Convention - Paris Games Week Restart : A giant Lego Super Mario Bowser on the Nintendo booth

By Mulder, Paris, Paris-Expo, Porte de Versailles, 01 november 2022

After 3 years of waiting, the time has come to meet again the big players of the industry who promise a more festive experience than ever. The PGW Restart offers a varied program of games and licenses to discover, test and share the passion of video games. Major publishers will be present at Paris Games Week 2022, including: Bandai Namco Entertainment, Capcom, Nintendo, PLAION and its partners SEGA and Koei Tecmo, PlayStation, Square Enix, Ubisoft and Xbox. 

Visitors are greeted by a gigantic, 4-meter-high version of Lego Super Mario The Mighty Bowser. From November 2 to 6, Paris Games Week will welcome many visitors, and a very special guest: a giant Lego brick reproduction of the King of the Koopas.
 
Exhibited for the first time at the San Diego Comic Con, this gigantic model will be proudly displayed on the Nintendo® booth, for its first appearance in France. A control panel allows the model's arms, eyes, head, eyebrows and jaw to move, accompanied by sound effects and background music. This construction required more than 3,290 hours of work to assemble the 663,900 LEGO bricks that compose it.
 

With its 3,900 kg and 4 meters high, visitors will not be able to miss it! The giant Bowser sits on a platform surrounded by two pillars topped by LEGO brick "flames", which further enhance its terrifying appearance (photo opposite). This gigantic LEGO Bowser is, in fact, a reproduction of the new LEGO® Super Mario™ The Mighty Bowser™ (71411), which every Super Mario™ fan can add to their collection, given its more reasonable dimensions!
 
Available since October 1, 2022 on LEGO.com, in all LEGO stores and retailers, Lego Super Mario The Mighty Bowser (71411), meanwhile, measures 32 cm high by 41 cm wide and 28 cm deep (2807 LEGO bricks). This is the latest addition to the adult Lego Super Mario line, following the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System™ (NES) product, and the iconic Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block.

In the grand tradition of the Lego Super Mario line, The Mighty Bowser also includes interactive elements. Fans who already own one of the interactive Lego Mario, Lego Luigi or Lego Peach figures can take on Bowser and experience new sound effects.
 
Lego Super Mario is a product line that allows children to explore the Super Mario universe in a whole new way, in the real world. The experience includes Lego Mario, Lego Luigi and Lego Peach interactive figures that allow players to collect pieces in levels created from Lego bricks. Players can build, rebuild and create unique courses to try to collect as many coins as possible in 60 seconds. Beyond the Starter Packs, this theme also includes Expansion Packs and surprise character packs.

As a meeting place for all communities and generations, PGW will feature a variety of events that reflect the diversity of the ecosystem. Young and old will be able to meet cosplayers on the Imagin'Con association's booth, which will offer many activities and animations, and to travel with the family through the 50 years of video games on the MO5 association's retrogaming space. You can also visit the PGW Shop, which will offer a range of Paris Games Week collector's items, and the FNAC store area to discover new products, animations and demonstrations. PGW, which takes place during the All Saints' Day vacations, is naturally a meeting place for all families. The PGW Junior area will offer activities and games to try for the young gamers, as well as for the parents!

Check out our photos of the Nintendi Switch booth on our Flickr page

Key information :
-,Open to the general public from Wednesday 02 November to Sunday 06 November 2022 
- Opening hours : 8h30 - 18h30
- Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles, Hall 1
- Ticketing (only online) : https://www.parisgamesweek.com/Infos-pratiques/pgw2022-ouverture-de-la-billetterie

Photos and video : Boris Colletier / Mulderville

(Source : press release)