Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit
Build cardboard vehicle controllers, then use them to drive, dive and fly. Moving a physical Toy-Con Key between your creations switches vehicles, connecting hands-on construction with exploration and racing.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.1 / 10
About this game
Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit starts with making the controls yourself. Follow the software's interactive instructions to assemble cardboard Toy-Con for a car, submarine and plane, without glue or scissors. A Nintendo Switch and its Joy-Con controllers bring those creations into the game. Move the Toy-Con Key between controllers to change vehicles as you explore on land, underwater and in the air. The included activities also cover timed racing and battles with punching cars. Beyond driving, Toy-Con Garage lets you connect inputs and outputs to devise your own interactions, extending the activity from following a build to experimenting with how it works.
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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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Best suited to players who want making the controller to be part of playing.
The physical Key gives vehicle changes a tangible action, which may appeal to people who enjoy handling their creations. Garage experiments provide a further reason to stay curious about the controls after completing the guided builds.
Strengths
- Construction and vehicle operation can make a satisfying pair for players who enjoy seeing a handmade object do something.
- Toy-Con Garage offers an outlet for experimenting beyond the supplied assembly instructions.
Weaknesses
- The construction stage may feel like a hurdle if your only interest is getting straight to driving.
Who it is for: Hands-on makers and families interested in building together, then trying out the resulting vehicle controls.
Play notes: Switch Lite needs separate Joy-Con and cannot use the included screen stand. The stand can also obscure part of an OLED model's screen.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Guided construction followed by vehicle activities and Garage experiments offers several kinds of engagement for players happy to alternate making and playing. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Physically moving the Key between controllers may make changing vehicles especially appealing to players who enjoy tactile interaction. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Using a cardboard object you assembled to control an onscreen vehicle may make the connection between physical movement and game action particularly engaging. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Interactive instructions and assembly without glue or scissors may lower the practical barrier for newcomers to model building. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 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
- Not provided
- Categories
- Simulation · Primary genre
- Tags
- Third PersonSolo-friendlyResource ManagementLong-term ProgressionLife SimulationCozyDriving and RacingSlow BurnReplayableMain Story 20–50 Hours3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerCo-op
- Perspectives
- First personThird person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com