Nintendo-Labo.

lafors · 26-04-2018 9:03pm

sligeach wrote: »

JAPAN: NINTENDO LABO ONLY SOLD 25% OF ITS INITIAL SHIPMENT

https://nintendosoup.com/japan-nintendo-labo-only-sold-25-of-its-initial-shipment/

Now that's interesting. Nintendo had big expectations which the sales haven't met. Also, of note was that Switch handheld sales didn't increase for this week(<35,000). Japan was where I thought it would best have a chance to succeed.

Right but it's Golden Week this week so it would be expected.
Will be more interested in this week's sales figures.

CiDeRmAn · 27-04-2018 1:14am

Another thing is this game is brand new IP, a brand new concept and this represents a challenge to market, it would do for anyone.
I'm looking forward to picking it up soon, the variety edition at least, the robot one seems more limited tbh.

iamtony · 27-04-2018 5:43pm

Picked up the kit a half hour ago. My daughter is delighted with life building her first thing. Nice bit of weight to the kit. She said it's very good value for 69.99 so I'll go with her on this one:)

RocketRaccoon · 27-04-2018 5:47pm

Has anyone spotted a switch bundle with the labo?

iamtony · 27-04-2018 6:10pm

iamtony wrote: »

Picked up the kit a half hour ago. My daughter is delighted with life building her first thing. Nice bit of weight to the kit. She said it's very good value for 69.99 so I'll go with her on this one:)

We've already made one RC car and it's great fun, didn't realise its automatic and it follows you around, what the camera sees is cool.

iamtony · 27-04-2018 8:13pm

The build instructions are second to none, ikea should take a leaf out of Nintendos book and have dynamic instructions on their website with catchy music they would double their sales overnight. My daughter has completely took over and won't let me do anything. She's on the fishing rod now and really enjoying herself. Money well spent.

iamtony · 27-04-2018 8:55pm

Fishing game is very immersive. Its like augmented reality in reverse if that makes sense. Don't know how long it will hold our attention but if they did a full fishing game with competitions and stuff I'd pay for it.

CiDeRmAn · 27-04-2018 10:44pm

I've a few bob for running an art class coming to me, might spend it on the Labo!

sligeach · 28-04-2018 8:53am

Nintendo Labo Robot Kit Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZNaq8JmTpw

sligeach · 28-04-2018 9:22am

Game Informer's Final Verdict On Nintendo Labo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LJ3pWp5D1o

TitianGerm · 28-04-2018 9:30am

GameStop are giving €50 credit for any Switch game traded in against Labo. I also see that they are offering 20% bonus trade in if you use their "trade bag" although I'm not sure if both offers can be used together.

If you've no games lying around at home Argos have Unbox for €28 so Labo should be €48ish even without the bonus 20%.

http://www.checkargos.com/product/8149619

lafors · 28-04-2018 3:47pm

Got the whole kit, both boxes and the sticker box yesterday.
So far they've build the RC car and the fishing rod kit. Since then they haven't built any more yet as they're having great fun playing the fishing game.
My two are 8 & 5. Haven't needed any help. Took over an hour to make the rod kit.
Well worth it so far.

CiDeRmAn · 28-04-2018 4:49pm

TitianGerm wrote: »

GameStop are giving €50 credit for any Switch game traded in against Labo. I also see that they are offering 20% bonus trade in if you use their "trade bag" although I'm not sure if both offers can be used together.

If you've no games lying around at home Argos have Unbox for €28 so Labo should be €48ish even without the bonus 20%.

http://www.checkargos.com/product/8149619

I just rang GS and the minion knew nothing about the trade deal.
Can you confirm that the deal is real?

iamtony · 28-04-2018 4:54pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I just rang GS and the minion knew nothing about the trade deal.
Can you confirm that the deal is real?

I was told the same thing today by someone totally unrelated and seen it on Facebook.

iamtony · 28-04-2018 4:57pm

https://twitter.com/GameStopIreland/status/989768611307884544?s=19

TitianGerm · 28-04-2018 5:02pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I just rang GS and the minion knew nothing about the trade deal.
Can you confirm that the deal is real?

It's on their website.

CiDeRmAn · 28-04-2018 6:29pm

Went into the Swords branch with a cheap copy of PuyoPuyo/Tetris and got the €50 off!
Happy days, the Labo Variety Pack cost €30 as a result.
I'd nearly consider buying another cheap copy and get €20 off the price of the Robot set as well!

