Jakks Pacific Introduces Super Mario Deluxe Cloud Playset

Source: Jakks Pacific

Following Monday’s debut of the new Super Mario Deluxe Bowser’s Airship Playset, and yesterday’s debut of the Super Mario 3D World 3-Pack, Jakks Pacific dropped a third sneak-preview of an upcoming Super Mario product as part of this week’s “Mar10 Day” celebration, Nintendo‘s annual holiday honoring the Super Mario franchise.

Today’s reveal is a Super Mario Deluxe Cloud Playset that includes a 2.5-inch Propeller Mario figure. The new playset feature six interactive environment pieces with working mechanisms, including a platform that moves up and down, a chomping Piranha Plant, moving coin wheel, a pop-up coin box, and more. The set will retail for $29.99 when it hits stores this fall.

Source: Jakks Pacific

This week, Nintendo and many of its licensing partners have been rolling out an assortment of Mario-centric content and products for Mar10 Day. Among its many offerings, Nintendo of America has launched the Nintendo Switch — Mario Red & Blue Edition System. The special edition hardware comes in Mario’s signature shades of red and blue and is available in limited quantities through select retailers. For more Mar10 Day promotions, see this roundup at our sister publication, the Pop Insider.

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