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Nintendo Of America has announced a collaboration between Chris Meledandri's Illumination and Nintendo, the renowned video game company, resulting in a new animated film centered around the Super Mario Bros. universe. Scheduled for release on April 3, 2026, the film will hit theaters in the United States and international markets. Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic are taking the helm as directors, working with a screenplay crafted by Matthew Fogel. Universal Pictures and Nintendo will co-finance the project, with Universal handling the worldwide theatrical distribution. The film's production will be overseen by Melendantri, Illumination's founder and CEO, and Shigeru Miyamoto, the Representative Director and Fellow of Nintendo. Together, they will bring their expertise and creativity to produce this highly anticipated animated adventure.

Sony and Nintendo have joined forces to co-finance a highly anticipated live-action adaptation of the video game, The Legend of Zelda. Filmmaker Wes Ball, known for his work on the Maze Runner franchise, has been tapped to direct this project. The screenplay for the adaptation is being penned by Derek Connolly, a writer represented by Verve. Ball, along with his producing partner Joe Hartwick Jr., will produce the film under their production banner, Oddball Entertainment. The Legend of Zelda video game, created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka and launched in 1986, takes players on a thrilling journey through the enchanting land of Hyrule. The story revolves around the courageous warrior Link and the magical Princess Zelda as they unite to protect Hyrule from the clutches of Ganon, a once-noble warlord who has transformed into an evil demon king. The production of Legend of Zelda will be overseen by Shigeru Miyamoto, the esteemed Representative Director and Fellow of Nintendo, and Avi Arad, the Chairman of Arad Productions Inc. While an official release date has yet to be announced, fans of the iconic video game can eagerly anticipate the arrival of this highly anticipated film adaptation. Source: Deadline

From Nintendo and Illumination comes a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (collaborators on Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel (The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Minions: The Rise of Gru), the film stars Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike. The film is produced by Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. The film will be co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo and released worldwide by Universal Pictures. Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sebastian Maniscalco Release: April 7th, 2023 (Theaters)

Illumination (HQ: Santa Monica, CA, USA; Founder and CEO: Chris Meledandri) and Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Minami-Ku, Japan; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa, “Nintendo” hereafter) today announced that their new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. will be released worldwide during the 2022 holiday season. Universal Pictures will release the film in North America on December 21, 2022, with the release schedule for additional countries and regions to be announced at a future date. The film will be co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo. In addition, the two companies announced the voice actors for the characters Mario (Chris Pratt), Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy), Luigi (Charlie Day), Bowser (Jack Black), Toad (Keegan-Michael Key), Donkey Kong (Seth Rogen), Cranky Kong (Fred Armisen), Kamek (Kevin Michael Richardson) and Spike (Sebastian Maniscalco). Each voice actor was cast for their ability to capture the unique spirit of their character. This new animated film will be produced by Chris Meledandri of Illumination and Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo, directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, who previously collaborated on the animated series Teen Titans Go! and the film Teen Titans Go! To the Movies. The screenplay of the film will be written by Matthew Fogel, whose writing credits include The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part and the upcoming Illumination film Minions: The Rise of Gru. Voice cast Mario – Chris Pratt Princess Peach – Anya Taylor-Joy Luigi – Charlie Day Bowser – Jack Black Toad – Keegan-Michael Key Donkey Kong – Seth Rogen Cranky Kong – Fred Armisen Kamek – Kevin Michael Richardson Spike – Sebastian Maniscalco ??? – Charles Martinet

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JAKKS Pacific, Inc. today announced the extension of its global toy rights with Nintendo of America, Inc. JAKKS will continue to design, manufacture, market, and sell various Nintendo and Super Mario branded toy product lines worldwide. In 2020 alone, an array of new JAKKS innovative Super Mario products have been released to an excited global audience, most recently with the launch of Super Mario It’s-A Me Mario! and the Boo Mansion playset. Both proved to be successful extensions of JAKKS’ Super Mario line, with strong sales performances at retailers both in-store and online. In addition to new 2.5” figures and playsets coming Spring 2021, there will be a broad line of new plush, varying scales of character-based figures, vehicles, and more. “We are excited to continue our partnership with Nintendo which started in 2013 and has allowed us to ship tens of millions of figures to fans of the games worldwide,” said Craig Drobis, Senior Vice President of Marketing at JAKKS Pacific, Inc. " We have enjoyed celebrating 35 years of Super Mario this year alongside Nintendo. JAKKS will continue to bring to life these iconic characters in a wide variety of new and unique ways for both kids and fans alike. “ JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of toys and consumer products sold throughout the world, with its headquarters in Santa Monica, California. JAKKS Pacific manages a broad portfolio of licensed and owned I.P. brands and products. These product lines include best sellers such as Super Mario™ action figures, multi-packs, diorama sets, plush, RC Racers, windup toys and playsets. All products are available online or in retail stores nationwide.

