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...Analysts say the launch of Nintendo Labo is an attempt by the company to redress the current balance of the world’s estimated 17m Switch owners, of whom about 90 per cent are aged 16 or older....
...The Kyoto-based company unveiled the Nintendo Labo in January with a video focused on the do-it-yourself cardboard models designed to be combined with its Switch console....
...and is now heavily reliant on Labo’s success in the first half of 2018....
...The marketing of Labo suggests Nintendo will now push for the five- to 15-year-old market who currently form just 10 per cent of the user base....
...“We are seeing some very nice things coming along — independent games, esports titles and other experimental titles like Nintendo Labo — but these are additions to the offering, rather than clear drivers...
...The unveiling of Nintendo Labo, which combines elaborate DIY cardboard models with game controllers, a base unit and specialised software, is to be released for the company’s record-breaking Switch console...
...The Nintendo Labo introductory pack went on sale and lets the Switch’s tablet-like screen work with devices that include a cardboard piano and a fishing rod that enables virtual angling....
...Shares have continued their ascent since the launch of the company’s record-breaking Switch console in March 2017, with the announcement last week of Nintendo Labo, a series of cardboard DIY add-ons for...
...The 'Labo' DIY models – including a full-body cardboard suit – combine with Nintendo's popular Switch device and are designed to appeal to children....
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