Nintendo has unveiled its latest release, and it’s a little less high-tech than you might expect. Dubbed Labo, it is a series of DIY accessories for the hit Nintendo Switch console which are made of cardboard. A preview video suggests they can transform the Switch’s Joy-Con controllers into a piano, a fishing rod, a motorbike or even a robot suit.
Nintendo said the range of “interactive build-and-play experiences” would be released on 20 April. Initial pricing will start at $70 including a cartridge of games designed to be played with the homemade controllers and a range of stickers to customise the creations.
This cardboard add-on might on the face of it seem a flimsy gimmick, but there are few fools at Nintendo. History tells us they know what they’re doing. The company that brought us the RumblePak and the Wii has rightly earned a reputation not just for being innovative, but playful.
