New 2024 Sets Get Early Release In North America
Several gaming-themed LEGO® sets have been released early in North America. These include two of the new Super Mario Expansion Sets, one of the new Sonic the Hedgehog sets and two new LEGO Minecraft sets. These join the LEGO Ideas Orient Express, Natural History Museum modular and the LEGO Botanical Tiny Plants sets. They will launch globally on January 1st. It seems the LEGO Group are experimenting with different release dates for...
LEGO Super Mario Welcomes The DK Crew
We already know LEGO® Donkey Kong is on the way in future LEGO Super Mario Expansion Sets but he will be joined by a few familiar and funky faces. Joining the brick-built leader of the bunch, Donkey Kong will be Cranky Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong and amazingly, Funky Kong. All four characters will be brick-built, just like Donkey Kong. I doubt they will all appear in the same set, so expect future Expansion Sets to have a Jungle...
More Details About MAR10 Day LEGO Reveal
As previously reported, this Friday is MAR10 Day and it will also see the LEGO Group reveal something LEGO® Super Mario-related. Although it’s not clear what the reveal will be, a few extra details have been provided. Firstly, the reveal will involve showing off a new LEGO Super Mario set but it will not be an 18+ Icons set. So although it’s something new, you can taper your expectations based on this new information. The...
Double VIP Points On LEGO Super Mario Range
As part of the MAR10 Day celebrations, you can get double VIP points on the LEGO® Super Mario range starting today. That includes Starter Courses, Expansion Sets, Character Packs and large-scale sets such as Mighty Bowser, Question Mark Block and the NES. Selected LEGO Super Mario sets are also discounted and soon to be retired, making it an excellent time to grab them. MAR10 Day takes place next Friday and there’s expected to...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer
The first trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been released during a special Nintendo Direct. This animated take on the iconic Nintendo game series will see Mario and co return to the big screen. It’s extremely likely the film will also inspire future LEGO sets. The world of Mario has already been transformed into an interconnected array of LEGO sets. But I have a feeling any possible sets based on the film...
First Look At Super Mario Bros. Movie
The very first look at the Super Mario Bros. movie has been revealed through the first teaser poster. The film is being created by Illumination, Universal and Nintendo. It will be the first major Nintendo movie since the critically acclaimed Super Mario Bros. released in the 90s and the various Pokémon movies. Although nothing has been announced, it seems super likely that the film’s release will be accompanied by a range of...
Recent LEGO Set Reviews Round-up
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing many of the upcoming new LEGO® sets due to be released on or just after August 1st. They have included the movie-themed Speed Champions sets, a couple of Marvel sets including Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum, Star Wars sets and the Summer wave of LEGO Super Mario Expansion Sets. Plus the amazing Atari 2600 and the 90th Anniversary sets. I still have a few sets...
LEGO Mario Character Pack Series 5 Pre-order Offer
The next series of LEGO® Super Mario Character Packs are released on August 1st and you can pre-order them now from The Minifigure Store. They are a little different to the previous series. The upcoming series will only feature 8 characters to collect and they will be packaged in boxes. They will still be compatible will the interactive figures, which will soon include Princess Peach. There will be 8 LEGO Super Mario characters to...
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