March2024
Reminder LEGO Animal Crossing Sets Are Out Today, Will You Be Picking One Up?
Celeste ‘til last
It feels like it has been a long time coming, but the LEGO Animal Crossing sets are now available. Like, right now! There are five different sets for you to choose between, each of varying sizes (and prices). The one that is going to set you back the most Bells is the Nook's Cranny & Rosie's House set, which is available for...
December2023
News Here's A First Look At The Animal Crossing LEGO Box Art
This new LEGO line launches in 2024
Earlier this year in October, Nintendo announced five Animal Crossing LEGO sets would be launching in March 2024. While there's already been plenty of official pictures of these sets shared, we've now got a "first look" at the cute and charming packaging. These designs have been revealed by UK retailer Smyth Toys...
October2023
Talking Point What Are Your Hopes For Animal Crossing LEGO?
LEGO to the City
Following rumours that LEGO was set to team up with Nintendo and unleash Animal Crossing-themed sets on unsuspecting wallets the world over, a short teaser yesterday revealed... well, very little really. But the leaks were true, and Animal Crossing Lego exists! Yes, official Tom Nook and Isabelle minifigs will be available to...
March2023
News LEGO 2K Drive Will Include Real Money Transactions
It's a "live service" with seasonal updates & "drive pass"
LEGO 2K Drive got announced for the Nintendo Switch earlier this week and if you have been wondering about whether or not there'll be an option to spend money on the game, it seems there will be. A 2K representative has told Wccftech there will be "real money" in play. While players earn...
Report LEGO Disney And Guardians Of The Galaxy Projects Among Multiple Cancellations At TT Games
In-progess LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian DLC apparently in jeopardy, too
In April 2022, TT Games and Warner Bros. Interactive launched the highly anticipated LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, an ambitious project and one that reportedly took its toll on studio employees. The game has been a sales success, selling 3.2 mil
News LEGO Announces 'Super Mario YouTube Premiere' For MAR10 Day
Could more sets be on the way?
This Friday is MAR10 Day, the calendar event of the year where we can pretty much guarantee a healthy dose of news about everyone's favourite plumber. Nintendo has already revealed its special edition Switch bundle and final Mario Movie trailer livestream, but it looks like LEGO is going to be getting in on the...
December2022
News Five New Sonic The Hedgehog LEGO Sets Have Been Spotted Online
Expected to arrive in 2023
Sonic the Hedgehog fans and Lego builders alike can apparently look forward to some new blue blur sets arriving next year. According to the blog PromoBricks (via VGC), Lego has plans to release "at least five" new Sonic the Hedgehog sets ranging between $29.99 USD and $99.99 USD. There's no release date, but they could...
November2022
Random Fan's Massive LEGO Mario Build Uses 14 Motors To Bring The Mushroom Kingdom To Life
Real life Mario Maker
We have seen some pretty impressive Nintendo-themed LEGO builds on the site over the years. Remember that 14-foot Bowser from Comic Con back in July? Surely nothing will be as impressive as that again, right? Well, while it might be a little smaller than the massive dino build, this huge Mario level by Brandon Jones might just...
July2022
News LEGO Confirms Rumours With New 18+ Bowser Set, Which You Can Actually Fight
So long, LEGO Bowser
Back in April, we reported on a rumour that there was an upcoming 18+ Super Mario LEGO set that would be "the biggest yet", with a total of 2,807 pieces — almost 800 more than the NES, and 150 more than the Question Mark Block set. That rumour
June2022
News Apple Arcade Game LEGO Brawls Brings The Fight To Switch This September
Prepare for Minifigure mayhem
Update [Sun 19th Jun, 2022 05:30 BST]: In celebration of LEGOCON 2022, LEGO Brawls has finally locked in a release date. It'll be arriving on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and PC on 2nd September. You can view the announcement trailer below. <products id="19187"> Original article [Thu 10th Feb, 2022...
April2022
News Scalpers Set Their Sights On LEGO Star Wars Deluxe Edition 'Blue Milk Luke' Minifigure
Resist, you must
It's 2022, and scalping is still unfortunately a thing online shoppers have to deal with. It's not just video game consoles they are trying to make a profit on, it's also items like LEGO. In fact, worlds have now collided with the 'Luke Skywalker with Blue Milk' Minifigure skyrocketing in price online. Blue milk Luke, in case you...
