History YMMV / NintendoLabo

* 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".

** Even going into the SNES era there was still some papercraft culture going strong. There was once a paper model kit for the ''Star Fox'' Arwing fighter, and after that you see some of this reflected in the design choices for the ''Paper Mario'' series.

** [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} "STOP HAVING FUN! IT'S JUST A STUPID BOOOOOX!"]] and [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants "ISN'T THERE ANYTHING ON THAT ISN'T ABOUT BOXES?!?"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Plenty of "hardcore" players just can't wrap their heads around the idea of playing with boxes![[/labelnote]]

* 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.

** Tapping 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 tapping 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]]

** [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} "STOP HAVING FUN! IT'S JUST A STUPID BOOOOOX!"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Plenty of "hardcore" players just can't wrap their heads around the idea of playing with boxes![[/labelnote]]

* 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.

** Even going into the SNES era there was still some papercraft culture going strong. There was once a paper model kit for the Star Fox Arwing fighter, and after that you see some of this reflected in the design choices for the Paper Mario series.

** Not only the entire concept of playing with cardboard, but the man shaped toy-con in particular is heading in this direction, to the point where many people legitimately want him to be a playable character in the next ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.

** Not only the entire concept of playing with cardboard, but the man shaped toy-con in particular is heading in this direction.

** [[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."

* HilariousInHindsight: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhRZXdcxhyg This video]] promoting the original concept for ''Project Giant Robot'', which shows Reggie fighting a man dressed up in a cheap cardboard robot costume. It looks eerily prophetic since the game's retooling into the "Robot" kit.
* MemeticMutation: Not only the entire concept of playing with cardboard, but the man shaped toy-con in particular is heading in this direction.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Nintendo had some history with DIY papercraft toys in their pre-NES days, as seen by the [[http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/05/nintendo-picture-cutter-and-new-picture.html Picture Cutter]] and the [[http://blog.beforemario.com/2012/05/nintendo-paper-model-series.html Paper Model]] series.

[[MemeticMutation became ridiculed near-instantly]].

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The idea of playing with cardboard was always going to be a tough sell in the gaming community, but throw in the expensive price tag and there's a reason the concept [[MemeticMutation became ridiculed near-instantly]].

* HilariousInHindsight: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhRZXdcxhyg This video]] promoting the game's original concept ''Project Giant Robot'', which shows Reggie fighting a man dressed up in a cheap cardboard robot costume. It looks eerily prophetic since the game's retooling into the ''Labo'' brand.

* BrokenBase: Yes, it applies even to this as the more hardcore gaming audience views the concept to be gimmicky and overpriced even when factoring in the game. Of course, it has its share of both child and adult fans who either don't care or at least find it to be an interesting concept.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Nintendo had some history with DIY papercraft toys in their pre-NES days, as seen by the [[http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/05/nintendo-picture-cutter-and-new-picture.html Picture Cutter]] and the [[http://blog.beforemario.com/2012/05/nintendo-paper-model-series.html Paper Model]] series.