Fans are forever wondering what the next Super Mario game will be. Nintendo has consistently remained fairly tight-lipped about the whole affair, with the Switch 2 still yet to be graced with a new 3D Mario title, or indeed a 2D one that isn’t merely a rehashing of a Nintendo Switch title. Sadly, we’re still not quite at the point where Nintendo has unveiled Super Mario Odyssey 2 or whatever the successor to one of the greatest Switch titles of all time looks like.
However, while the next mainline Super Mario game may be quite a ways off, we are still being treated to new spin-off projects and merchandise. Included within this pantheon of new Super Mario content is a brand-new collection that is absolutely targeted towards fans. While it won’t be to everyone’s taste, and certainly doesn’t make up for the lack of a new 3D entry, this new Super Mario collection is sure to be an entertaining addition to anyone’s curation of Mario-related merch and media.
Takara Tomy, the Japanese toy manufacturer, has announced a new line of Super Mario-related merchandise that fans can collect. Rather than producing the expected figures, Takara Tomy has gone down a slightly more creative and inspired route with bottle caps. Based on the hats of various Super Mario characters, these bottle caps can be placed on top of open soda and water bottles to keep the fizz in and preserve the drink a little longer. Of course, they can also be used for more adult beverages if that’s your drink of choice, as long as it’s in bottle form.
Each hat is roughly an inch tall and designed to fit on a standard 16 to 20oz bottle. There are seven to collect, with the expected Mario and Luigi caps included. If you’re interested in this new line of collectible Super Mario merch, you’ll need to be in Japan the week commencing November 9, 2026.
For the time being, these bottle cap hats will only be available in Japan. You will be able to get them from gachapon machines scattered across the country, and you will need to pay 300 yen a pop in order to get one. Of course, whichever one you get will be random, so you could be looking at several thousand yen to collect them all.
The available Super Mario hat bottle caps in the new collection are:
- Luigi’s hat
- Mario’s hat
- Princess Peach’s crown
- Toad’s hat
- Toadette’s hat
- Waluigi’s hat
- Wario’s hat
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If this new line of bottle cap hats doesn’t quite do it for you, there are several fan-made Super Mario remasters that aim to make the older games feel fresh and new again. This is probably the best we’ll get for now, at least until Nintendo announces the next mainline Mario game for the Nintendo Switch 2 at some point in the future.
Of course, until then, fans will just have to wait patiently. This kind of cheap and cheerful merchandise is always a novel distraction, as is the plethora of first-party Switch 2 games releasing at the moment. Nintendo will undoubtedly do further collaborations with companies like Takara Tomy in Japan and worldwide for more unique Super Mario merch, so be sure to be on the lookout for those whenever they may arrive.
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