Nintendo and Lego give more details about Super Mario set that will be released in August

Nintendo and Lego will release the first Super Mario-themed Lego set in August for $60. Two expansions are also coming: the Piranha Plant-Power Slide and Boss Battle Bowser’s Castle. Those sets cost 30 and 100 euros respectively.

The set that comes out first is called the Adventures with Mario Starter Set. This is also necessary for the functionality of the other sets. The starter pack contains seven action bricks for interacting with the Lego Mario figure. That large Lego doll has an LCD for eyes, mouth and belly to allow interaction. The Mario figure also has a built-in speaker, accelerometer, gyroscope and sensor to read the action bricks. The figure requires two AA batteries.

With the Lego version of Super Mario virtual coins can be collected. The score is kept in the Lego Super Maro app. That app also provides building instructions and suggestions for different ways to build and play. There is also access to a forum from the app. In a video, Lego says the company has been working with Nintendo on the concept for the past four years.

The starter set can be supplemented with extension sets. Lego and Nintendo are now showing two of them. Earlier Nintendo announced that a total of thirteen sets will be released this year, with prices between 4 and 100 euros.