Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit
Build cardboard controllers, then use them to aim a blaster, take virtual photographs and solve spatial puzzles. Toy-Con Garage VR extends the kit into a workshop for creating and modifying games.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.7 / 10
About this game
Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit starts with construction: follow the software's interactive instructions to assemble cardboard Toy-Con, then use those creations in their matching activities. Pull the Blaster's grip to load a shot, rotate the Camera's lens to zoom for a photography assignment, or move blocks with the Elephant to guide a ball to its goal. The full kit contains six Toy-Con projects. Making things continues inside the software. Toy-Con Garage VR lets you connect commands to create games, while the included VR Plaza examples can be opened up and modified. The goggles are held in your hands, so using the physical creations remains part of the activity.
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 promising fit for players who want making the controller to be part of playing.
The connection between a cardboard mechanism and its onscreen action could make experimentation as rewarding as completing an activity. Garage VR gives curious builders a further direction by letting them change the rules of supplied examples.
Strengths
- Physical actions such as loading the Blaster give construction a concrete purpose during play.
- Editable examples offer a useful starting point for players interested in inventing their own games.
Weaknesses
- The assembly stage may feel like an obstacle if you mainly want to start a ready-made game immediately.
Who it is for: Hands-on makers who enjoy both following a construction project and exploring how interactive rules work.
Play notes: The kit is incompatible with Switch Lite and Switch 2. VR-mode age guidance differs by region: seven and above in Japan, eight and above in Hong Kong. Hold the goggles by hand; do not strap them to your head.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Moving from guided assembly to editable sample games offers a route from following instructions to setting your own projects. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Loading, aiming and photographing with the objects you assembled could appeal to players who value tangible interaction. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A camera-shaped controller with a rotating lens could strengthen the connection between the physical prop and the virtual photography task. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension OLED users need to turn off automatic goggles detection and select VR mode manually, adding a specific setup step. | Reviewed | 6.9 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- 2019
- 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
- Shooter · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyReplayableThird PersonShootingMain Story Under 10 HoursFast-paced3D GraphicsLinear LevelsDodgePlayer versus Environment
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Virtual realityFirst person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2019
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com