The Nintendo Labo Starter Kit arrives in a big, heavy box. Inside there’s one small plastic case for a Nintendo Switch game – and meticulously scored sheets of cardboard. With Labo, a set of creativity minded toolkit for making and programming cardboard controller peripherals for the Nintendo Switch, the emphasis is on finding fun by making new toys instead of merely playing with them.Most of your time and energy will go into the cardboard “Toy-Cons,” a set of attachments that, when paired with the Switch’s Joy-Con controllers, create new and unique interactive playthings for Labo’s mini-games. There’s a motorbike steering column you can turn and steer in a racing game. There’s a fishing rod you can use to reel in fish. There’s even a functioning miniature piano.
Nintendo's inspiring Labo kits turn players into budding makers