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New Retail Releases: Nintendo Labo: VR Kit, Dangerous Driving, More

Posted on April 8, 2019 by John Scalzo

Nintendo will finally dip their toe into the virtual reality waters this week with the launch of Nintendo Labo: VR Kit for the Switch. The consolemaker’s latest Labo set will include instructions to construct several new cardboard controllers including Toy-Con VR Goggles, a Toy-Con Blaster, a Toy-Con Elephant, a Toy-Con Camera, a Toy-Con Bird, and more.

While Nintendo is busy asking their players to pretend to be elephants, the team at Three Fields Entertainment will finally get the chance to give the public a look at Dangerous Driving, their spiritual successor to the Burnout franchise. Set to be released for the PS4 and Xbox One, Dangerous Driving will let players drive with “speed” and “aggression” as they tear up the track. A digital release for the PC will also be available exclusively through the Epic Games Store.

Finally this week, a pair of specialist publishers will release some new games that might have flown under your radar. Spike Chunsoft will launch their latest RPG, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning, for the PS4 (and with a digital release on the PC through Steam). Meanwhile, NIS America will bring their exploration sim, Neo Atlas 1469, to the Switch for the first time.

That’s it for this week’s new retail releases, but you can expect a wide variety of new titles to also make their way to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop (including Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain, and the Switch debut of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice) over the next seven days.

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Nintendo will add VR support to Mario Odyssey and Zelda: Breath of the Wild on April 26

Posted on April 5, 2019 by John Scalzo

Switch owners should be excited, as the Nintendo Labo: VR Kit will finally bring a limited version of virtual reality to the console when it launches next week.

But Nintndo also has plans to quickly expand VR support on the Switch thanks to a pair of free updates coming April 26 to Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. A recent post on Nintendo.com highlights how the consolemaker plans to integrate the VR Kit’s included VR Goggles with these two games:

Super Mario Odyssey
Experience small areas of the Cap, Seaside, and Luncheon Kingdoms in a whole new way with the Toy-Con VR Goggles. Players must collect music notes and Coins to complete objectives in three new mini-missions.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Enjoy this epic adventure like never before—change modes at any time while adventuring to explore your favorite places with VR!

The Nintendo Labo: VR Kit will be available in stores on April 12, and a new trailer showcasing the upcoming VR features for Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been embedded above.

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Nintendo will bring family-friendly virtual reality to Switch in April with Nintendo Labo: VR Kit

Posted on March 7, 2019 by John Scalzo

It looks like Switch owners will get their first taste of virtual reality later this Spring when Nintendo launches the Nintendo Labo: VR Kit.

Rather than a traditional VR headset, Nintendo Labo: VR Kit will feature a new set of cardboard contraptions that fold into six different Toy-Con projects. The Toy-Con VR Goggles is the highlight of the package, but players will also be able to play with a Toy-Con Blaster, Toy-Con Camera, Toy-Con Bird, Toy-Con Wind Pedal, and Toy-Con Elephant. An included Screen Holder and Safety Cap will keep all the pieces in place.

According to Nintendo, these Toy-Con projects will offer players a family-friendly window into virtual reality:

Nintendo Labo: VR Kit offers six new Toy-Con creations to build, including the Toy-Con VR Goggles, which combine with the other creations to allow players to interact with the virtual world through imaginative real-world actions. Fend off an alien invasion with the Toy-Con Blaster, visit a colorful in-game ocean and snap photos of the sea life with the Toy-Con Camera and so much more.

Nintendo Labo: VR Kit encourages passing around the Toy-Con creations among a group of people so everyone in the room can easily join in on the fun. To help encourage this social gameplay, players simply slip the Nintendo Switch console into the Toy-Con VR Goggles and hold it up to their eyes to explore numerous games and experiences – no head strap needed.

The Nintendo Labo: VR Kit will be priced at $79.99, but Nintendo is also planning to offer a lower-cost option for players who aren’t interested in purchasing the full package. This “Starter Set + Blaster” bundle will be priced at $39.99, and it’ll include the Screen Holder and Safety Cap, as well as building materials for the Toy-Con VR Goggles and the Toy-Con Blaster.

The remaining four Toy-Con projects from the VR Kit will be available through Nintendo.com as “Expansion Set 1” (Toy-Con Elephant and Toy-Con Camera) and “Expansion Set 2” (Toy-Con Wind Pedal and Toy-Con Bird) for $19.99 apiece.

Nintendo Labo: VR Kit will released on April 12.

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