Nintendo LABO - Variety Kit

Purchased after Christmas 2018 it is now May 2019I have to be honest I was worried about it being Cardboard. Especially since My Boys [ages 9 & 7-1/2 when purchased] can be a handful at times and the price at the time. Well, mostly the Little Man or them with each other. With that said. I have no regrets about my purchase. Totally Looking forward to purchasing the other kits for Christmas 2019 if I can afford them. Not that they cost a lot of anything. Just finances are always very tight or not there. I totally see these kits being TOTALLY worth every penny and then some. The price is dropped as of right now and I paid just a little under the retail price :(But I wanted to get my boys something nice that they both can use. It did come with the game and in the past, with My now Adult College son some of his games would cost around $50 +. So I figured it was a good deal since they get a few games and also a 3D hands-on Creative experience.Ok, so the box the kit comes in is very sturdy. (I know cause my Boys haven't torn it up yet....hehehe) They keep the other peices very nicely until they are ready to use them.I suggested to the Boys not to do them all at once so that they can enjoy them for a while. And they have done just that. They 1st made the bike looking one. They played that one alot and then they just recently [about 1-1/2 weeks ago] made the Fishing one. I didn't get to try out the Motorcycle one but I did get to play the fishing one. And I Freaking LOVE it! My Little Guy keeps wanting to do a fishing tournament with the 3 of us. But I just want to Fish for fun. hehehe We will have a tournament maybe this weekend. :0) I do catch the Boys Playing the just the cardboard part of the Fishing Pole as well with not even the game hooked up to it. They are practicing I guess. Now there is a part of the Fishing Pole that they have taken out and don't even use. They say it is just for show and they think it is easier to use without it. It is this round cylinder part that has the rubber band with it that goes in the box thingy. [sorry I don't' know the parts' names] But if you find an issue with it the game still works without it. And they have found it fun to spin and twist it up and let it spin separate by its self when waiting for their turn to play. Which I think helps a little so little hands are kept busy and not touching the screen every chance they get while the other Brother is taking his turn.Now even if My Boys have not used all of them up yet nor more of them "does not" mean it is not an amzing kit nor that they don't like them. They just have very busy full pack schedules as well as other things and games to entertain their minds with. There is only so much time in a day as well as they want the New fun to last as well and well really enjoy what they have already in use. Like just a couple other Switch games and tablets and also I asked them not to do them all at once. Enjoy one at a time. And then when they want or get bored with that one then move on to the next. So 5 months now and they have only felt the need to use 2 of them. Now little man Loves pianos. So this will totally be the next one they will build after they are bored with the Fishing or maybe a little sooner. :0)Besides the part on the fishing build the Boys have removed; there was something on the motorcycle one they didn't know what it was for a little hole. But I asked the Boys and they said they really didn't need to know and it worked perfectly fine. Which they got alot of use out of and still have and can go back and use it again later if they want to play it.-Totally worth every Penny [no matter if you pay full price or not]- Hours and Hours and Hours of Enjoyment [even with the 2 Boys and only using 2 of the builds so far]- Great Quality [100% Fact with My very active Boys]*** Suggestion is to have a place to put the builds after they are made so that they can reuse them later on. I gave them another Amazon shipping box to put everything in and decorate for when they complete each build. So everything is kept together.I hope this review helps someone else. It is totally worth it <3

I was surprised to find out that building the toys is such a main attraction. Somehow, I pictured that being a quick, straightforward process! But building the motorcycle (so my very excited son could play with it right away this morning) took me like 3 hours. Following the directions is actually fun in itself. Building one of the toys is akin to sitting down with a big Lego set.The motorcycle works very well. The HD Rumble feature really does add something to the game. Starting up the motorcycle and revving the engine really does feel a bit like doing it in real life. If you’re familiar with the ‘numbing’-like vibration on your hands on a real motorbike, that is replicated faithfully here.The Switch is very responsive and satisfying while driving the motorcycle. You’ll have fun.Don’t forget about the Discover mode, though. Going into it for the motorcycle deepens your appreciation for the technology at work — and just a fun mode on its own. You’ll even learn tricks about driving the motorcycle. And it’s all presented in an enjoyable, texting-like conversation interface that will ask you things periodically.I haven’t built all of the kits, but my review is meant to be about “the thing itself” — what the Labo means and how effective it is. We’re going to this local surplus store today, and we’ve been coming up with ideas for things to build with the Toy-Con Garage. This is a mode where you can dream up anything you want and build it. I’m thinking that we may build some space exploration toys, and the surplus store will give us the cardboard and accessories we need to do that 👍Nintendo could go anywhere with the Labo. They could endlessly build novel kits and have them all be fun.5/5 — This is a very cool new way to play, especially if you have kids. Highly recommended.

I just watched my husband help my 6 year old with his first project (the RC car, which took about 30 minutes.) As an elementary school teacher, I'm hoping parents see the value of the work skills that are being so expertly taught here. This toy's developers clearly knew what they were doing when programming the directions in a simple, clear format, regularly encouraging kids to stay organized and to check their work. Obviously the fun quotient and STEM value are sky-high with this toy, too! If you purchase this product, plan to sit down with your child for the first few projects, pointing out the importance of reading, understanding, and following the directions as you go. Then, gradually release the work to your child so that he or she can do the last ones as independently as possible.As for the price, even if you purchased 6 of the cheapest Switch games available you'd be paying almost double the price. To get more bang for your buck, if your little engineer stops playing with the toys after building them and trying them out once or twice, take advantage of the opportunity to build imagination. My son tends to want to sit and stare at screens too much, for example, so before he moves to his next project, I'm going to have him find 3 fun new ways to play with his RC car, maybe racing it against other toys, or walking it down the street to his friend's house. I wonder if he could even build a tray that fits on top of it to carry small items across the room. :)