<s>
The	O
games	O
come	O
as	O
kits	O
that	O
include	O
cardboard	O
cut-outs	O
and	O
other	O
materials	O
that	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
assembled	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
console	O
display	O
and	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
"	O
that	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
included	O
game	O
software	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Labo	I-Application
is	O
released	O
as	O
individual	O
Labo	O
Kits	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
pre-made	O
cardboard	O
cut-outs	O
and	O
other	O
materials	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
"	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
game	O
card	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
interactive	O
instructions	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
assemble	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
and	O
software	O
that	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
can	O
interact	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
each	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
is	O
constructed	O
,	O
players	O
insert	O
the	O
main	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
display	O
and/or	O
one	O
or	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
instructions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
functions	O
differently	O
in	O
the	O
ways	O
it	O
interacts	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
or	O
the	O
main	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
piano	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
'	O
s	O
keystrokes	O
are	O
read	O
by	O
the	O
Right	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controller	O
's	O
infrared	O
sensor	O
to	O
identify	O
notes	O
being	O
played	O
,	O
while	O
robotic	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
move	O
using	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
from	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
controlled	O
via	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
freely	O
decorate	O
the	O
cardboard	O
parts	O
using	O
coloring	O
pens	O
,	O
tape	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
materials	O
,	O
while	O
more	O
experienced	O
users	O
can	O
invent	O
new	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
each	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
software	O
provides	O
instructions	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
works	O
with	O
the	O
Switch	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
describing	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
of	O
infrared	O
sensing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Replacement	O
packs	O
for	O
individual	O
parts	O
and	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
are	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
online	O
store	O
,	O
while	O
free	O
templates	O
for	O
the	O
cardboard	O
cut-outs	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
confirm	O
any	O
additional	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
kits	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
journalists	O
observed	O
that	O
other	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
configurations	O
were	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
announce	O
trailer	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
additional	O
kits	O
may	O
be	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Variety	O
Kit	O
contains	O
kits	O
for	O
five	O
individual	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
remote-controlled	O
cars	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
vibrations	O
from	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
serve	O
to	O
provide	O
momentum	O
and	O
steering	O
to	O
the	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
also	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
car	O
to	O
follow	O
targets	O
using	O
the	O
IR	O
motion	O
camera	O
of	O
the	O
right	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fishing	O
rod	O
where	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
sit	O
in	O
the	O
reel	O
and	O
the	O
handle	O
of	O
the	O
rod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
receives	O
motion	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
to	O
simulate	O
a	O
fishing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
motorbike	O
with	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
handlebars	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Console	O
for	O
steering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
Motorbike	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
as	O
a	O
motion	B-Device
controller	I-Device
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
and	O
in	O
Moto	O
Rush	O
GT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kit	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
cartridge	O
that	O
contains	O
interactive	O
instructions	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
assemble	O
each	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
,	O
and	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
software	O
package	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
have	O
multiple	O
programs	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
motorbike	O
handles	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
race	O
along	O
a	O
track	O
in	O
stunt	O
bikes	O
,	O
and	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
track	O
layouts	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
use	O
any	O
object	O
detected	O
through	O
the	O
IR	O
sensor	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
track	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
object	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
IR	O
sensing	O
abilities	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
fish	O
to	O
catch	O
in	O
the	O
fishing	O
rod	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
,	O
or	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
waveforms	O
to	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
piano	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Robot	O
Kit	O
includes	O
parts	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
mecha	O
suit	O
that	O
includes	O
a	O
visor	O
which	O
holds	O
the	O
left	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
for	O
motion	O
sensing	O
and	O
a	O
backpack	O
that	O
holds	O
the	O
right	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
to	O
read	O
hand	O
and	O
feet	O
