NOTE: This article was updated after publication with new pricing information. The LEGO® Group just announced the follow up to their first AFOL oriented Super Mario set, the Nintendo Entertainment System. That set hit store shelves a little over a year ago and featured the first Nintendo gaming console in brick form. This year, we flash forward a few iterations
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November has arrived, and the end of the year is rapidly approaching. Consequently, you can start expecting more and more news about the upcoming selection of sets coming in the new year. In fact, the first announcement is already here with a look at the January 2022 Super Mario sets. These kits star Luigi, which makes sense considering we saw
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I am on the fence about the LEGO® Super Mario theme. I like Minifigures, and the theme doesn’t come with any. Additionally, I am not into having a computerized Mario figurine. However, the LEGO® Group recently offered me a pre-release copy of the Super Mario 64 “?” Block. I was intrigued to give the theme a go, especially since this
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Get ready to stomp on more oblivious turtles and hit the warp pipes. The LEGO® Group has revealed even more Super Mario goodness for 2022. Three more sets and a new series of character packs are set to release in January 2022. The big reveal initially happened at the China International Import Expo with images on Twitter soon after. And
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The LEGO® set news just keeps coming. Very recently, we learned of the Chinese New Year and Harry Potter sets coming in the new year. Today, the LEGO® Group announced the January 2021 Super Mario sets. The latest wave features five all new sets. Additionally, the second wave of character packs is coming your way! All of the sets hit
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After months of teases, the LEGO® Group announced the Super Mario full lineup earlier today. The first wave, due August 1, contains 16 sets. Additionally, one of the 16 is a blind bag series. Sadly, this does not mean Minifigures. The blind bags consist of buildable characters to insert in the game levels you build. Additionally, the official press release
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The Super Mario theme provides play opportunities for kids. However, it also includes several sets appealing to adults’ nostalgia. In the past, the LEGO® Group released a replica of the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Subsequently, the N64 Question Block hit the market. Now, Mighty Bowser (71411) was revealed as the third adult oriented Nintendo set. Weighing in at nearly 3000
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More information of Mario and minifigs today. Both Minifigures Series 23 and Super Mario Character Packs Series 5 were announced at LEGO® Con 2022. Since then, the LEGO® Group released additional details concerning each collection. While we already received details on Series 23, clearer pictures came to light. We also now have an image of the packaging. Additionally, the official
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The LEGO® Group recently participated in the fourth annual China International Import Expo. They revealed seven new sets from three themes. The reveals include the 2022 Chinese New Year sets celebrating the Year of the Tiger. Additionally, the announcement included one Monkie Kid reveal, and four new Super Mario sets. These are in addition to the Super Mario sets announced
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For the last couple of days, the LEGO® Group has been teasing a new theme on social media. Today, we received a few more details about LEGO® Super Mario coming soon in collaboration with Nintendo. The new theme is billed as a “reimagination of the LEGO® building experience… Neither a video game nor a traditional LEGO® brick-based set.” The first
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