Nintendo in VR? We chatted about the road to Labo VR Kit with its creator.

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Nintendo has been eyeing virtual reality for longer than you realize.

You wouldn't have known it back in Jan. 2018 when the first cardboard gaming kit was announced, but work was happening behind the scenes. It was far enough along even then to make a cameo appearance in that first reveal.

"When we first came up with the concept of Labo, we realized that we can incorporate VR experiences into it," Labo Director and Software Lead Tsubasa Sakaguchi said through a translator during a recent interview.

"[It] was part of the theme from the earlier stages. As you can see from the release announcement video, the VR Toy-Cons are actually included in that announcement video." Read more...

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