Nintendo and Hot Wheels have teamed up to produce a line of toy cars based on the Mario franchise.
The series is part of the Hot Wheels ‘Our Pop Culture’ line and is due to release this coming October. The full line-up is as follows:
8 Crate Delivery - Dr. Mario
A-OK - Mario Kart
Cool-One - Super Mario Bros. 2
Dairy Delivery - Super Mario Bros.
School Busted - Super Mario 3
Volkswagen T1 Panel Bus - Super Mario World
In other Nintendo toy news, this time the amiibo variety, Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime recently explained that despite the success in the toys-to-life category, the company’s commitment to game development won’t be affected.
Fils-Aime said: "The toys-to-life category is most developed here in the United States. Early on, we challenged our internal supply chain that this was going to be big and we needed to scale it up. The fact that we had supply challenges probably says we didn't think big enough. But certainly the demand has been exceedingly strong."