The LEGO Group and Nintendo today revealed four new LEGO Super Mario Power-Up Packs that unlock entirely new ways fans can play and customize their levels! His wardrobe now contains the Fire Mario suit, the Propeller Mario suit, the Cat Mario suit and the Builder Mario suit. Fire Mario Power-Up Pack (71370) When LEGO Mario is powered up with this suit, he can gain Fire Attack power - a new way to attack enemies and collect extra coins. Propeller Mario Power-Up Pack (71371) Propeller sounds are triggered when players dress LEGO Mario in this suit and make him ‘fly’ to try and win coins. The propeller suit allows LEGO Mario to take to the skies, making new sounds as he soars through the air and collects coins. Take LEGO Mario on an action-packed flight and turn your living room into a giant LEGO Super Mario level! Cat Mario Power-Up Pack (71372) This suit gives LEGO Mario cat-like skills. Dress him in the special pants and cap and he’ll start to meow and purr. Wearing this suit gives Cat Mario the special power to walk up vertical obstacles and collect coins. It’s the purr-fect way to have even more fun with the LEGO Super Mario levels. Builder Mario Power-Up Pack (71373) When LEGO Mario is wearing this suit, players can earn digital coins by making him stomp hard on LEGO bricks in the course they have created. The more he stomps, the more coins you win! It’s a brick- bashingly brilliant way to have even more fun with the LEGO Super Mario levels. To play with the suits, fans will need the LEGO Mario figure included in the Adventures with Mario Starter Course (71360). No batteries needed for the Power-Up Packs, just dress LEGO Mario in the suits to power up. All Power-Up Packs are available from 1st August 2020, and the recommended retail price is 9,99 USD/EUR.

The LEGO Group today announced a LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Building Kit for adults, letting grown-up fans create their own NES console with LEGO bricks. The new kit, the latest product of the LEGO Group and Nintendo partnership, offers a brick-built NES model packed with realistic details, including the accompanying 1980’s style LEGO television set, so nostalgic gamers and LEGO fans can recreate their favorite Super Mario Bros. childhood experiences. Today’s announcement will let adult fans take a trip down memory-lane by building a mechanically functional version of an all-time favourite console with LEGO bricks. The new NES Building Kit will include a controller with a connecting cable and plug and even an opening slot for the Game Pak with a locking feature. The console also comes with a buildable retro TV, featuring a flat 8-bit Mario figure on the scrolling screen. Fans can scan an included action brick with LEGO® Mario from the LEGO Super Mario Starter Course, so he reacts to on-screen enemies, obstacles and power-ups just as he would have in the iconic Super Mario Bros. game. “Super Mario has been a cherished figure in the gaming world for over thirty years now,” said Maarten Simons, Creative Lead on LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System, the LEGO Group. “Many adults still fondly remember that first time they saw Mario leap across the small screen, even if the graphics were a lot simpler than they are today. With the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System, we’re letting them truly indulge in that nostalgia, recreating one of the most-loved consoles of all time so they can see the Super Mario from their childhoods once again – and even to share the experience of gaming in the 1980s with their own children.” The LEGO Group and Nintendo announced their partnership earlier this year, bringing a fun-packed LEGO Super Mario universe to life through a Super Mario Starter Course set that exclusively features a LEGO Mario figure who displays a wide variety of instant reactions to movement, color and various action bricks. This entry point set was followed up on in May with a series of Power-Up Packs and in June with the announcement of a range of Expansion Sets and collectible Character Packs. All have been designed to build out the world of LEGO Super Mario, letting players unleash their creativity by building exactly the levels and challenges they want to see LEGO Mario and friends compete in. This highly collectible NES building set is part of a range of inspirational LEGO models designed for discerning hobbyists, as they look for their next immersive challenge. The LEGO NES will be available exclusively from LEGO Retail Stores and LEGO.com from August 1st 2020. From 2021 it will be available also at other leading retailers around the world. The full LEGO Super Mario product line also launches August 1st and will be available directly from LEGO Stores and www.LEGO.com as well as at leading retailers around the world.

