The LEGO Group is partnering with Nintendo to produce a new range of playsets based on the latter’s iconic mascot, Mario. As teased back on “MAR10 day”, the new sets will combine electronic interactivity with classic Lego creativity to realise a neat blending of both toy and video game.
LEGO Super Mario will let kids build physical “levels” out of the playsets, and then guide an electronic Lego recreation of Mario himself through their homespun worlds, collecting coins, bashing question blocks, and beating baddies. Conceptually it’s a little tricky to describe, but fortunately The LEGO Group has released the following video, which offers an example of this unique idea in action.
Source: Destructoid Lego Super Mario interactive playsets coming in 2020