A First Look at Nintendo Labo
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It's a bit pricey for kids, but like Harry Potter, the Traveller's Tales Lego game series and gummie vitamins, this is exactly the type of thing that's just as likely to become popular with older consumers. My guess is that Nintendo knows this and is pricing Labo accordingly. Right now, the whole thing seems priced towards those with a decent amount of disposable income. Whether that means parents buying this for their children, for themselves, or for a shared experience between the two, you can bet that the price tag is aimed at adults one way or another. If adults don't ultimately gravitate towards the product, Nintendo can always lower the price over time to make it more directly attainable to kids. If they do however, Nintendo stands to make a killing off the snow cone business model.
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@mediamogul Despite my dislike of the product, I have no doubt it will be a financial success. Nintendo are nothing if not marketing experts who know their nostalgic core customers.
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@beldar said in A First Look at Nintendo Labo:
Nintendo are nothing if not marketing experts who know their nostalgic core customers.
True. At the same time, I bet they're worried about the day when that core dies off. Nintendo's been around since the 1880s, yet it seems to be the 1980s that's been keeping the fire alive. You can never count them out, but if they're not mindful of cultivating a new audience, they won't be around in the 2080s.
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@mediamogul That has been true for some time. The Switch has sold so well (amazingly so) because it's being purchased by parents who were kids in the 80's and 90's.
No offense to anyone who's opinion differs from mine, but the switch is pretty poor as a consol and a handheld. Most of its library is available on other platforms even a year out of the gate, it's online features are still a mess, and has a battery life of 3 hours at best. But the NES, SNES, and Gameboy lines were so massively influential that they are still selling Switches today.
This is true even in reviews of current Nintendo games. Breath of the Wild was touted as the "best game ever made", a "masterpiece", and other extremely hype influenced descriptions. It was reviewed by people who grew up with A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening. Those previous games obviously had a huge influence on those reviews. So much so that it felt like I was playing a different game than they reviewed when I borrowed a friend's copy.
So, yes I agree. Nintendo of the 80's and 90's is still selling Switches in 2018 but Nintendo of 2018 is not building up their nostalgia bank for the future as they once did.
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@beldar said in A First Look at Nintendo Labo:
Nintendo of 2018 is not building up their nostalgia bank for the future as they once did.
I tend to agree, but I also don't think it's because they're not giving it their best effort. It's just a different world now. Nintendo meant the world to 80s kids because it loomed so large, offering a solid and reliably entertaining product that felt tailor-made for the times. Heck, they single-handedly revitalized the video game market after the crash in '83. I imagine it's hard, if not impossible to rekindle that kind of connection and ultimately brand loyalty in a newer generation with so many options now available. Of course that's true across the board. Even the currently more popular Playstation and XBox offerings have never inspired the level of obsession that the early Nintendo products enjoyed. The best Nintendo can really do is continue on with what makes them unique in the gaming industry and hope that future generations will continue to appreciate it.
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@mediamogul Just wait, the 3d printing group is big, there will be printable versions of the Labo on Thingiverse.com in no time! I love having a 3D printer, there are so many things u can print with it, it is crazy
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@mediamogul That's true, I don't think that it's all the fault of Nintendo directly. I think that with different choices they could have remained at #1 for longer, but competition is fierce now. The market is bigger and much more varied. There had to be winners and there had to be losers in the console wars but Nintendo managed to scrape up an impressive come back with the Switch. It's just that come back feels hollow to me.
I loved Nintendo when I was a kid, no doubt. I also hope they dig their heels in and produce a product I just can't so no to in the future.
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there are so many things u can print with it, it is crazy
I gotta look into getting one. I've got a ton of projects in mind.
I also hope they dig their heels in and produce a product I just can't so no to in the future.
Same here for sure.
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@mediamogul Get the ANET A8, it is usually 200$ but it is at 146$ from here: https://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_337314.html?wid=21
It is a good printer for the price, I have done comparison testing with my brother in laws 900$ printer and they were about the same quality :)
Just make sure you select the correct plug for your location (EU/UK/US)
I have a list of upgrades than can be printed/bought if you would like the list.
IMPORTANT: if you do get this make sure you order a mosfet (5$) for the heated bed for safety reasons!
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@madmodder123 said in A First Look at Nintendo Labo:
Get the ANET A8, it is usually 200$ but it is at 146$ from here:
I always try to avoid non-essential spending for a while after Christmas, but that price is very tempting. Thanks for the heads up.
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