The wait is over… today’s full reveal shows fans how they can ‘level up’ their LEGO Super Mario gameplay, creating exactly the LEGO universe they want their beloved character to come to life in! The LEGO Group today revealed the full product portfolio for its LEGO Super Mario experience. Fans can expand on the LEGO Super Mario range announced in April with a whole new range of Expansion Sets, collectible Character Packs and Power-Up Packs. The result of a unique partnership with Nintendo, LEGO Super Mario will reinvent the way people interact with Super Mario in the physical world. The products announced today give fans the chance to build Mario’s house, search for treasure hidden by Toad, and defeat a Koopa Troopa in the Guarded Fortress. And of course that’s not all! The partnership was announced earlier this year, and in April the fun-packed Adventures with Mario Starter Course was revealed alongside two Expansion Sets. The Starter Course is key to unlocking the entire play, being the only set to feature the interactive LEGO® Mario figure that collects coins in game levels created with LEGO bricks. LEGO Super Mario brings new interactivity and gameplay to the traditional LEGO brick experience. All sets come with their own series of unique challenges and characters for fans to play with, or to play against friends. In addition to the Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set and Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set announced in April, the Expansion Set line-up includes: the Guarded Fortress Expansion Set, the Mario’s House & Yoshi Expansion Set, the Toad’s Treasure Hunt Expansion Set, the Desert Pokey Expansion Set, the Whomp’s Lava Trouble Expansion Set and the Boomer Bill Barrage Expansion Set. Also announced today are ten collectible enemy characters that are available in blind bag Character Packs, adding that extra level of excitement. Each pack will contain a buildable character and action tag to play with – it could be a Paragoomba, Fuzzy, Spiny, Buzzy Beetle, Bullet Bill, Bob-omb, Eep Cheep, Blooper, Urchin or Peepa! Every Expansion Set and collectible Character is made to be used with the Adventures with Mario Starter Course, for an enhanced play experience. The entry point set features seven action bricks for different interactions with the LEGO Mario figure, which has LCD screens in its eyes, mouth and belly to display instant reactions to movement, color and action bricks. In May, the LEGO Group and Nintendo also announced a series of Power-Up Packs – including Cat Mario and Builder Mario – to help boost gameplay with a variety of suits for LEGO Mario that each reveal new features and powers. "With today’s announcement, 16 LEGO Super Mario sets have been introduced and I am really looking forward to seeing how people’s play expands with these and the unique Power-Up Packs,” said Takashi Tezuka, Executive Officer and Game Producer of Nintendo Co., Ltd. “Each player’s preferences and imagination are different. By adding already owned LEGO bricks onto the Starter Course, and different LEGO Super Mario expansion sets, we hope that people can create various different Mario worlds and continue enjoying them indefinitely.” “The reaction to LEGO Super Mario has been incredible,” said Jonathan Bennink, Digital Design Lead on LEGO Super Mario, the LEGO Group. “Super Mario is such an icon – and fans have been highly anticipating the release of the full details of the product line. Our entire range – from the Starter Course to the Power Up Packs, through to the Expansion Sets and Character Packs – have been built to bring Super Mario, his friends – and his enemies – to life. We love how creative Nintendo and LEGO fans are, and can’t wait for them to unleash their imaginations in how they interact with Super Mario in the real world.” Fans will also love the free LEGO Super Mario app created by the LEGO Group, a supporting feature to further enhance the physical play experience. It keeps track of scores to encourage continuous rebuilding, as well as providing digital building instructions with zoom and rotate viewing tools to make building easier, suggestions of other creative ways to build and play, and a safe forum to share ideas with friends. The full LEGO Super Mario assortment will launch August 1st 2020, but fans can pre-order the LEGO Super Mario Starter Course on www.LEGO.com and from select leading retailers around the world now (subject to availability). Full product list and pricing Starter Course o 71360 - LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Mario Starter Course (59,99 USD/EUR) Expansion sets o 71362 – LEGO Super Mario Guarded Fortress Expansion Set (49,99 USD/EUR) o 71363 – LEGO Super Mario Desert Pokey Expansion Set (19,99 USD/EUR) o 71364 – LEGO Super Mario Whomp’s Lava Trouble Expansion Set (19,99 USD/EUR) o 71365 – LEGO Super Mario Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set (29,99 USD/EUR) o 71366 – LEGO Super Mario Boomer Bill Barrage Expansion Set (29,99 USD/EUR) o 71367 – LEGO Super Mario Mario’s House & Yoshi Expansion Set (29,99 USD EUR) o 71368 – LEGO Super Mario Toad’s Treasure Hunt Expansion Set (69,99 USD/EUR) o 71369 – LEGO Super Mario Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set (99,99 USD/EUR) o 71376 - LEGO Super Mario Thwomp Drop Expansion Set (39,99 USD/EUR - available only with select retailers) o 71377 - LEGO Super Mario King Boo and the Haunted Yard Expansion Set (49,99 USD/EUR- available only with select retailers) Power-up Packs o 71370 - LEGO Super Mario Fire Mario Power-Up Pack (9,99 USD/EUR) o 71371 - LEGO Super Mario Propeller Mario Power-Up Pack (9,99 USD/EUR) o 71372 - LEGO Super Mario Cat Mario Power-Up Pack (9,99 USD/EUR) o 71373 - LEGO Super Mario Builder Mario Power-Up Pack (9,99 USD/EUR) Character Packs o 71361 – LEGO Super Mario Character Packs (4,99 USD/3,99 EUR)

