This Minecraft statue of Mario is different than other Minecraft statues of Mario. Because this one is official.
This week, Nintendo launched a brand new Mario world for Minecraft on Wii U, and it’s really intricate, full of big Mario statues, explorable pipes, and a soundtrack that loops through a bunch of iconic tracks from the series. There are airships, castles, and koopa troopas.
Here’s footage of me exploring for a few minutes:
I haven’t even seen a fraction of the world, though. IGN’s got a video spotlighting some of the easter eggs if you want to see more: