We will’t say we had excessive hopes, nonetheless Nintendo has now confirmed that its Labo VR Package received’t work on the newly unveiled Nintendo Change 2.
Launched in 2019, Nintendo’s Labo: Toy-Con 04 VR Package was the corporate first public experiment in fashionable VR, which included a cardboard holder and lenses, letting Change house owners slot within the handheld console to play a wide range of fascinating mini-games, a lot of which included their very own one-off DIY cardboard devices.
Now, after the corporate’s massive Nintendo Direct livestream yesterday, which included the disclosing on its $450 Change 2 handheld, the corporate says Labo VR merely received’t work on its next-gen console—pretty apparent, since Change 2’s 7.9 inch (~20cm) show is bigger than the unique’s 6.2 inch (15.75cm) show.
“The Nintendo Change 2 console can’t be inserted into the Toy-Con VR Goggles accent, so this recreation can’t be performed,” Nintendo confirms in its official Change 2 recreation compatibility information.
That additionally means you received’t have the ability to play any of the Nintendo titles that help fundamental VR viewing on that higher-res (however bigger), larger body price show, which included The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Tremendous Mario Odyssey, and Tremendous Smash Bros. Final.
That stated, the corporate launched Labo VR effectively after the launch of the unique Change, which got here out in 2017, so it’s attainable the Japanese gaming big might have one thing else up its sleeve, once more shifting in its ordinary gradual and deliberate method.
For now, there are solely actually just a few measly crumbs of hope. In 2024 Nintendo revealed a patent for a VR add-on just like Labo VR, which appears nearer to a Cardboard-like design that might slot right into a Nintendo handheld. Granted, all merchandise have patents, however not all patents have merchandise, so it might simply be one other case of Nintendo marking territory reasonably than making a product as such.
There was additionally a rumor in late 2023 that Nintendo was partnering with Google to create a standalone headset, though we’ve heard nothing since. As a substitute, Google appears to be specializing in growing its Android XR working system for the upcoming Samsung Mission Moohan blended actuality headset.
To dive somewhat deeper, take a look at why we expect Nintendo hasn’t made an actual VR headset but. And nope, Digital Boy positively doesn’t rely.