TitianGerm · 28-04-2018 6:30pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Went into the Swords branch with a cheap copy of PuyoPuyo/Tetris and got the €50 off!
Happy days, the Labo Variety Pack cost €30 as a result.
I'd nearly consider buying another cheap copy and get €20 off the price of the Robot set as well!

Very good price for €30.

Did you ask about the additional 20% trade in bonus?

iamtony · 28-04-2018 6:48pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Went into the Swords branch with a cheap copy of PuyoPuyo/Tetris and got the €50 off!
Happy days, the Labo Variety Pack cost €30 as a result.
I'd nearly consider buying another cheap copy and get €20 off the price of the Robot set as well!

We will need video footage of you prancing around like a robot, thanks.

Tom Mann Centuria · 30-04-2018 8:49am

Going to buy the variety pack next pay day, but it's going to go in the cupboard until Christmas which is a bit sh*t.

Looking at the videos it seems to be pitched at 6-8 year olds? So not really the right age group for my 10 year old, but as I may have said before, he's as childish as I am, and I'm not entirely sure he's from this planet, so I'm sure he'll love it.

sligeach · 30-04-2018 1:59pm

Top 10 UK Games Chart: Nintendo Switch's Labo Fails To Knock God Of War From No.1

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/top-10-uk-games-chart-nintendo-switchs-labo-fails-/1100-6458595/

https://imgur.com/a/OjDKYWS#m5Qnuzd

South Park: TFBH had a semi decent debut but that'll quickly disappear. It wasn't far off outselling the Labo Robot Kit.

TitianGerm · 30-04-2018 2:00pm

sligeach wrote: »

Top 10 UK Games Chart: Nintendo Switch's Labo Fails To Knock God Of War From No.1

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/top-10-uk-games-chart-nintendo-switchs-labo-fails-/1100-6458595/

https://imgur.com/a/OjDKYWS#m5Qnuzd

South Park: TFBH had a semi decent debut but that'll quickly disappear. It wasn't far off outselling the Labo Robot Kit.

Did anyone honestly think Labo would outsell GOW?

fixXxer · 30-04-2018 2:03pm

Imagine a God of War cross over with a cardboard axe and a little cardboard Atreus to yell "BOY" at...

sligeach · 30-04-2018 2:07pm

Maybe not, but it didn't outsell Far Cry 5 either and that's been out a month.

TitianGerm · 30-04-2018 2:13pm

sligeach wrote: »

Maybe not, but it didn't outsell Far Cry 5 either and that's been out a month.

And Far Cry was an excellent game, in a long highly regarded series, available to a wider audience that has gotten some great press and a decent following on YouTube/Twitch etc.

Labo is a new IP, that people were a little unsure of, that's aimed at a younger audience. It was never going to fly off shelves but I'd guess Nintendo would be delighted with its debut on the charts.

geotrig · 30-04-2018 2:18pm

I always saw this a slow grower and has debuted better than I expected it too. Outside of the couple of brief short enough vids most people don't know what to make of it ,I expect word of mouth amongst kids to be it best market for growing ,in fact there are a couple of games that this could add to with an additional cardboard controller !! take voez or any rhythm game for that matter. I will pick one up in a few weeks ,too much bills to pay, but even now although I haven't gone searching ,I still dont know what to make of the robot one.

Corholio · 30-04-2018 4:31pm

Not sure why people are judging Labo the same as any other software title. It is very different and will have a different retail trajectory, be that up or down. It is also months away from a specific selling season for this type of targeted younger age product.

sligeach · 30-04-2018 4:55pm

Nintendo Labo First Week Sales Sluggish in Japan, UK

http://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/nintendo-labo-first-week-sales-1202791795/

Rhyme · 30-04-2018 5:01pm

sligeach wrote: »

Nintendo Labo First Week Sales Sluggish in Japan, UK

http://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/nintendo-labo-first-week-sales-1202791795/

I Google 'Nintendo Labo Review' and I get shown many positive reviews but thanks for cherry-picking a negative one.

sligeach · 30-04-2018 5:04pm

Rhyme wrote: »

I Google 'Nintendo Labo Review' and I get shown many positive reviews but thanks for cherry-picking a negative one.

I cherry picked nothing. The article went up literally 20 minutes before I posted it. That's how I came across it. And sites are going to comment because they're curious to see if this experiment will be successful.

Edit: Also, if you read the headline properly, you'd see it's not a review.

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