Nintendo's upcoming app lets kids smoosh Mario's face<p>Nintendo just announced <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2025/250808.html">
a forthcoming app called Hello Mario![/url] that's headed to iOS, Android and the Switch in Japan. The free app seems pretty basic, as it's just a giant Mario head that users can poke and prod. That sounds eerily reminiscent of the intro screen of
Super Mario 64.</p>
<p>The company says that Mario will react in various ways based on player input. His face will even turn "around and around on the screen" when manhandled. Nintendo says "parents and young children" should play together to "enjoy each reaction they see."</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>The app rolls out on August 26, but we don't know if it'll be released outside of Japan. We reached out to Nintendo for information on a global launch.</p>
<div id="9aa42e94de39458d9d1465aec3faec53"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ja" dir="ltr">[トピックス]マリオをテーマにした新たな商品シリーズ「マイマリオ（MY MARIO）」 が8月26日に発売決定。
https://t.co/FM1qHF1GN9https://t.co/FM1qHF1GN9</p>— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo)
August 8, 2025 </div>
<p>Beyond the app, Nintendo is releasing a bunch of new Mario-themed products for kids. These include plush toys, teething toys, dinnerware, clothing and an interactive board book that also features Mario's mustached face. The highlight of this collection is likely a pair of wooden block sets that include Amiibo functionality.</p>
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<p>These products will be available in Nintendo's Japan-based stores <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.nintendo.com/jp/my-mario/index.html">on August 26[/url]. A report by
Video Games Chronicle has indicated that they will be <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-announces-my-mario-a-range-of-products-for-young-children-including-amiibo-building-blocks/">
available in other regions next year[/url].</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/apps/nintendos-upcoming-app-lets-kids-smoosh-marios-face-170150258.html?src=rssSource:
Nintendo's upcoming app lets kids smoosh Mario's face
