<s>
is	O
a	O
programming	B-Language
game	I-Language
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Game	B-Device
Builder	I-Device
Garage	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
centralized	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
creatures	O
called	O
Nodon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nodon	O
represent	O
various	O
facets	O
of	O
input	O
,	O
game	O
output	O
,	O
logic	O
,	O
and	O
on-screen	O
objects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Stick	O
Nodon	O
that	O
reports	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
analog	O
stick	O
or	O
a	O
Person	O
Nodon	O
that	O
represents	O
an	O
on-screen	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nodon	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
interface	O
nearly	O
all	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	O
and	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
the	O
infrared	O
sensors	O
and	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
built	O
within	O
Game	B-Device
Builder	I-Device
Garage	I-Device
can	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
different	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
,	O
effectively	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
eight-player	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
built	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Builder	I-Device
Garage	I-Device
has	O
a	O
share	O
function	O
,	O
that	O
allows	O
creators	O
to	O
upload	O
their	O
games	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
with	O
other	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
commercial	O
USB	O
computer	B-Device
mice	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Builder	I-Device
Garage	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
specifically	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EPD	O
4	O
,	O
the	O
division	O
behind	O
games	O
like	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Labo	I-Application
,	O
Ring	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
1-2-Switch	B-Device
,	O
Miitopia	B-Application
and	O
many	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Naoki	O
Masuda	O
,	O
a	O
programmer	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Labo	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
developer	O
interview	O
,	O
Masuda	O
and	O
programmer	O
Kosuke	O
Teshima	O
described	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Labo	I-Application
series	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
VR	O
Kit	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Builder	I-Device
Garage	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
non-programmer	O
Nintendo	O
employees	O
using	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
Garage	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
games	O
,	O
Masuda	O
described	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
creating	O
games	O
through	O
trial	O
and	O
error.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Builder	I-Device
Garage	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Builder	I-Device
Garage	I-Device
was	O
described	O
by	O
Polygon	O
as	O
a	O
followup	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Labo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Builder	I-Device
Garage	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
1.06	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
total	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creators	O
have	O
recreated	O
several	O
notable	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
including	O
recreations	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
F-Zero	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