swings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two-player	O
VS	O
mode	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
with	O
their	O
giant	O
robots	O
,	O
though	O
both	O
players	O
need	O
a	O
separate	O
Robot	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
for	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Robo-Studio	O
mode	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
insert	O
the	O
Console	O
into	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
and	O
play	O
sound	O
effects	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
movement	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Hanger	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
color	O
and	O
appearance	O
of	O
their	O
virtual	O
robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journalists	O
noted	O
similarities	O
between	O
this	O
Kit	O
and	O
Project	O
Giant	O
Robot	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
that	O
had	O
players	O
use	O
the	O
motion	O
sensing	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
to	O
control	O
a	O
robot	O
and	O
rampage	O
through	O
a	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
Giant	O
Robot	O
was	O
teased	O
during	O
E3	O
2014	O
and	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
tied	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Labo	O
developers	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
prototype	O
was	O
a	O
ground-based	O
tank	O
with	O
interactive	O
floor	O
pedals	O
,	O
but	O
risked	O
being	O
crushed	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
utilize	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
gyro	O
sensor	O
;	O
to	O
solve	O
these	O
issues	O
,	O
the	O
prototype	O
was	O
modified	O
to	O
be	O
worn	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Carry-Con	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vehicle	O
Kit	O
includes	O
the	O
cardboard	O
parts	O
to	O
make	O
three	O
steering	O
consoles	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
a	O
car	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
a	O
plane	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
a	O
submarine	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
slot	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
key	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
built	O
around	O
a	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
associated	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
cars	O
,	O
planes	O
,	O
and	O
submarines	O
in	O
game	O
,	O
switching	O
between	O
these	O
modes	O
by	O
moving	O
their	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
key	O
between	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
cooperative	O
play	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
person	O
using	O
another	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kit	O
also	O
includes	O
cutouts	O
for	O
a	O
pedal	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
to	O
power	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
vehicles	O
,	O
two	O
key	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
,	O
a	O
spray	O
can	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
stand	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
sit	O
atop	O
the	O
car	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
with	O
the	O
spray	O
can	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
are	O
several	O
"	O
extra	O
parts	O
"	O
made	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
Paint	O
Studio	O
,	O
the	O
mode	O
made	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
VR	O
Kit	O
centers	O
around	O
a	O
cardboard	O
pair	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
goggles	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
view	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
images	O
using	O
the	O
Switch	O
console	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Google	B-Device
Cardboard	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Labo	I-Application
software	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
Garage	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
program	O
their	O
own	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
using	O
simple	O
programming	O
commands	O
,	O
either	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
available	O
Labo	O
kits	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toy-Con	B-Application
Garage	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
creating	O
simple	O
commands	O
by	O
connecting	O
input	O
and	O
output	O
nodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Output	O
nodes	O
range	O
from	O
vibrating	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
to	O
lighting	O
up	O
the	O
Console	O
's	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toy-Con	B-Application
Garage	O
provides	O
multiple	O
options	O
for	O
customizing	O
each	O
node	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
adjusting	O
the	O
sensitivity	O
and	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
control	O
stick	O
as	O
an	O
input	O
node	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Game	B-Device
Builder	I-Device
Garage	I-Device
which	O
is	O
largely	O
based	O
on	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
Garage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Labo	I-Application
,	O
select	O
software	O
titles	O
have	O
received	O
free	O
updates	O
giving	O
them	O
compatibility	O
with	O
certain	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
to	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2018	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
motorbike	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
,	O
from	O
the	O
Variety	O
Kit	O
,	O
to	O
control	O
their	O
racer	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
car	O
steering	O
wheel	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
from	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Vehicle	O
Kit	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
unveiling	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Rayark	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
add	O
a	O
mode	O
to	O
its	O
piano-based	O
rhythm	O
game	O
Deemo	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2018	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
piano	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
on	O
selected	O
songs	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
third-party	O
title	O
to	O
offer	O
integration	O
with	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Fishing	O
Star	O
:	O
World	O
Tour	O
