--- description: Famed video game maker Nintendo and footwear brand Vans have teamed up to create a set of shoes inspired by classic games like Super Mario. title: Vans, Nintendo Release Mario-Inspired Shoes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt538d241147077f5f/698895e1ab6d7759236a9ec7/fa16_nintendo_keyfootwearstylesgroup_all-elevated.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Nintendo Vans Are the Perfect Shoes for Stomping Goombas  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 1, 2016 4:37 PM CUT  Nintendo/Vans  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 1, 2016 4:37 PM CUT Famed video game maker Nintendo and footwear brand Vans have teamed up to create a set of shoes inspired by classic titles like _Super Mario Bros._ and _Donkey Kong,_ the companies announced Wednesday. The shoes will be available on June 3 in sizes for both kids and adults. Other Nintendo-branded apparel, like backpacks and socks, are also on the way, Vans says. Nintendo has long sold clothing and accessories based on its well-known characters, like Mario and Princess Peach. The Vans collaboration marks a new approach by the company to leverage its intellectual property amid [flagging financial performance](http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/27/nintendo-earnings-plunge-60-percent-in-fiscal-year-as-it-preps-new-hardware/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4353830/nintendo-vans-shoes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4353830/nintendo-vans-shoes/"},"headline":"These Nintendo Vans Are the Perfect Shoes for Stomping Goombas","datePublished":"2016-06-01T16:37:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:50:02.757Z","description":"The two companies have a new fashion collaboration","url":"https://time.com/4353830/nintendo-vans-shoes/","keywords":["Tech","Video Games","Nintendo"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt538d241147077f5f/698895e1ab6d7759236a9ec7/fa16_nintendo_keyfootwearstylesgroup_all-elevated.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Fitzpatrick","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alex-fitzpatrick/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt538d241147077f5f/698895e1ab6d7759236a9ec7/fa16_nintendo_keyfootwearstylesgroup_all-elevated.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Nintendo Vans Shoes","caption":"","creditText":"Nintendo/Vans","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4353830/nintendo-vans-shoes/","name":"These Nintendo Vans Are the Perfect Shoes for Stomping Goombas"}}]}] ```