Summary
Fans could be getting a newLEGO Super Marioannouncement during the annual Mario Day celebration later this month. Every year on March 10, Nintendo holds special events and discounts in honor of the iconicSuper Mario Bros.franchise, and this year’s festivities could include release dates for previously announced Switch titles likePaper Mario: The Thousand Year-DoorandLuigi’s Mansion 2 HD.
Meanwhile, LEGO and Nintendo have had a successful partnership ever since the firstLEGO Super Mariosets were released in the summer of 2020. This initial wave of playsets featured an interactive board game in which players guided an electronic Mario figure through courses inspired by classicSuper Mariolevels. Over the past couple of years,LEGO introducedSuper Marioexpansion setscentered around popular characters like Luigi, Princess Peach, and Donkey Kong, with the latest kit being based on Bowser and his dreaded muscle car fromSuper Mario 3D World.
Even more excitingLEGO Super Marionews could be coming on March 9, the day beforethis year’s Mario Day event. This was hinted at in a brief trailer on the official LEGO YouTube account, in which a host is interrupted by someone before he can even finish his introduction. The screen cuts to black as the host asks “How did they get in?,” implying that this newLEGO Super Marioannouncement could be centered around a villainous group of characters like Wario and his equally unscrupulous sidekick Waluigi.
Nintendo And LEGO’s Partnership Is Building
LEGO Super Mariois only the first piece in thegrowing partnership between Nintendo and LEGO, as sets based on various other Nintendo properties have either been released or rumored in the wake of theMarioline’s success. Last fall, LEGO announced a collection ofAnimal Crossingsets, which eventually launched earlier this month. Back in January, a leak hinted at aLegend of Zeldaset inspired by the Great Deku Tree, though nothing official has come of it yet. In the meantime, Nintendo IPs likePokemonremain a popular source of homemade LEGO models.
LEGO Super Marioremains popularamong fans of both properties, and there could be even more exciting news during this year’s Mario Day festivities. Of course, the brief teaser didn’t provide much in terms of what fans can expect, but it looks like a newLEGO Super Marioset could be announced at the very least. The answer will come on March 9, right at the beginning of the Mario Day 2024 celebration.
Super Mario
Super Mario is one of the biggest names in gaming. The first game in the franchise was 1985’s Super Mario Bros., a game that is credited with helping the gaming industry recover from its two-year crash that began in 1983.The Super Mario series still has an important place in gaming today, largely thanks to Nintendo’s ability to continuously innovate the platform games.
