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We know how Nintendo Labo's Robot Kit will play and it's making us more excited

My inner child wants one

We know how Nintendo Labo's Robot Kit will play and it's making us more excited
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Yesterday evening Nintendo revealed a new trailer on Labo's official website looking at the Robot Kit, and jeez it's detailed.

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In the Robot Kit trailer we get a brief look at the different parts of the robot suit. You'll don the visor, shoulder the backpack, grip the handles, and put your feet into little straps so your whole body plays a part in the game.

As you could tell from the original trailer you can extend your arms to punch and crouch to turn into a tank, but there's more. Dipping your visor lets you enter first-person mode, stomping your feet helps you move, leaning lets you change direction, spreading your arms lets you fly, and standing on one leg turns you into a giant robot.

A couple of unexpected features include putting your Switch into 'Studio mode' inside the Toy-Con robot, which lets you make all sorts of sounds as you move. You can also use 'tools' to change the robot's colour, physically switching between them with cardboard dials.

There's also a two-player PvP mode if you and a friend both have a Robot Kit handy. Just try not to punch each other in real life, kay?

Pre-orders are currently open for the Robot Kit if you're super eager. It'll cost you $79.99 though.

Read what our team thought of the Nintendo Labo when it was announced. Or, take a look at which big questions nobody's been asking about the intriguing kit.


Emily Sowden
Emily Sowden
Emily is Pocket Gamer's News Editor and writes about all kinds of game-related things. She needs coffee to function and begrudgingly loves her Switch more than she lets on.