Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit
Build a cardboard robot suit, then use punches, steps and body movements to control an on-screen robot, complete challenges and experiment with your own Toy-Con interactions.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.6 / 10
About this game
The Robot Kit starts with a construction project. Follow interactive instructions to assemble the precut cardboard into a wearable Toy-Con suit, then adjust its straps and put your movements to work. Punching, lifting your legs and leaning control the robot; extending your arms sends it flying, while crouching turns it into a car. Robot challenges unlock new abilities. Beyond those activities, completing a Discover activity opens Toy-Con Garage, where you connect input, intermediate and output nodes to devise interactions of your own. Building the controller and experimenting with its behavior are part of the experience alongside controlling the robot. On Switch Lite, separate Joy-Con controllers are required.
Collected in series
Nintendo Labo combines cardboard construction with Nintendo Switch games, turning handmade Toy-Con into instruments, vehicles and interactive toys. Building is part of the play, and the software lets you investigate how each creation works or experiment with new responses.
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A hands-on fit for players who want making the controller to be part of the game.
Turning folded cardboard into a controller should appeal to people who enjoy craft projects as much as screen-based play. Toy-Con Garage extends that interest into designing interactions, while the body-controlled robot gives the finished construction a practical purpose.
Strengths
- Assembly and body controls connect the object you make with what happens on screen.
- Garage nodes provide a route from following instructions to trying original interactions.
Weaknesses
- Players interested only in immediate robot action may find the assembly work an unwelcome part of getting started.
Who it is for: Curious builders and players who enjoy physical play, construction and experimenting with cause and effect.
Play notes: Incorrect assembly can affect play; Switch Lite also needs separate Joy-Con controllers.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Challenge rewards and the later Garage unlock offer separate reasons to alternate robot play with experimentation. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Mapping gestures to punches, flight and transformation should particularly appeal to players who enjoy acting out a role physically. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Seeing the robot respond to movements made in the suit can reinforce the sense of operating something you built yourself. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Adjustable straps help accommodate the wearer, but correct assembly remains a practical prerequisite for the intended controls. | Reviewed | 6.9 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- 2018
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
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- Categories
- Simulation · Primary genre
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyReplayablePick-up and PlayConstructionFamily-friendlyLow Entry BarrierPuzzle Solving
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com