After the surprising announcement of LEGO Super Mario This week, now comes an interesting new round of details related to this new project. The information comes from a recent meeting of Jonathan Bennink, leader in digital design, with The Brothers Brick.
In the interview, he has confirmed interesting details, such as that for the moment they don't know if they will launch more packs apart from those shown in the trailer, as they are not confirmed for now. It also confirms that Mario uses an optical sensor to detect surfaces, something made possible by Nintendo. Mario also has a screen where his eyes, mouth and belly are animated with information from the game.
This counts how many coins we have been getting, the time we have left and other interactions. The figure includes a speaker that emits voice and music at the same timeas well as a color sensor at the bottom between your feet so we can scan different LEGO blocks.
The set also allows us to add our own blocks to get coins by scanning them. Stickers are included for the blocks so that Mario can scan and recognize them. However, they have made it clear that this project not compatible with Nintendo Switch nor any other Nintendo platform because it was not thought of as a video game but rather in the creation of Mario and the treatment of his IP by LEGO and Nintendo.
Bennink has also shared that Nintendo was very specific when deciding the colors of the project. At first they had tried to make his skin yellow like other LEGO characters, but it did not turn out well. What you can do is remove the head, although he did not want to specify what happens when that happens.
Regarding the price, share that they did not want it to be exorbitant and have taken it into account when implementing the technology. However, you have not specified the exact amount. Remember that the prices supposedly leaked a few days ago.
He also mentions how difficult it was to adapt to the LEGO style some characters as round as Goomba or Bowsy, always looking for the right balance between technology and gameplay in terms of prices. In addition, new plates have been included 8 × 8, 6 × 6, and 4 × 4 plates with rounded edges that are two tall plates as well as decorations like the flag of Bowser, Bowsy and the Koopaling.
In the interview, it has also been confirmed that Takashi Tezuka Was the person in charge of the project at Nintendo and has it been detailed how the Blocks work? Apparently, when you jump is when you get an object from this block, thus being able to receive different rewards such as a batch 10 coins. Sounds can also be heard when we step on an enemy, Mario's heart lights up when talking to Yoshi.
Finally, we have been able to know that Mario says several pre-recorded phrases, that the objective is that the product is for over 6 years, that the project has already been tested in the United States, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and Denmark and that the objective is that it is not a toy that children tire after a few hours of play.
What do you think of this information? Remember that LEGO Super Mario launches later this year.
