LEGO brings windpipes to wine nights!
This year’s San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) brought together many companies with their best sneak peeks and new displays. The LEGO Group is no exception. The company showed off its upcoming LEGO Super Mario World: Mario and Yoshi sets at the convention.
New sets inspired by classics super mario world video game, complete with 2D Mario and Yoshi for display. The 1,215-piece set includes multiple layers to create eye-catching works of art, a handle that shakes to make Yoshi run, and a dial that lets Yoshi stick his tongue in and out.
In this mockup, we want to capture the original sprite animation from Super Mario World. That meant recreating the pixel art in LEGO bricks and then adding a mechanic that would have Yoshi running with the cape Mario on his back.
The new set is the fifth product in LEGO’s adult Super Mario line and a continuation of the company’s efforts to appeal to the children’s market. Other sets in the series include The Mighty Bowser, Piranha Plant, and more. The full range is part of LEGO’s adult-friendly range, which includes sets inspired by pop culture franchises, architecture, nature and more.
The LEGO Super Mario “Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi” set is now available for pre-order on the LEGO online store, priced at $129.99, and will be officially launched on October 1 this year.
The article “SDCC: LEGO Reveals New Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi Set” first appeared in The Toy Book.
