Nintendo Labo Toy-Con kits: First two kits priced, dated

Update: We’ve now got Aussie pricing. See below.

Nintendo Labo’s first two Toy-Con kits have been detailed by the publisher.

Announced today, Labo is a DIY cardboard build-and-play experience that pairs with the Nintendo Switch. Today, Nintendo also detailed the program’s first two Toy-Con packs.

Here’s what to expect on 20 April 2018, when Labo launches.

Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit

• Release date: 20 April 2018
• RRP: $69.99 USD, $99.95 AUD
• Buildable projects: 2 RC Cars, 1 Fishing Rod, 1 House, 1 Motorbike, 1 Piano
• Also contains: Nintendo Labo Variety Kit software

Variety Kit elements

• Toy-Con RC Car: Insert the Left and Right Joy-Con into your newly built RC Car and control its movement using touch screen controls on the Nintendo Switch. The HD rumble feature in the Joy-Con controllers will cause vibrations that move the car in the direction you choose. Materials to construct two RC Cars are included.
• Toy-Con Fishing Rod: Construct the Fishing Rod with an active, rotating reel that is attached by string to a cradle holding the Nintendo Switch console. Catch one of many exotic fish shown swimming on the Nintendo Switch screen by casting your Fishing Rod and unwinding the reel to lower the hook. Once you feel a vibration from the Joy-Con inserted in the reel, you must crank the reel quickly and tug the Fishing Rod upwards to try and complete the catch.
• Toy-Con House: By inserting various assembled blocks into openings in the sides and bottom of the House, you can interact, feed and play games with a cute creature on the front-facing Nintendo Switch screen. Each differently shaped block is detected by the IR Motion Camera on the Right Joy-Con inserted on top of the House.
• Toy-Con Motorbike: Insert each Joy-Con into an assembled set of handlebars to drive a motorbike on the Nintendo Switch screen. Pressing the ignition button starts the engine, twisting the right handle activates the throttle, and leaning your body or turning the handlebars left and right controls the motorbike.
• Toy-Con Piano: After assembling a beautifully crafted 13-key piano and inserting the Nintendo Switch console and Joy-Con, you can create your own music by pressing different keys. You can even insert different assembled knobs to create new sound effects and tones.

Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit

• Release date: 20 April 2018
• RRP: $79.99 USD, $119.95 AUD
• Buildable projects: 1 “cool robot suit”
• Also contains: Nintendo Labo Robot Kit software

Robot Kit elements

• Toy-Con Robot: Create a wearable robot suit, and insert the Left and Right Joy-Con into the designated slots on the backpack and visor to assume control of the robot, which is shown on the TV when the Nintendo Switch console is docked. Enjoy a variety of fun game-play experiences, including Robot mode, where you can destroy in-game buildings and UFOs.

You can see Toy-Con 01 above and Toy-Con 02 below.

What do you make of Labo?