Vans sneakers have had some interesting collaborations in the past (my personal favorite were the Marvel Comics collabs ) but some mysterious Nintendo-themed Van sneakers popped up online recently.
It wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility for the two to team-up and bring some 8-bit magic to your everyday walking but SoleCollector found the Nintendo Vans sneakers on a European shoe store with the release date of this summer.
But there was no official confirmation from either Nintendo or Vans on the new collaboration until Nintendo of America and Vans provided iDigitalTimes with the following statement.
“Vans and Nintendo both enjoy enthusiastic and dedicated fan bases, and we are looking forward to celebrating our brand stories together in a fun and unexpected way. Details coming soon!”
With the European stores giving a Summer release, it will likely be the same for North America. Prices for the sneakers (after being converted to dollars) will run about $75 but that can always change.
European online store, 43 Einhalb first had the photos of the Nintendo sneakers but has since been taken down from its main site. However, a cached page still exists and can be found here.
Some of the Nintendo/Vans sneakers come from the Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda and even Duck Hunt series. But we would be remiss if we didn’t give a shout out to the NES controller high tops.
Hopefully there will be more sneakers coming soon (Metroid-themed Vans sneaker please!)
So what do you think of the Nintendo and Vans sneakers? Which is your favorite? Check out the sneakers below and sound off in the comments section.
