Nintendo Labo - details on Toy-Con creations, IR camera usage, replacement parts, and more

- the bug-like RC car option takes about 15 minutes to create
- you put the Joy-Con inside the cars and pull up the controls on the Switch’s screen
- Joy-Con vibrations will make the cars scurry about the floor
- the telescopic fishing rod has a working reel, attached to a base with elastic bands and string for realistic tension
- the piano has springy keys
- the motorbike has handles and a pedal
- the piano takes about two hours to build
- the infrared camera on the Joy-Con controller can see reflective strips of tape on the back of the keys
- these tell the game software to play the right note
- cardboard dials and switches modify the tone and add effects to the sound
- everything you create in Nintendo Labo is called a Toy-Con
- view a cross-section of each model that illustrates what the Joy-Con can see and how it works on the Switch screen
- the most complex creation is the cardboard mech suit
- Nintendo plans to offer replacement cardboard kits and templates for players who break theirs

- users have the option to fast forward through certain steps in the tutorial to speed up the process
- videos are filled with flourishes that make them amusing to watch
- there's a zipper-like noise when the tutorial reminds players to fold the cardboard along the defined creases.
- in the fishing game, players must deploy their line and then quickly yank it up and crank the handle to reel in fish
- there is a small vibration to indicate that a fish is biting
- one of the adjustable pegs on the piano turns all the notes into different cat meows

“Our goal is to put smiles on the faces of everyone Nintendo touches. Nintendo Labo invites anyone with a creative mind and a playful heart to make, play and discover in new ways with Nintendo Switch. I personally hope to see many people enjoying making kits with their family members, with big smiles on their faces.” - Nintendo of Europe president, Satoru Shibata