Nintendo Labo VR: the Willy Wonka of video games tries virtual reality

Nintendo Labo VR: the Willy Wonka of video games tries virtual reality

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https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/mar/26/nintendo-labo-vr-virtual-reality-video-games

A cheerful, endearing approach to VR makes Nintendo’s Labo VR kit a fascinating family prospect

VR was meant to be the future, and it still yet might be, but the current selection of virtual reality devices is in the main expensive, impractical and nausea-inducing. Initially tethered to high-end computers with wires, neither the Oculus Rift nor the HTC Vive VR headsets have yet captured the public imagination as much as that of investors, and lower-end contraptions such as Google Cardboard haven’t offered interesting enough experiences to become popular. Nintendo Labo, on the other hand, shows virtual reality for what it really is, at least right now: an interesting toy. With a 7+ PEGI rating, in contrast to the 12+ recommendation for every other VR device, it has the age suitability to match.

Nintendo Labo VR: the Willy Wonka of video games tries virtual reality

Mar 26, 2019, 5:50pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/mar/26/nintendo-labo-vr-virtual-reality-video-games > A cheerful, endearing approach to VR makes Nintendo’s Labo VR kit a fascinating family prospect > VR was meant to be the future, and it still yet might be, but the current selection of virtual reality devices is in the main expensive, impractical and nausea-inducing. Initially tethered to high-end computers with wires, neither the Oculus Rift nor the HTC Vive VR headsets have yet captured the public imagination as much as that of investors, and lower-end contraptions such as Google Cardboard haven’t offered interesting enough experiences to become popular. Nintendo Labo, on the other hand, shows virtual reality for what it really is, at least right now: an interesting toy. With a 7+ PEGI rating, in contrast to the 12+ recommendation for every other VR device, it has the age suitability to match.