[VIDEO] How LEGO Super Mario is Way Different From Your Regular LEGO Set

LEGO Super Mario is now official and will arrive in the market later this year! If you think that the best toy crossover has yet to happen, think again. The famous LEGO group is now partnering with the Nintendo company to create their newest LEGO Super Mario sets.

It's Official! Super Mario LEGO soon in stores; But how much is it?

If you have been an avid player of Super Mario adventures before or now, and have also had your share of fun with LEGO sets, then the latest product from the Denmark-based children's toy company might already be an instant hit for you.

According to a press release from the LEGO group, their Super Mario LEGO sets will be released in stores in August this year. However, if you can't wait that long and don't want to waste your time waiting ni line, customers can also pre-order the LEGO Super Mario Adventures Mario Starter Course on the LEGO website and from selected retailers around the world.

"We are very excited to bring Mario into the physical world through interactive and social LEGO play," said Julia Goldin, Chief Marketing Officer and EVP of the LEGO Group. "With this experience, we will help millions of kids with love for Mario to engage and play in a completely new way, where they are in control of creating and playing games with their favorite character. By seamlessly incorporating the latest digital technology, LEGO Super Mario is a highly social, interactive, and collaborative experience for kids."

Meanwhile, for Nintendo, "The new product we created together with the LEGO Group seeks to combine two different styles of play - one where you freely build the world of Mario and the other where you play with Mario in the very world that you have created," said Takashi Tezuka, Executive Officer and Game Producer of Nintendo Co., Ltd.

How will the Super Mario LEGO sets look?

The Super Mario version will, of course, feature the same block-like characteristics that have become iconic images of the children's adventure game -- as well as of all video games of its time.

Unlike typical LEGO sets, however, the LEGO Mario figure itself will have LCD screens as his eyes, mouth, and belly to be able to display a wide variety of instant reactions to his movement, color, and action bricks. Also included in the set is a speaker that plays iconic Super Mario sound effects and music from the video game.

As also explained by the children's toy company, "fans will be able to begin exploring the fun-packed LEGO Super Mario universe with the Adventures with Mario Starter Course. This entry point set to the world of LEGO Super Mario is needed to unlock expansion sets and features seven action bricks for different interactions with the LEGO Mario figure that are only included in this set."

If you want more excitement while playing with the LEGO Super Mario set, here's a tip: the starter course can combine with the LEGO Super Mario Expansion Sets. The challenges will unlock features to make it more fun for two or more players.

So how much is it?

Selling in official LEGO stores will begin on August 1 with sets starting at $59.99 for its Mario Starter Course, $29.99 for the Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set, and $99.99 for a Bowser's Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set.

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