would	O
support	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
Fishing	O
Rod	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
updated	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2019	O
to	O
support	O
VR	O
game	O
modes	O
through	O
the	O
VR	O
Kit	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
limited	O
VR	O
mode	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Captain	B-Application
Toad	I-Application
:	I-Application
Treasure	I-Application
Tracker	I-Application
received	O
an	O
update	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
that	O
added	O
a	O
VR	O
mode	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
play	O
four	O
levels	O
and	O
get	O
a	O
360°	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
course	O
selection	O
screen	O
while	O
using	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
VR	O
Goggles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puchikon	O
4	O
SmileBASIC	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
Piano	O
,	O
House	O
,	O
Fishing	O
Rod	O
,	O
Motorbike	O
,	O
and	O
Robot	O
kits	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
games	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Spice	O
and	O
Wolf	O
VR	O
with	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
VR	O
Goggles	O
support	O
was	O
announced	O
what	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neonwall	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
VR	O
Goggles	O
support	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tagline	O
for	O
Labo	O
is	O
"	O
Make	O
,	O
Play	O
,	O
Discover	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Discover	O
"	O
refers	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
user	O
of	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
can	O
understand	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
of	O
physics	O
,	O
engineering	O
,	O
and	O
programming	O
that	O
make	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
work	O
through	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
making	O
and	O
playing	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
was	O
not	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
educational	O
,	O
though	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
goals	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
explain	O
how	O
the	O
technology	O
behind	O
the	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
creations	O
works	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Labo	O
came	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
when	O
they	O
asked	O
their	O
employees	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
ways	O
that	O
the	O
Switch	O
's	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
could	O
be	O
used	O
;	O
out	O
of	O
many	O
potential	O
ideas	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
building	O
cardboard	O
toys	O
around	O
the	O
controllers	O
held	O
promise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Labo	I-Application
developers	O
Kawamoto	O
,	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
and	O
Ogasawara	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
their	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
unique	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
such	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
no	O
other	O
system	O
could	O
emulate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
were	O
treated	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bundle	O
of	O
sensors	O
"	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
ways	O
by	O
attaching	O
them	O
to	O
different	O
hardware	O
pieces	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
gyro	O
motion-sensor	B-Device
,	O
IR	O
motion	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
exploring	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
attachment	O
and	O
game	O
prototypes	O
during	O
three	O
weeks	O
of	O
brainstorming	O
sessions	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
prototype	O
parties.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
cardboard	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
are	O
sturdy	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
recognized	O
that	O
the	O
cardboard	O
can	O
suffer	O
wear	O
and	O
tear	O
with	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
sells	O
replacement	O
sheets	O
for	O
individual	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
through	O
its	O
online	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
Institute	O
of	O
Play	O
to	O
bring	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Labo	I-Application
into	O
elementary	O
schools	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
goal	O
to	O
reach	O
2,000	O
students	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
2018	O
–	O
2019	O
school	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Labo	I-Application
was	O
received	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
take	O
on	O
video	O
gaming	O
and	O
unconventional	O
method	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
encourage	O
creativity	O
and	O
learning	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
initially	O
concerned	O
with	O
the	O
sturdiness	O
of	O
the	O
cardboard	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
durability	O
of	O
the	O
assembled	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
,	O
also	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
software	O
contains	O
tutorials	O
with	O
tips	O
on	O
repairing	O
broken	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
critics	O
highlighted	O
the	O
seemingly	O
unlimited	O
options	O
provided	O
by	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
Garage	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
possibility	O
for	O
the	O
community	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
share	O
new	O
creations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
and	O
CNET	O
found	O
Labo	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
clever	O
utilization	O
of	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
 '	O
motion	B-Device
sensors	I-Device
,	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
,	O
and	O
IR	O
sensing	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
user	O
have	O
found	O
ways	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
cardboard	O
Toy-Con	B-Application
functionality	O
with	O
more	O
sturdy	O
versions	O
using	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
,	O
otherwise	O
retaining	O
all	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
