Thoughts on Nintendo Labo
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Who do you think is paying 70$ for cardboard ? Not the kids. Plus cardboard tears, gets wet, is flamable. No way this is a good idea.Silentpony said:
So what, all kids toys must do something for adults, 'cause the adults pay for it? Diapers should also do taxes, babyfood should be protein shakes, kids puzzles should also be star wars mmo?!Lufia Erim said:
Yeah, cardboard tears and gets wet and can be set on fire. So can clothes. And paper. and almost anything. That's not a good test for kids toys.
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Bingo.Kotaro said:
As with many of Nintendo's ideas, on paper this seems like an interesting idea. However, in practice, I feel like it'll amount to a colossal waste of time and money. (on the part of the parents/consumers)
Unless Nintendo offers downloadable instructions on how to construct the pieces out of your own materials, that is. In which case, what the fuck's the point of paying $70+ for the core package to begin with?
Still, if it gets even a few kids interested in engineering and science, more power to Ninty, I guess.
Slight correction: flimsy, overpriced peripherals.Johnny Novgorod said:
It is, after all, they're primary business strategy.
Cheap consoles. Franchise repeats. Grossly overpriced peripherals.
It's a clever idea. A whole lot of parents are interested in STEM and design and patternmaking games not only because they teach things like spatial awareness and exercise visuospatial capabilities while young, but they are also holistic ideas to one's play. Itching creative and artistic disciplines and marrying them to engineering and industrial (albeit incredibly basic) design and patternmaking necessities of manufacturing and designing a product.
I think you'll find it a hit with kids and parents alike.
What I'm really pleased with is Nintendo's marketing department with the Switch. I mean, it's a wide approach technique, but it's direct. It's concise. You know about the product and want to see more. The sound direction is impeccably uplifting when drawn to the unexpected level of creativity we're seeing with the console.
It's a great way to market towards parents looking for a console for their kids ... it advertises the versatility of the product ... and it's an ad campaign that demonstrates something other consoles can't do. Whatever magic/dark, Faustian rituals that Nintendo have been usingto restructure and brand themselves with lately, it's truly a step up.
I think if you were going to put thison at a 6-8 PM ad slot on TV just as kids are doing some pre-bed time family bonding watching the tv or having dinner, I think you'll really hit that subliminal conditioning to tap into that underlying parenting psyche as well as create a truly stand out product that will gel with younger kids in tandem.
Clever ad campaign.
I'm not really into CAD/CAM.
All my design and patternmaking processes start off as concept drawings for clothes, and if I really gel with an idea... a sewing machine with some handdrawn templates for cuts, and adjustable mannequin.
But a product like this is relatively cheap, easy to understand, has touchscreen controls and is safer.
Smart product for smart kids.
You could tap into the adult market by making it have gameplay lateralism with other upcoming potential first party games coming with it or use the tech in tandem .... what might tap into the adult gamer demographic is the capacity to trade and co-operatively work on designs. Maybe even hold an ad campaign showing two groups of adults with a pair of Switches trying to out design other people on the fly and really, really tap into that social idea of gaming and marrying adult creativity and competition in one.
How about some ad campaign material of a kid bonding with a parent as they create something together and using it for play? ... that will move product.
I'm not interested on a personal level. When I was 8 years old all my friends were playing with Meccano ... I was working on a motorcycle and learning how to sew (basically where I generate my love for working machines is all those childhood influences).
Given so often the modern household is now devoid of childlike interests into working machines like I had as a kid ... trying to port in that idea of connectivity to very basic machinery is a smart move.
It plays into what I imagine is a deep-seated fear that as adults, we're not providing that living experience with machinery and design that we ourselves as kids might have experienced ... and creating a product that can do that with near-immediate audiovisual interaction through simulating environmental forces on a digital platform? Clever!
I imagine there's going to be a whole lot of middle-class+, inner-city parents that will see that and connect two points together in their head, while also creating unique opportunities to bond with their kids over, that many mightspend that $400 on a Switch and this starter pack.
