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  1. Alright, I've some time to digest this, and I'm okay with it. I think it's great. I mean if you look at some of the toys they're making for kids these days there's definitely a shift towards building the grassroots knowledge of basic programming and engineering, prepping the workforce of tomorrow to function alongside an automated world that will need these skills. Something not many of us had when we were quite young as from Lego et al. What they've done here is show cased the untapped technology of the Switch and its Joy-Cons and made these DIY kits to give kids (and they did straight up say for kids) something they can build, create, and then see it in action with a software title. It's brilliant. Will it sell well? Who knows? But it has massive potential as a lot of the toys that have these type of features are fairly expensive, so there is definitely a market for it. Throwing the Nintendo name out there would definitely help. Given that these kits do require a different type of project team behind them, it doesn't seem like we're losing any of Nintendo's resources from other game development and how far they take it is limited only by the technology they've now shown us. Once people have played with these I wouldn't be surprised if the torch was passed, per se, to indy developers making their peripheral/games and seeing cheaper and more variety kits become available. Nintendo has introduced a new way to game to the industry, like they've been known to do, now it's up to the industry to see where we go next. Bravo, Nintendo.
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  2. I like the concept of the Labo, and do plan to get the Variety Toy-Con at launch. The piano, motorcycle and RC cars all interested me. If the fishing rod tied mini-game is an expanded version of what was available via the 3DS's AR Cards, I think I could get some time out of that as well. The biggest thing though is probably the piano. I've been interested in games like Electroplankton and enjoyed creating my own tracks in WarioWare D.I.Y. I think the piano Toy-Con in combination with some note taking and smartphone recording could connect with me creatively on top of the push for these Toy-Cons to be personalized. Nintendo clearly advertised the Labo for kids, but I think it can connect well with adults interested in DIY projects, engineering or those in a creative block. The Labo, more so in terms of the Variety Toy-Con set, combines several of my hobbies, so I don't think it'll be $70 wasted.
    2 points
  3. i'll rip your dick off and throw it into the tall grass behind my house
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  4. Can't wait to see engineers and the like messing around with this. Definitely not for me, but in the right hands...yeah.
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  5. P E N G U I N S P E N U I N S Take out the G P E N I N S Take out the U P E N I S Take out the N Sorry had to be creative with today
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  6. Kezay

    Doom Review

    I suppose. But I was totally expecting to face down at least one more Cyberdemon before the campaign was over. Though I suppose reading the lore they were only able to put together enough pieces of the original demon that makes it up and that alone was difficult to contain. As for Spider Mastermind, this goes to my only Doom experience being from N64, but I thought it was just a giant Arachnotron repurposed into boss material. You don't see them as regular enemies in the game so I thought maybe they singled out one and gave it a new standing.
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  7. I would prefer all green or normal green. One day...
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  8. Whats really interesting is that labo could break away from the normal video game schedules we're used to because toys have their own fairs and expos and stuff. For instance there's the International Toy Fair in Feburary, I could very easily see Nintendo going and doing a full presentation to coincide with that.
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  9. I started watching Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid. One of my friends was right. Kobayashi is literally me.
    1 point
  10. Props to Kimishima, he figured out what to do with all those millions of unsold WiiU boxes and the money spent on stumbly robot project. This is the definition of buy it, play it for a week or two, and then stop product. Props on the release date. Blaze it!!
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  12. This is impressive technology. I had no idea that the Joy Con are capable of this. As others have pointed out, this is clearly targeted primarily at young children, and I think Nintendo will be successful in reaching that demographic. Nintendo is a toy company and it shows. Nintendo Labo is clearly not intended for me, but 20 years ago I would have begged for it. This is a good announcement. EDIT: I will add: I hope Nintendo has a plan for helping replace the cardboard components. That could mean including multiple sheets of the cardboard pieces in the box, or selling replacements cheap as a separate unit. It is cardboard after all. It's likely to break after heavy use.
    1 point
  13. Holy shit. I am shook. Nintendo's done a lot of far-out stuff over the years, and this blows them all away--combined. I've never seen anything like this. Saw the presentation and read Nintendo Life's hands-on account: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/01/hands_on_the_future_of_gaming_is_cardboard_thanks_to_nintendo_labo This is crazy. A real feat of engineering, and Nintendo revels in explaining how it works. When I was about five, I got a transparent purple Game Boy Color. One of the reasons why I've turned out to be such an analytical and curious person is because I could look inside of the Game Boy and see how it worked--look at the games and see every pixel arranged. Labo is that times a hundred. I really hope I'm able to give my kid(s) something like this. Closing thoughts: I just saw the price. And. Ouch. I guess it's fair considering this includes video games and such, and it's definitely still worth its price and more. Just not what I expected.
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  15. When they said "kids and kids-at-heart" I thought it might be some kind of toy, but I wasn't expecting DIY cardboard peripherals! I'll admit though, if I was a little kid I'd probably beg my parents to get me all of these. And then probably play with them for a few days and forget about them. Edit: Press release: It actually does seem pretty impressive that they can do all this with the Joy-Cons. I'm still not going to buy these though.
    1 point
  16. Yeah, I was surprised this was 6 rounds as well, last time I played this back home it was 4 rounds only too. Nice job on the 3-1!
    1 point
  17. Ridley Prime

    Doom Review

    Cyberdemon pretty much always steals the show (though I prefer when there’s only one of him in a whole game/campaign, as having multiple cheapens his presence as a boss), but Spider Mastermind was overdue to return as a boss as well... Kinda see it as a Ridley and Mother Brain comparison, oddly enough. =p
    1 point
  18. Beat Kyorge with unexpected group pick up. Didnt catch him though. Bastard knocked half the balls away.....
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