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Nintendo Labo VR Kit announced (launching 4/12, starter kit $40)
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this is a VR toy, not a VR platform used to consume entertainment or play games for long periods. the VR headsets you're talking about aren't even suitable for the age group that labo targets, as their either 12 or 14 years and up.
DK1 was 800p actually. And the screen door effect was pretty damn bad.
a child is a person who asks their parents for a ps4 pro, a psvr, and a copy of resident evil 7 gold edition. duh.
this is a toy aimed at kids. bringing up other headsets (which aren't even recommended for kids) is a completely disingenuous argument.
You know children have options in consumer items too, right? Like, I don't know... Google Cardboard? Any other mobile VR headset? That has tons of child friendly VR content?
and now, they have labo VR as an option to also consider. it's great to have more options, right?
also this is a completely differnet product. it's not a general purpose VR platform meant to consume any VR content you want. it's a toy used to play like 5 specific games made by nintendo, plus it has the whole craft aspect where kids craft the toys.
This is exactly it. Why is this concept so difficult to grasp for some people?
I'm sure the framerate and resolution will be plenty good enough for pretending to be an elephant for a few mins.
And this will have Nintendo content. Last I heard they make pretty good stuff.
This is gonna be horrible shit. Probably so bad that it could completely kill VR in the eyes of the general public.
This is really bad for the medium.
This is really bad for the medium.
Oh no people are excited...quick think of negative comments to say to make everyone feel like shit!!!
Ah, another "this is going to kill VR" posts...
I guess that works out pretty well for Nintendo then since they aren't invested in it.
No, enjoy your vr kit.
How what I said was negative?
Which brings up the first question that popped into my mind: isn't VR supposed to be recommended only for kids 12 and up? What exactly makes this any different?
You can make that exact same argument with Switch as a whole vs an iPhone. If you don't get the point and appeal of Nintendo products by now, this is unlikely to change your mind.
So holding up VR goggles to your face, even as a child who cares little for quality in experiences, seems like a quick way to make someone unfcomfortable. CHild or not, holding something up to your face for extended periods is tiring and uncomfortable. I am not sure if that is a good design there.
I've been thinking. Does the truck on that elephant mask get tracked in real time? If it doesn't how will that effect the emersion for pretending to be an elephant? Ridiculous that Nintendo would put out a VR elephant VR mask with out proper truck tracking.
You're not using Labo VR for more than a couple minutes at a time (going by previous Labo games).
If anyone knows how to choose an art style that works well for low-res screens that is Nintendo. And if the mini games are fun and original that should be enough.
VR does not even live in the eyes of the general public. Honestly everything that generates a little awareness for VR could only be good.
Anyway, Labo is aimed at the tech, construction and gaming interested kids. And it really is one of the most interesting products that came out of the gaming business since it's beginning.
Actually that might answer my question above. If the time a kid can use this is limited by their arms tiring of holding up the goggles, that might alleviate the "long term use of VR effects on kids" concern.
The thing has not one but two joycon attached to it, why would you think it's not tracked in real time?
Are the experiences going to be like 2 minute vignettes or something?
a, there's nothing wrong with that, unless are you a "big boy game" on a "big boy console" only type of person and
b, many people are saying that this isn't for them but a cool idea for kids.
you've been nothing but negative itt, about something you don't even have any information on. you didn't even know labo has actual games. it's clear what you're doing.
This is really bad news for elephant VR in general. It could be the end of it.
It's Labo so it will probably be minigames and experiences. We're not talking long playthroughs of games like Astrobot or Resident Evil 7.
Yep! They obviously made this to kill vr. They are really going after Sony! Teaming up with Microsoft and developing a device to kill PSVR. Sony am doomed!
It varies by case. The Robot is pretty meh but the toys are pretty fun and the piano is great. Vehicle kit looks pretty good as well.
Calling Labo craft is like calling assembling IKEA furniture joinery.
lmao. for the nth time, if a toy has the power to change the perception of the whole medium of VR, then VR as a medium isn't worth shit.
if a bad movie can turn people off of films forever, then movies weren't that important or worthwhile in the first place.
kids (and adults) enjoy making lego sets from the instruction booklets, don't they?
Google cardboard didn't kill the medium and this will actually probably be fun.
I guess I'm just... unspoiled? Like I'd imagine a typical kid could be. The most powerful handheld console I have is a hot pink GBA SP that I've resoldered twice to keep it working. I don't have a high-end PC... I don't even have a midrange PC. My "gaming rig" is a Win8 tablet PC hybrid from 2013. The most advanced phone I had was an LG Optimus L5, and that's since died - so I'm back to the eternal Nokia 6670. And so to me, the Starmap app is fun. It's not interactive, and it's not a game, and it really does only one thing, but I don't exactly have much else that is remotely comparable.
Not all people have the option to have a powerful PC and an expensive headset. Not all people have the option of having powerful consoles with VR capabilities, or expensive phones to slide into cheap headsets.
Some people, and some kids, may just have a Switch. And as far as making a fun product goes, I would trust Nintendo over any other company. Even with the times they've failed commercially, their track record for fun is better than just about anyone.
(edit: I mean, granted, their track record with VR is less than stellar. :P
However, unlike, say, Sega, they at least released their headset instead of quietly burying it.)
I think people need to see this as a Labo Kit first and a VR experience second. You didn't see any piano players freak out because the variety kit isn't like a real instrument. The whole point of Labo is to do cool things with cardboard and some clever use of technology, and then learn how it works. That's it. VR enthusiasts freaking out about this is absolutely ridiculous.
Constructing/assembling Labo toys is literally crafting. I've seen many "arts and crafts" sets targeted at children that offer significantly less in terms of assembly complexity.
With how certain people here are reacting i kinda hope Labo VR does indeed kill of VR entirely.
same.
imagine being this bothered by a kids toy.
but would you allow your kids to play with that nowadays and shape their opinion of VR with a subpar product and put the entire future of VR in jeopardy?I had hours of fun with these as a kid