The LEGO Group today announced pre-order availability of the LEGO® Super Mario™ Adventures with Mario Starter Course. Fans can now secure their own set of this upcoming and highly anticipated new product line, the result of a unique partnership with Nintendo. The new LEGO Super Mario product line features an interactive LEGO Mario figure that collects coins in real-life game levels created with LEGO bricks. Neither a video game nor a traditional LEGO brick-based set, it promises to change the way people interact with Super Mario in the physical world and engage in LEGO experiences. Disclosed for the first time today by LEGO Design Lead Jonathan Bennink, fans will be able to begin exploring the fun-packed LEGO Super Mario universe with the Adventures with Mario Starter Course. This entry point set to the world of LEGO Super Mario is needed to unlock expansion sets and features seven action bricks for different interactions with the LEGO Mario figure that are only included in this set. The LEGO Mario figure itself has LCD screens in his eyes, mouth and belly to display a wide variety of instant reactions to movement, color and action bricks. Also included is a speaker that plays iconic sounds and music from the video game series. “Super Mario has continued to appear, always in a form adapted to the current hardware of the time.” said Takashi Tezuka, Executive Officer and Game Producer of Nintendo Co., Ltd. “I am thankful that in this project with the LEGO Group, Mario is jumping out of the digital world of game consoles and smart devices, and we are able to bring him into the world with a new, physical type of Mario play. It's very exciting to think of LEGO Mario becoming a real friend to children and to picture them playing in their very own Mario world that they imagined themselves.” Kids aged 6+ can build levels and play their own way, with action-packed challenges having lots of creative fun in a highly interactive experience. LEGO Mario is used to collect virtual coins as he runs and jumps from the Start Pipe to the Goal Pole via LEGO bricks, cloud platform, and clashes with the Goomba figure and Bowser Jr. figure. The Starter Course can be combined with LEGO Super Mario Expansion Sets, which each unlock unique challenges and characters to play with and against friends. The first Expansion Sets, also revealed today, include the Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set and the Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set. And because the products all include modular builds, fans are fully in charge of creating exactly the LEGO level course they want to see Mario come to life in. Fans will also love the free LEGO Super Mario app by the LEGO Group, a supporting feature to further enhance the physical play experience. It keeps track of scores to encourage continuous rebuilding, as well as it provides digital building instructions with zoom and rotate viewing tools to make building easier, suggests other creative ways to build and play, and is a safe forum to share ideas with friends. The full LEGO Super Mario assortment will launch Aug. 1st 2020, but fans can now pre-order the LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Mario Starter Course on 
www.lego.com/supermario-startercourse and from select leading retailers around the world. The recommended retail price for the Starter Course is 59.99 EUR/USD, while the recommended retail price for the two expansion sets will be 29.99 USD/EUR for the Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set and 99.99 USD/EUR for the Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set.

The latest addition to the "Kirby" Nendoroid game series line up is Beam Kirby! The Nendoroid uses magnets for posing, making his movements smooth, natural and easy to pose! Included with the figure are four face plates which include his standard smiling expression, a cute straight-faced expression, an expression with his mouth wide open to display him using his inhaling ability as well as an expanded expression to show him filled up after inhaling! Use the included beam optional parts to display Kirby using his beam ability! Have fun displaying with the now available for preorder Nendoroid Kirby and Nendoroid Meta Knight (both sold separately) for even more fun! Be sure to add him to your collection! You can pre-order this now at BigBadToyStore.com.

Captain N The Game Master was a great cartoon in the 90's with awesome characters. MonsterMash Custom Action Figures created the team in the 3.75" scale. Captain N, Kevin Keene, was made from various Marvel Universe and GI joe parts as well as new sculpting and hand painting. Simon Belmont has a hand sculpted head, Wrecker torso with sculpted added parts, partially sculpted areas of Star Lord legs. Kid Icarus base body was from an Emperor Palpatine body, Anakin head, wings from a Kubrick Angel, and a added sculpted boots and tunic. Samus was from an Iron Man figure, Jaina Solo head (cast), Stormtrooper sculpted helmet, and cannon from another random Metroid figure. Princess Lana was from a MU Alpha Flight figure. I sculpted parts of the hair, crown, skirt, boots, wrist bands and scepter. Duke the dog was a random figurine I found at a hobby shop repainted and scarf sculpted. MonsterMash Custom Action Figures is grateful to take your ideas such as this one and turn them into never before made action figures. Please follow us on FaceBook, Twiiter, Instagram and TNI. Thank you for looking. MonsterMash