Nintendo Announces Labo VR Kit With Shareable Gaming Experiences

To be perfectly honest, I don’t quite know how to start this article. I’m still a little shocked by the announcement myself. Then again, this is Nintendo, a company whose entire business model revolves around subverting the expectations of its fans. So when the consumer electronics and video game corporation made the announcement this morning that the fourth Nintendo Labo Toy-Con lineup would include an elephant-shaped VR head-mounted display featuring a controllable trunk, I guess I shouldn’t have been all that surprised.Available April 12th online and through major retailers, Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04 VR Kit gives Switch owners the chance to join the console VR shenanigans with six incredibly well-made head-mounted display attachments designed specifically for the Nintendo Switch tablet and Joy-Con controllers. Each Toy-Con is custom built for a specific Labo game experience, adding a unique interactive element to the equation. For example, after assembling the Toy-Con Blaster and attaching it to the default Toy-Con Goggles, you can then use your new pump-action weapon to repel a fierce alien attack; with the Toy-Con camera you can explore a beautiful underwater environment and capture photos of exotic sea life. Other unique attachments include the Toy-Con Bird with flappable wings, a Toy-Con Wind Pedal that creates a light breeze for extra immersion, and the Toy-Con Elephant with extendable trunk. While the experiences in which these attachments will be used remain a mystery, it’s easy to imagine the possible use-case scenarios.