Video Nintendo Gives Super Mario Fans A First Look At LEGO Princess Peach
"It's LEGO Peach time"
Last month, Nintendo and LEGO lifted the lid on a new Princess Peach interactive figure, due out this August as part of the Adventures with Peach Starter Course. Nintendo has now uploaded a new trailer of this set, revealing some of Peach's dialogue, how she interacts with other characters like Mario, and sound effects she'll...
February2022
Random This LEGO Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Figure Could Make It To LEGO Ideas' Final Round
He's fully poseable!
We do love a bit of LEGO Zelda, and so do the myriad of people who are both LEGO and Zelda fans who keep voting Zelda-themed, fan-made sets (officially termed "MOCs" - My Own Creation) into the final round of LEGO Ideas' design review. LEGO Ideas is the brick company's opportunity for the general public to have the chance to...
October2021
Deals Get A Free Gift From My Nintendo Store UK With Your LEGO Super Mario 64 Question Block
Bag a Super Mushroom Surprise
Today sees the launch of the latest addition to the LEGO Super Mario set collection in the form of the LEGO Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block. We haven't yet taken delivery of this box of tricks, but it features various levels from the seminal 64-bit platformer, including micro versions of Mario, Peach and Bowser...
September2021
News There's A Hidden Secret Inside The LEGO Super Mario Question Block Set
And a lovely Easter Egg, too
It's weird to give a spoiler warning for a LEGO set, but this article will obviously spoil elements of the secrets and surprises in the Question Block. If you want to go in fresh, stop reading already. Ever since the LEGO Super Mario Question Block set was announced, we've been wondering... what's up with that little...
News Select Super Mario LEGO Sets Appear To Be 'Retiring Soon'
Get Wave 1 while you can
It's been an exciting week if you're a fan of Lego and Nintendo's Super Mario series - with the reveal of the Super Mario 64 '?' Block, but it seems some older sets could soon be retiring. As spotted by VGC, the Lego's UK store will seemingly be retiring three Super Mario sets from Wave 1. They include the Boomer Bill...
Random This Deep Sea Subnautica LEGO Build Makes Us Hate The Ocean Slightly Less
Crabsquid news
"How can you hate the ocean?" Alright, we'll admit that parts of it — specifically, the edge parts, where there is ice cream and sand — are pretty cool. It's the rest of it that creeps us out, and Subnautica, a game set almost entirely beneath the waves, just makes it a whole lot worse. On the very wet planet of 4546B, the inky...
August2021
News This Metroid Dread LEGO Set Proposal Looks Absolutely Incredible
Another delightful LEGO Ideas... idea
Back in January of this year we reported on a very tasty looking Lego Metroid set submitted to the LEGO Ideas website by creator L-DI-EGO. That proposed set — which included a custom Samus minifigure, her iconic ship, a Galactic Federation Gunship and several different forms of Ridley — officially managed...
News This LEGO Ideas Project Would Be A Great Way To Return To Wii Sports Resort
We really miss Wuhu Island
Lego has already said it wants to create more Nintendo-themed sets in the future - so what could be next? While The Legend of Zelda might seem like an obvious pick, how about one based on Wuhu Island from Wii Sports Resort instead? That sounds pretty relaxing, actually. Lego and Nintendo fan 'Stacked Towels' has submitted...
June2021
News The LEGO Group Announces Its First Ever LEGO CON, Will Air Later This Month
Update: Here's a sneak peek of what's to come...
Update [Sun 6th Jun, 2021 14:30 BST]: Lego has now shared a "sneak peek" of what will be shown at its first ever official LEGO CON. It seems there'll be a "closer look" at some of the latest Super Mario sets and a Q&A featuring Mojang's Lydia Winters. Original article [Thu 3rd Jun, 2021 07:30...
May2021
Deals Resisted LEGO Super Mario's Charms Until Now? Zavvi's Got A Tempting New Offer
50%(ish) off the Mario Starter Course and a kid's t-shirt
LEGO Super Mario launched last August and seemed to go down very well with anyone sitting in that Venn diagram crossover of Nintendo and plastic block toy enthusiasts. Since launch, we've seen a variety of new sets appear and the plumber's brother will soon join him in August 2021 with a...