It's a smart move, and I predict it will sell well.
I think you'll find it a hit with kids and parents alike.
What I'm really pleased with is Nintendo's marketing department with the Switch. I mean, it's a wide approach technique, but it's direct. It's concise. You know about the product and want to see more. The sound direction is impeccably uplifting when drawn to the unexpected level of creativity we're seeing with the console.
It's a great way to market towards parents looking for a console for their kids ... it advertises the versatility of the product ... and it's an ad campaign that demonstrates something other consoles can't do. Whatever magic/dark, Faustian rituals that Nintendo have been usingto restructure and brand themselves with lately, it's truly a step up.
I think if you were going to put thison at a 6-8 PM ad slot on TV just as kids are doing some pre-bed time family bonding watching the tv or having dinner, I think you'll really hit that subliminal conditioning to tap into that underlying parenting psyche as well as create a truly stand out product that will gel with younger kids in tandem.
Clever ad campaign.
I'm not really into CAD/CAM.
All my design and patternmaking processes start off as concept drawings for clothes, and if I really gel with an idea... a sewing machine with some handdrawn templates for cuts, and adjustable mannequin.
But a product like this is relatively cheap, easy to understand, has touchscreen controls and is safer.
Smart product for smart kids.
You could tap into the adult market by making it have gameplay lateralism with other upcoming potential first party games coming with it or use the tech in tandem .... what might tap into the adult gamer demographic is the capacity to trade and co-operatively work on designs. Maybe even hold an ad campaign showing two groups of adults with a pair of Switches trying to out design other people on the fly and really, really tap into that social idea of gaming and marrying adult creativity and competition in one.
How about some ad campaign material of a kid bonding with a parent as they create something together and using it for play? ... that will move product.
I'm not interested on a personal level. When I was 8 years old all my friends were playing with Meccano ... I was working on a motorcycle and learning how to sew (basically where I generate my love for working machines is all those childhood influences).
Given so often the modern household is now devoid of childlike interests into working machines like I had as a kid ... trying to port in that idea of connectivity to very basic machinery is a smart move.
It plays into what I imagine is a deep-seated fear that as adults, we're not providing that living experience with machinery and design that we ourselves as kids might have experienced ... and creating a product that can do that with near-immediate audiovisual interaction through simulating environmental forces on a digital platform? Clever!
I imagine there's going to be a whole lot of middle-class+, inner-city parents that will see that and connect two points together in their head, while also creating unique opportunities to bond with their kids over, that many mightspend that $400 on a Switch and this starter pack.
It's a smart move, and I predict it will sell well.
For god sake, it?s cardboard. Cardboard tears ? Maybe, but first folded cardboard is much more tough that what people seems to think and second, it?s not a special alloy, cardboard is easily repairable with tape and glue... it flammable ? Yeah, but it?s not nitroglycerin, as long as you follow the simple rule of ??not letting your kids play with open flames?? you should be fine. It get wet ? Well I guess that most people will play with this inside their house, and with a good roof, it?s not suppose to rain on it. But even if it get wet, i never saw a cardboard get dissolved in water after a few second. Most cardboard unless it sit in water for hours will survive pretty good if you just take a towel and wipe the water off the cardboard.Lufia Erim said:
But even there, my daughter had a Barbie playhouse made in cardboard (see Mattel though of it before Nintendo) and even after getting outside for a few days, with some rain and dew in the morning, it was still sturdy enough to stay in one piece. It was a bit wobbly, and waved but it was still looking like a house...
It looks like something I would absolutely not buy.
I'm not entirely sure who's it for. It looks... Appropriate for a child? But, the price tag is pretty steep for that sorta thing.
So, overall, I find I'm more confused by it than anything.
I'm not entirely sure who's it for. It looks... Appropriate for a child? But, the price tag is pretty steep for that sorta thing.
So, overall, I find I'm more confused by it than anything.