History YMMV / NintendoLabo

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNqKBQT-9EI This]] mockumentary about the UsefulNotes/WiiU claims that one of Nintendo's rejected ideas for the Wii's successor consisted of "an empty [cardboard] box full of your imagination."

* FandomEnragingMisconception: Call the Labo "$70 Cardboard" at your peril. There's so many people sick of people straw-manning the concept to where saying that will get you burned at the stake. The software is $60 (like other major Switch titles), plus $10 cardboard, which makes it a 70 dollar bundle.

** Taping knives to the RC labo cars. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Given the idea behind labo is making your own homebrew accessories for the Switch, a common joke is people posting their own take on the RC car labo, which commonly involves taping a knife to it. Jokes about being ready for ''Series/BattleBots'' or "[[Franchise/MetalGear a weapon to surpass Metal Gear]]" are common as well.[[/labelnote]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: ''Robot Kit'' has an elaborate Toy-Con that is difficult to build, but once it's built, it can be used to control a HumongousMecha in such a way that is unique and incredibly fun. The robot itself has several moves, including punching, stomping, falling drill kicks, laser beams, transforming into a wheeled tank, and growing giant. Unfortunately, the only games you are allowed to use this elaborate machine with are a selection of tutorial missions and a score attack mode that involves destroying a toy city with no real threat to you. Many fans are hoping for a proper game that makes use of the Robot.
* WinTheCrowd: A number of people were rather skeptical when the [=VR=] Kit was announced simply because it wasn't a regular VR experience, not helped by Nintendo's previous attempt with the UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy. Then the overview trailer released, and many were won over by the intruging minigames included and the announcement of a new feature in Toy Con Garage that lets you make full-blown virtual experiences.

** That this game came out on 4/20 for $69 did not go unnoticed by fans.

* NightmareFuel: In the House minigame, putting the creature to sleep when the lights are off will cause the room to suddenly become a living nightmare. Dark music fills the room, the old-fashioned bust hung on the wall wakes up with [[RedEyesTakeWarning beat-red eyes]] staring into your soul with a SlasherSmile, a spider emerges from the ceiling, two shadowy figures (a blob and a snake) sprout from the desk and a poster on the wall respectively, and to top it off, a king from the playing card rugs on the floor emerges and scares the poor creature awake with a shock.

* FandomBerserkButton: Call the Labo "$70 Cardboard" at your peril. There's so many people sick of people straw-manning the concept to where saying that will get you burned at the stake. The software is $60 (like other major Switch titles), plus $10 cardboard, which makes it a 70 dollar bundle.

*** These jokes paired with the [https://www.mariowiki.com/images/2/2c/Nintendo_Labo_VR_Kit_x_Super_Mario_Odyssey.png artwork of Mario and Cappy] happily enjoying the [=VR=] Kit, which associates with the "Aw, that's hot!" meme from WebVideo/YouTubeRewind 2018.

** [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Switch Heart Attack]] [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1365104-nintendo-labo has no]] [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1339355-jojos-bizarre-adventure weaknesses]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Labo is "Car Mode" has an autonomous driving function, complete with a heat-seeking function that drives it to seek out any heat source. Part 4 fans immediately compared the Labo to the stand Killer Queen's Sheer Heart Attack transformation.[[/labelnote]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: ''Robot Kit'' has an elaborate Toy-Con that is difficult to build, but once it's built, it can be used to control a HumongousMecha in such a way that is unique and incredibly fun. The robot itself has several moves, including punching, stomping, falling drill kicks, laser beams, transforming into a wheeled tank, and growing giant. Unfortunately, the only games you are allowed to use this elaborate machine with are a selection of tutorial missions and a score attack mode that involves destroying a toy city with no real threat to you. Many fans are hoping for a proper game that makes use of the Robot.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: A good amount of people weren't amused at the Labo's announcement, calling it a cash grab and giving it the infamous "$70 Cardboard" label as mentioned below; what many people didn't expect were the amount of players having a ''blast'' with the game at launch and experimenting with all the things they could make with the game's unique programming code and the cardboard DIY kits. The integration of Labo with other games such as ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' and the continuation of the series with the ''Vehicle Kit'' confirmed that Labo did exactly as well as Nintendo wanted.

* PeripheryHatedom: Labo is geared at kids (unlike the more general audience appeal of most first-party Nintendo works). Most of the criticism comes from adults who don't understand the fun of it.

* PeripheryHatedom: ''LABO'' is geared at kids (unlike the more general audience appeal of most first-party Nintendo works). Most of the criticism comes from adults who don't understand the fun of it.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Creator/JohnCarpenter [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRG6reVYLs attempts to play the theme to]] ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' on a Labo piano...they key word being "attempts".