McDonald's Nintendo-themed Happy Meal toys are pretty awesome — as you'll know if you watched our unboxing of the ones recently sold in the UK — but it would seem that South Korea is going totally mad for these attractive lumps of plastic.
Kotaku has been tipped off that early this morning, queues began to form at McDonald's restaurants up and down the country due to the launch of new Mario toys.
In case you were wondering, these are the toys that are driving South Koreans to consume vast amounts of processed meat (cat and Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition not included):
Some restaurants have been cleaned out entirely of the toys, which could indicate that Nintendo's brand is pretty strong in this region — or that Koreans just really like burgers.
[source kotaku.com]
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Aw man, so jealous they got the Peach figure that skipped the UK. I love how when South Korea likes something, they REALLY like it.
I missed the chance to nab the UK toys TWICE!! I forgot to order a happy meal both times, doh!
Also, Splatoon for smash!!
You mean the cat wasn't included?! What a rip-off.
I now wonder how they'll react to amiibo
We're gonna need a fresher way to say "Only in South Korea." It's in danger of becoming cliche.
Oh South Korea, you and your wacky trends.
@Sparx Yeah I'm actually curious about that myself.
I wish my local restaurant would get them in. I live in South Korea and my McDonalds has never had them.
Y U No Luigi Toys?
Seems like it's quite a big diil.
we need this in U.S
My son is wants that Penguin Mario so bad! And maybe im biased but every Yoshi toy to me is awesome.
Hmmmm makes me wonder whats going to happen when they release their "Amiibo" line up? The possibilities make me wonder if Nintendo really kicked themselves for initially turning down The Skylanders idea at the beginning
Why is this not in the US? Anyone kno when the Mario Kart 8 toys will start?
X_X
Hurry up with the NFC figures, Nintendo.
I'm shocked at a few things. 1) Why aren't these amazing toys in the US or Canada? We had things like this growing up and people flocked to them. 2) I'm surprised these are so popular in South Korea. Traditionally, Playstation and PC games rule supreme in South Korea (I lived there for 5 years so I'm not speaking out my $%#). 3) They may be cute, but are they actually good quality toys? Can't imagine so….line ups? Wow! The Big N is on fire!
Cat in background. WHY U NO HAVE CAT MARIO TOY?
Seriously though, these are pretty cool.
Oh South Korea you guys are just all types of crazy
Looks like these guys are gonna be all over amiibo...
If only I could get my hands on one of them.
Imagine when amiibos come out in south korea they will sell out on the first day.
Hopefully they're just buying it for the toys and throwing that disgusting "food" in the trash rather than eating it.
@Sparx My thoughts exactly! Let's hope it's epic!
Does anyone know how the Wii u is selling in Is korea?? I would assume well looking at this
Weird because the last time I remember the Wii Us are hardly selling in Korea. hmmm.
Look at this... Amiibo will be the same
"restaurants"? What, and sewers are communal living?
That's crazy. No wonder Nintendo is going into the amiibo business. Way easier to sell a piece of plastic junk than spend months and months programming fancy games barely anyone cares about.
This article made me smile for several reasons:
1) These South Koreans are SO enthusiastic and I love it.
2) This is unexpected.
3) That cat in the background of that picture is priceless.
@ULTRA-64 There are no Korean Wii Us yet. Nobody even knows about them here. You can only buy Japanese ones, but only in specialty gaming places. I had mine shipped from the US.
Can I get a mod to oversee some of these "crazy South Koreans" jokes? I find them a bit racist considering I'm from South Korea. but have lived in the States almost all of my life. If you want to call Koreans crazy, look further north of Seoul.
BTW We all don't eat dogs or cats either.
@cookiex I know. Everything has to have a cat come with it.
@Nintendofan83 Sony is big because until recently, Nintendo didn't have strong presence in Korea so games were either in English or Japanese. However, Nintendo finally opened up a Korean branch and many games are localised. Many kids love the DS. 3DS came out here two years ago too. Wii U isn't here yet unless it's a Japanese import for some reason.
Woah! That is a big queue.
Plus the staring cat
LOL!! The forth figure from right. looks like Mario is pole dancing!!
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