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Nintendo and LEGO have unveiled a series of new sets being added to the LEGO Super Mario series. These include 8 new Expansion Sets for building levels, and several Character Packs.

Here’s the rundown of the products:

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Amazon has opened pre-orders for the LEGO Super Mario Starter Course. You can reserve a unit here.

The Starter Course features seven action bricks for different interactions with the LEGO Mario figure. There are 231 pieces in total.

LEGO Super Mario launches August 1.

LEGO Super Mario

The creation of LEGO Super Mario has been a long process for both LEGO and Nintendo. Since 2015, the two sides have been working together to see how they could bring a unique product to life.

Unsurprisingly, there were a few scrapped ideas along the way. Speaking about the creation of LEGO Super Mario with GamesIndustry, lead designer Jonathan Bennink said:

New details regarding LEGO Super Mario have continued to roll out this week. We now know that things will begin to launch on August 1, and a few different sets will be available. You can find additional information in our post yesterday here.

In other news, pre-orders have started to open on the official LEGO site. It’s revealed an additional product: the Monty Mole & Super Mushroom Expansion Set, which is free when you pre-order the LEGO Super Mario Starter Course.

We have more photos of LEGO Super Mario below, including a first look at the Monty Mole & Super Mushroom Expansion Set.

In a new video shared today, LEGO Group’s lead designer Jonathan Bennink shows off the new LEGO Super Mario sets. Bowser and Koopa Troopa also join the adventure in two new expansion sets: Piranha Plant Power Slide, and Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle.

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Right around the announcement of LEGO Super Mario, The Brothers Brick spoke with digital design lead Jonathan Bennink. Bennink shared additional details about how the whole thing works and the actual creation process.

Here’s the roundup of tidbits:

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After it was teased on Mario Day, Nintendo and LEGO unveiled a new partnership featuring the well-known platforming character. Mario and friends will be offered in LEGO form later this year with a new type of experience.

Speaking with The Brothers Brick, digital design lead Jonathan Bennink revealed that this project has been in the works for over four years. He also spoke about how to partnership with Nintendo came about, stating:

We’ve seen movies come out as 3DS downloads in Japan from time to time. Next week, another one will be available. Warner Bros. will publish The LEGO Movie on September 7 for 1,000 yen.

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Game Informer recently caught up with TT Fusion’s design director Mike Taylor and game director Jamie Eden to talk about pushing the LEGO formula forward. Listen to what the two developers shared in the video below.

LEGO games often leave hints as to what’s coming next for the series. As one example, LEGO Batman 3 teased LEGO Jurassic World. Now that LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is out in North America, some players have already completed the game and are speculating about the next LEGO title.

Above is an image taken from the credits in LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, showing Peter “Star-Lord” Quill’s cassette player and headset. It’s a noticeable hint that we could be seeing a LEGO entry with a Guardians of the Galaxy theme in the future. However, it’s not yet known if the Guardians will get their own title, or if the gang will be featured in the next LEGO Marvel game.

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