Here we have collected a dazzling group of Labo Fan designs that were created for The Best Decorated Toy-Con Contest! Let us know what you think and share with us any designs you’ve made for you own Labos.
Dreamland Piano: Designed by Tay, “My Nintendo Labo Piano is inspired by the cloud jumping section at the end of the Kirby Star Allies stages. The keys were each individually painted and the outside of the piano is decorate with washi tape, paper clouds, and puffy star stickers. Some gold washi tape was also used to decorate some of the buttons.”
Electric Labo Factory: Designed by Nick, “I used the box the game comes in to create a yard for my house that has slots for the house as well as accesories which i cut out using measurements off the pieces in the set. After i finished the yard and painting the bricks I chose an electric black light color scheme, i also drew a little Labo graffiti on the back of the house. I used reactive paints and blacklight for the glow effect. This took a while but was fun to complete it’s an awesome innovation on the Nintendo Switch and gaming in general. Thanks Nintendo.”
The Legend of Music: Designed by Chris, “I customized my Nintendo Labo piano with a Legend of Zelda theme using a variety of paper and clay materials. Each of the Korok masks, the Italian mushroom buttons, and the log button are made of clay. All other decorations are made of paper, including the origami Silent Princess flowers I designed. The Divine Beasts are all featured on the ends of the sound-alternator knobs. Each of these decorations fit snugly to the Labo piano and can be removed again if so desired. This way, you can constantly change the way your Nintendo Labo creations look. The Master Sword also functions as an IR sticker, so something special could happen when you pull it out while in the Toy-Con Garage!”
Super Mario Bros. Piano: Designed by jaf450, “Introducing the Super Mario Bros. Labo Piano! This creation is completely hand painted, with gel pen used a bit on the keys and pencil for planning everything out before painting it. I got the idea for this design after looking at the piano and thinking the lever on the side looks like the flag pole from the games. It took me about a full day to plan and paint the NintendoLabo Piano. Each side of the piano is painted to look like the beginning and end of the level World 1-1. And the holder in the back for the Joy-Con I painted green to look like a warp pipe (part fully sticking out is the bottom of the pipe and part connected to piano is the lip of the pipe). Finally, the piano keys are painted with Mario’s signature colors with the Mushroom, Fire Flower, Super Leaf, a Koopa Troopa Shell, Super Bell, Super Star, Ice Flower, and 1-up painted on each big key. I love Nintendo Labo because it combines my interests (building things, art, video games, and technology) and I hope you enjoy this modern spin on a classic design.”
Kokiri Forest Home: Designed by Matteo, “I am a Zelda fan. So I got some fake vines for the leaves, paint and egg cartons to make a rock wall and a Hyrule Shield keychain to make it more LOZ.”
Bowser’s Highway Showdown: Designed by Val, “Large and in charge! Being an evil Koopa King never looked so good. Now you can crush that tricky Mario… in style! I decked out my RC Car to look like Bowser’s sweet ride from Super Mario 3D World and made it a formidable foe in RC Car battling. Instead of limiting myself to the small surface area of the original RC car format, I decided to expand around it as well to recreate a sturdier and more accurate version of Bowser’s flashy car while still incorporating the RC Car. A large gap was left in the “teeth” to help the infrared sensor function during autopilot and at the bottom of the car in order to attach and remove controllers. The car was made mostly out of paint, craft foam, hot glue, paper, and some other miscellaneous items. It took me almost a week to craft and made sure it ran properly with dozens of design changes along the way but seeing this as a finished product makes me feel it was worth it. Thank you Nintendo for making Nintendo Labo such a fun and inspiring experience and challenging me to think creatively about designing crafts! I hope you all enjoy my creation as well!”
No Grown-ups Allowed!: Designed by Cooper, “I thought it would be cool to decorate using primarily cardboard, keeping in the spirit of Nintendo Labo. I wanted to tie nature to my project and a treehouse seemed like a good natural extension to bring my Nintendo Labo house outdoors. I shot my photo in my yard in natural light. I decorated my treehouse using corrugated cardboard, acrylic paint for the tree, colored pencil for the woodgrain, crayon and twine for the sign, and a toilet paper tube and twine for the tire swing. I also used a thin balsa wood strip in front of the screen. I also incorporated cardboard critters and a three-dimensional bush into my design.”
A Happy Home to Play: Designed by Jessi, “The materials I used for this happy home were water-based paints, painter’s tape, paper flowers, crafting glue, and stickers! I was most excited to customize this project so that I could give my new friend inside the happiest home. When I set out to create this, I first used painter’s tape on the house to cover the borders of each side and the windows to paint a different color later. I painted each side my desired color, painted the blocks, and then I moved on to work on the roof. For the roof, I couldn’t find any easy way to use painter’s tape, so instead I kept a careful hand. Patience was a virtue! Once all of that paint was dry, I removed the painter’s tape and painted the borders of the sides and the windows! Then, I laid out some glue in the places where I wanted my flowers, and gently pressed the flowers into their places. Then I let the glue dry. Lastly, I placed my favorite stickers on the exterior of the house where I thought they would look best!”
Piano Owl: Designed by Nintendo employee, “We just had to turn a Toy-Con Piano into one of our favorite animals: the wise, old owl! We used three different colors of felt for the feathers, which we individually cut and then glued on. Even though there’s a lot going on here, we made sure not to interfere with the functions of the Toy-Con Piano. You can still open and close it and insert the knobs and buttons—and, of course, the Joy-Con controller.”
Wooden Whimsical Antique Piano: Designed by Jovahkiin, “This piano decoration tries to replicate the beautiful classic design of old times. Perfect to perform on classical melodies, and dance with your friends in a fancy ball. The painting was done with acrilics, and in some parts like the piano tiles I tried to make it look like old blocks of wood where the paint is starting to wear off – really adds to that antique feeling.”
A Starry Night: Designed by Dylan, “With silver paper, glitter paint, and a lot of glue, I present: A Starry Night. Accompanied by a little Mareep on each side. I was hoping to achieve the feeling of counting sheep while you look at the night sky.”
Little House of Flowers: Designed by chelly, “I regularly practice bookbinding, so I used those same skills to cover the house with fine art paper purchased specifically with this Toy-Con in mind. I wanted the house to feel as cute as the little creature dwelling inside. I used circle shapes to contrast the angles of the Toy-Con House, and the two papers contrast each other – dark and light colors, big and small patterns. I used a flower shaped punch to cut out the many flowers that wrap around from the back of the house to the top of the chimney.”
Nintendo Labo Metroid Series: Samus Aran: Designed by papyrus26, “I love the METROID franchise dearly, so I thought I’d design my Robot kit to look like Samus Aran from the series!”
The Quackercycle: Designed by Quicksilve, “The Quackercyle fits perfectly in with any collection of rubber ducks and can out race any other cycle!”
