Nintendo has launched It’s Me, Mario!, its new series of stop-motion animated shorts.
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The videos are part of My Mario, a new range of Mario-themed products aimed at young children which was announced earlier this month.
The My Mario range of children’s toys, clothes, books and other items go on sale in Nintendo‘s Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto stores starting today, with select products being released outside of Japan next year.
One of the main products in the range is a wood block set, featuring characters and items from the Super Mario series.
These will be sold in 3-piece sets for ¥2,980 ($20) or a full 30-piece set for ¥19,980 ($135). Each of the character blocks – Mario, Luigi, Peach and Yoshi – is also an amiibo, meaning they can be used in compatible games instead of the standard amiibo figures for those characters.
Other products are being made for the My Mario range by a variety of companies. Bandai will be releasing hoodies and rompers that dress children up as Mario, as well as t-shirts, backpacks and tableware.
Japanese entertainment company Happinet will be releasing soft Mario plushes for babies, as well as rattles and other small hand-washable toys for young children.
The full initial range of 34 products can be found on the official My Mario website.
