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Talking Point: Labo VR Is The Best Worst Idea Nintendo Has Had In Years

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The pros and cons of cardboard VR on Switch.

You can always rely on Nintendo to enter a new market in the most esoteric way imaginable, and we got a great example of this today with the news that the next Labo kit is going to be based around VR. After the failure of the
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, and repeated claims that it would only enter this exciting emerging sector when it
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and the
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, the Kyoto veteran has staked its claim to immersive gaming in the most 'Nintendo' way possible – by
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, a Switch-based sub-brand built around experimentation and the joy of discovery.

While some will be disappointed that Nintendo hasn't created a 'proper' headset, it's a good fit for the Labo ethos, and could potentially be a game-changer for the company and VR in general – or, as we'll discuss, it could be the total opposite.

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