See the game that turns toilet paper into a Nintendo Switch controller

My bro-tastic tastes in video games means I haven’t, in 15 years writing about this stuff, done the post where I pine for a Japan-only release to come west. Today, that all changes. There is no paper!, This game transforms a roll john paper into an Nintendo Switch controller. Yesterday, it was launched in Japan.

Mike McWhertor had first mentioned it to me. It was going to be like a Nintendo Labo. hack. It’s not true, but you can play There is no paper! You will need large pieces of cardboard, as well as a small roll of Quilted North (sold separately). You can now play what appears to be a challenging puzzle-platformer using the Joy-Con controller’s motion sensors.

Do you still giggle like a kindergartener or are you trying to be funny? Wait’ll you see This trailer:

That’s right, the goal is to get a roll of asspaper to a guy sitting on the ’mode without one. Google translated Nintendo’s product page. [slightly edited for clarity]: “There is a man who is in trouble because he has no toilet paper! The man is located at the top of the toilet. However, various traps await along the way!”

You’d think that checking the toilet-paper holder would be a priority if there are sawblades, trapdoors, and other hazards between you and the Charmin. He must have been working in the sand. Realität hurry. The downloadable game, by Takuhiro Miyazawa, is available on the Nintendo eShop for ¥600 (probably $5 if it comes here, like it should).