Running until Sept. 21, 2006, participating McDonald's restaurants will feature six toys from the world of Mario, encouraging youngsters to get up, get active and "Take the Mario Challenge."
From the arcade to the outdoors, the McDonald's Happy Meal and Mighty Kids Meal Mario lineup is an interactive collection featuring six active toys for outdoor fun, showcasing the most popular Nintendo characters Mario, Yoshi and Donkey Kong. For a new twist on tennis, the Mario Swing and Hit features an inflatable tennis mallet with a plastic tennis ball. Changing the game of tag will be the Yoshi Tag and Run Meter. Pull the cord on the Donkey Kong Banana Chaser to watch his green and yellow discs take flight, and stomp on the pedal of the Yoshi Pop and Catch to watch Yoshi shoot the ball up in the air. For games of catch the lineup features Mario Throw and Catch ball and the Donkey Kong Throw and Go Spinner disc.
For added adventure, young guests can "Take the Mario Challenge" with a series of active challenges included with each toy. Guests can visit www.happymeal.com/ for additional Mario challenges and the chance to win prizes. One hundred guests will have the chance to win a Nintendo DS Lite and two high-action Mario games.
Rick DeMott
Animation World Network
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