Nintendo Creates Real-Life Mario Boots

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Nintendo reveals that it will be showcasing a real-life version of Mario’s classic plumbing boots to tie in with the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie. This movie is set to release next month, and will feature an adventure with the iconic Mario Bros. and how they become the famous heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom. Recently, Nintendo featured the Mario movie's final trailer in a special Nintendo Direct before its release.

This Mario movie-focused Nintendo Direct had not only Shigeru Miyamoto and other relevant staff from Illumination to help reveal the new trailer, but also the voice cast joking around about the roles they play in the movie. The trailer itself gave fans one last preview of what to expect, including some action-packed set pieces and fight scenes, with Mario racing down Rainbow Road with Donkey Kong and Peach, to even the debut of Donkey Kong using a Fire Flower. At the conclusion of this Direct, Miyamoto revealed one last surprise, the reveal of real-life Mario boots.

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Mario’s iconic footwear was recreated down to the smallest detail. Starting on Mario Day, it will be on display at the Nintendo NYC store. The showcase of the boots was on a first-come, first-served basis, where Nintendo fans lined up to see the hero’s shoes in a special glass case display specifically for it. Not only that, the shoes themselves were made in collaboration between Nintendo, Illumination, and Red Wing Shoes.

According to a post from Red Wing Shoes, these boots were created using both “legacy methods” and current materials to bring them to life. They were constructed using the exact same leather as Red Wing’s other shoes, having a reinforced toe box and