Nintendo’s Labo Vehicle Kit for the Switch is being released today

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Despite coming from Nintendo, however, the first batch of Labo kits weren’t exactly great games; they were simple toys without much lasting appeal. If you weren’t into learning rudimentary coding or endlessly fishing a virtual sea, there wasn’t much to keep you coming back. Even with two young kids in the house, my Labo kits sat in a closet all summer, rarely used.

 

With the new vehicle kit, which launches on Friday, the company may have finally solved that problem. The new collection retains all of the best aspects of the original Labo kits, but it combines them with an excellent game that’s bursting with Nintendo charm.

Source: Nintendo Labo vehicle kit review – The Verge

The reviews of all the Labo kits for the Nintendo Switch are pretty positive. Is anyone using these kits in schools?

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