. I didn't see it coming, and I'm willing to bet nobody did.

wonderfulmonkeyman2721d ago

I sure as heck didn't!
They weren't kidding when they said it was aimed at the young and young-at-heart.

I'm not the artsy-fartsy type so this DIY thing isn't something I'll invest in, but it'll be interesting to see what kinds of things people come up with for it.

darthv722721d ago

Looks interesting. Curious to see what other creative patterns emerge from 3rd parties.

Brian76554922720d ago

Nintendo does a great job keeping things from getting leaked.

Servbot412720d ago

Yeah I didn't expect Nintendo to release a literal cardboard box for $70 and for people to be excited about it.

Concertoine2720d ago

Lmao is it 70 dollars?

This reminds me of all the stuff they made in the forest in Swiss Army Man.

Its kinda cool though, not gonna lie. The way they can just put their hardware in a shell like this and make experiences out of it is fascinating. This is like the evolution of the wii wheel, basically.

Aceman182720d ago

Brilliant idea, just definitely not for me lol.

DeadSilence2721d ago

Potential is insane on the this thing, parents will be broke next holiday season.

The 10th Rider2720d ago

Imagine if the racing wheel and pedal one is bundled with a reworked version of the arcade, VR Mario Kart? It'd sell like crazy.

I'm gonna guess the wheel will be its own separate release and it will launch alongside another "starter pack" that includes the gun, camera, joystick, kickpedal, swan thing, and the weird arm things. That would be consistent with what's coming out this first wave. I bet those will be out this holiday.

Outlawzz2720d ago

I would definitely love to play Mario kart with this. That would be cool lol great for the kids tho I'm just wondering how much content it will actually have.

Moonman2721d ago

hmmmm......a Virtual Boy Labo shipped with red glossy cardboard....I might buy it. lol

Prince_TFK2720d ago

Maybe a flying cardboard drone will be released somedays.

Come on Nintendo, you know you wanna. I would buy it in an instant.

Tapani2720d ago

Woah, better buy Nintendo stock. This thing will fly off the shelves.

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‘I think Xbox hardware is dead’, says Microsoft gaming veteran

One of the founding members of the Xbox team has questioned Microsoft’s multiplatform gaming strategy, and said they believe the Xbox hardware business is effectively “dead"

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Goodguy011d 3h ago

Think that rumor that they'll still make a new console but at a profit at $1000 will be true though. The series consoles will remain their cheap alternative throughout next gen I would say. Keep in mind that game pass and pretty much going 3rd party is their main focus. They want to bring xbox everywhere.

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GamerRN6h ago

If they don't maintain some kind of console presence, I think they will lose gamepass subscribers and just become a 3rd party publisher who eventually sells everything off

Cacabunga5h ago

Xbox games are releasing on all platforms. Who needs this hardware? PS or PC is all you need

Flewid6384h ago

I've never owned an Xbox in my life and I have GamePass.

thorstein3h ago

The only Xbox I owned was the 360. I have gamepass for my PC.

crazyCoconuts4h ago

Even if they could get it down to $800 for a box that can run with comparable performance to a PS6 (at, say $200 cheaper) the population of people willing to buy such a thing would be so limited.
It would be the worst of both worlds.

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Futureshark15h ago

A slow, painful and public death too.

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New Flight Simulation Hardware Revealed by Moza

Hardware manufacturer Moza debuted several new hardware peripherals for flight simulation at FlightSimExpo 2025.

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While Layoffs Hit the Industry, Nintendo Retains 98% of Staff Including 78 With Disabilities

TNS: Based on its most recent ESG data, Nintendo boasts a remarkably low staff turnover rate of just 1.9%, with virtually no reported layoffs.

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Jin_Sakai2d ago

Because Nintendo makes great games.

Yesyes1d 2h ago

It’s unreal that people are downvoting this when they consistently have the best scoring games on metacritic.

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rlow11d 22h ago

Well it doesn’t surprise me. As much money as they make and how they value their employees. It’s a great company in that regard.

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drivxr1d 18h ago

Well, when your games remain full price many years after release.

And you make profit off of outdated hardware.

I would be shocked if they couldn't afford to retain their staff.

lodossrage1d 16h ago (Edited 1d 16h ago )

I didn't want to say anything but drivxr is right.

Nintendo always sells at a profit because they purposely use tech that's always 5 or more years behind. And it's also true their games hardly ever get price decreases.

Don't get me wrong, it's great they kept most of their workforce, but making a point to have your tech specs behind everyone else affords that luxury.

Darkegg1d 13h ago

I don’t think it’s their purpose to use old tech. It’s their purpose to make value of software and know their value. Nobody makes games like them that’s for sure. I just don’t appreciate their customer unfriendly policy.

It’s not impossible to take their status. Companies need to have a selection of 8-bit and 16-bit. Now imagine a split screen for 8 player game for SNES Mario kart and selling at $9.99. The problem is that it doesn’t make profit. So many companies won’t invest in “old” technology. Everyone guns for triple AAA modern technology software but honestly we can enjoy modernized 16-bit creative ideas that allows 8-player mayhem. It’s a pipe dream, possible but impossible.

Shane Kim1d 14h ago (Edited 1d 14h ago )

If they ended up kicking people out after all of that stated above, it would be truly shameful.

DivineHand1251d 10h ago

Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Tesla and Meta are all trillion dollar companies yet they are laying people off in large numbers.

I believe the reason Nintendo layoffs off less workers may be a result of their culture. It seems Japanese companies believe in giving their workers long term or life long employment opportunities and will exhaust all options before laying off workers. This is something we don't see much of in the west unfortunately.

Rdeal1d 3h ago

might be something to do with the fact all those companies hire more than 20x the employees than Nintendo

LoveSpuds1d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

What the hell are you talking about? It has nothing to do with how profitable they are. Its completely cultural, MS and Sony make stacks of cash and still lay folks off. Nintendo chose not to lay off staff for the same reason their execs took pay cuts to increase staff pay instead; because they value their staff and view them as colleagues, and respect them as such.

If Sony weren't so US centric I fancy they'd fare better too, they should get shot of US and European leadership and go back to when Japanese execs were running the show if you ask me!

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