TOYS Radio Control Mario - Preorder for December 2005

Banpresto has started preorders for a radio-controlled Mario and a Goomba figure which are tethered by wire to a Nintendo Famicom control pad. The figures measure 4cm or approximately 1.5" tall and move when commanded by the control pad. For example, holding the "A" button on the controller will send Mario scuttling forward in the direction that he is currently facing. Press the D-Pad to the left and depress the "A" button and Mario will walk to the left. Sadly, Mario is incapable of moving backwards but he is able to move in a circular motion as long as the tether is lengthy enough to afford him movement... Preorders will ship in mid-late December 2005.