While there’s still nearly a year left until the franchise’s big screen return, Nintendo will be bringing Super Mario to a different medium very soon. Despite being one of the most popular video game characters of all-time, the platforming plumber went a long time with very few adaptations to his name, getting a handful of animated shows throughout the ’80s.

However, it would be the live-action Super Mario Bros. movie in 1993, led by Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo, that would see Nintendo hold off on any further adaptations for decades due to its critical and commercial failings. They would eventually team with Illumination and Universal for The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023 with Chris Pratt voicing the character.

Though not a critical hit, the movie would set multiple box office records, including earning the Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing video game movie of all-time, and landed three Golden Globe nominations. This success would see Nintendo announce a year later that a new Super Mario Bros. movie was in the works for an April 3, 2026 release date.

As the publisher took to spotlighting independent studios for Indie World, Nintendo has also revealed a new Super Mario adaptation in the form of the “It’s Me, Mario!” series of shorts. The videos, which will be released on YouTube and the official My Mario website beginning August 26, will be a collection of stop-motion episodes, running approximately one minute each, in which the titular plumber will show off a range of expressions and movements in claymation.

The “It’s Me, Mario!” series is part of a new product banner of the same name from Nintendo, which is aiming for a younger demographic. The new collection will also include a set of wooden blocks that can be used for amiibo figurines, a set of plastic tableware, a board book, a backpack, a plushie Mario and various clothing items.

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