Nintendo's
Labo is
amazing, as
long as it
doesn't collect the
Wii's dust
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I brought my mom along to check out Nintendo Labo
What a trip.
She's never been a fan of video games, and always put harsh restrictions on my access to them as a kid. But she came away from the experience coveting
Nintendo's new cardboard creations and plotting a Switch purchase. A shocking turnaround.
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And that got me thinking. It's 12 years ago, late 2006. My sister and other members of my family — none of them fans of gaming — were jazzed about
Nintendo's Wii. The motion control gimmick, the ability to play tennis and toss bowling balls from the comfort of a living room, it all had them sold. They were lined up on launch day alongside video game geeks like me.
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