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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...
News LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Is The Best Modern LEGO Game, And It's Coming To Switch
Also, it fits to the tune of TMNT
Don't just take our word for it — LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is far and away the best modern LEGO game, stamping others like LEGO City: Undercover and LEGO Builder's Journey into the dust. Wait, no, you totally should take our word for it, because we gave it a 9/10. For those of you who missed out on the Wii U...
Random This Wonderful LEGO Wii Build Brings Back Memories Of Simpler Times
'I don't need to use the wrist strap'
The year's 2007. After months of searching for stock up and down the country, your family has finally gotten their hands on Nintendo's new Wii console, complete with a copy of Wii Sports, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz. Remember this? Despite picking up these new...
News This Unofficial 'Life-Sized' LEGO Mario Can Be Yours For, Erm, $900
Coming in at almost 5,000 pieces
Thanks to Nintendo and LEGO's ongoing partnership, LEGO Mario is now a real thing that exists – you can still order one and everything! – but that isn't stopping others from sharing their own designs, including this mammoth take on our favourite moustachioed plumber. Bricker Builds, a group of designers and...
Guide Where To Buy LEGO Luigi - LEGO Super Mario Adventures With Luigi Starter Course
I'm-a Luigi, Number One!
It might have taken a while (a year to the day, in fact) for Luigi to catch up with his brother, but now you're able to have a proper fraternal reunion in bricky blocky form. Yes, LEGO Luigi has arrived as part of the new LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Luigi Starter Course set. LEGO Luigi is interactive in much the same...
Review LEGO Builder's Journey - A Chill, Beautiful Building Experience
New kid on the block
As an adult, LEGO usually means a busy Sunday afternoon spent with a chunky manual, tons of tiny plastic bags, and liberal use of the brick separator tool, because you accidentally skipped ten steps and now the thing is stuck to the other thing and you tried to pry it off but your nails are too short and maybe you need to take a...
Video New LEGO Mario Trailer Shows 2-Player Mario And Luigi In Action
And a whole lot of dancing
Nintendo's dropped a new trailer for its LEGO Mario range, and we're now painfully aware that we've been playing with LEGO incorrectly all this time. The new clip shows off both the Mario and Luigi figures, demonstrating how the two can be used together by friends to bop along and interact with the same courses. We assume...
News LEGO Mario's Next Set Just Leaked On Amazon, And This One's A Biggie
Spoilers within!
The next major release in the LEGO Mario series has seemingly leaked online, giving us an early look at its content ahead of an official reveal. Now's your last chance to look away if you don't want to have the surprise ruined! A now-removed page on Amazon Australia has revealed the LEGO Super Mario Bowser’s Airship, a fairly...
News LEGO Super Mario Is Getting Ten More Character Packs In New Series
Series 3 on the way
LEGO has revealed Super Mario Character Packs - Series 3, a new set of packs which will add ten new characters to the range. The announcement was made by the company on Twitter today, giving us our first look at the characters included. As identified by Brickset, the new additions are Scuttlebug, Swoop, Parachute Bob-omb, Amp,...
Hands On LEGO Builder's Journey Is A Tiny, Beautiful Experiment About The Joy In Play
Creative block
LEGO Builder's Journey might fly under the radar on Switch, despite bearing the name of the mega-popular brick manufacturer, purely because it's quite different to their normal fare — but we really hope it doesn't. For the past couple of decades or so, the LEGO games have been dominated by other massive franchises — Star Wars,...
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...
News There's A Surprise New LEGO Game Coming To Switch Next Month
We're bricking it
Back in 2019, one of the launch games for Apple Arcade — the technology giant's subscription games service — was LEGO Builder's Journey, an extremely pretty little puzzle game that gives us Monument Valley-meets-LEGO vibes. It's the first game from LEGO's internally-developed game development studio, Light Brick, which is based...
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...
Random What If Nintendo Made A LEGO Mario Kart Game?
Well, it'd look a little something like this
We live in a world where Mario Kart, LEGO games, and an actual LEGO Mario exist, yet LEGO Mario Kart does not. But what if it did? Over the past few months, YouTube channel Banana Pictures has been creating a LEGO Mario Kart project, taking everything that makes Nintendo's hit racing series tick and...
News A Record 57 LEGO Ideas Sets Are Being Reviewed, And Yes, That Includes Zelda LEGO
Child Link, Toon Link... Brick Link?
If you're a LEGO fan and a Nintendo fan, you probably have LEGO Ideas on your radar. It's an official project, run by LEGO themselves, which lets fans submit their ideas for new LEGO kits. If you get above a certain number of votes, then your build will go through to a review round, where a bunch of people at the...
News It's Official! Nintendo Announces LEGO Luigi And Pre-Orders Are Open Now
Well, we didn't see that coming...
Surprise! Nintendo has officially announced that LEGO Luigi will be hitting stores later this year. We already had an idea that this was coming thanks to a leak on Amazon yesterday (as well as that creepy LEGO Mario firmware update, of course) but here's the official announcement from Nintendo itself: "It’s...
News LEGO Luigi Leaked By Amazon China
Oh yeah, Luigi time
Update: And it's official! Nintendo has shown off LEGO Luigi in a brand new trailer and opened pre-orders! Original Article: Last week, a firmware update for LEGO Super Mario (yes, plastic bricks now have firmware, people) caused the plumber in red to begin calling out the name of his lankier brother. You didn't need to be
News LEGO Utilises The Dark Arts Of Viral Marketing As Mario Calls For Luigi
LEGO with firmware updates is a thing
As someone who once just had a lot of LEGO bricks in an empty tin, this author is surprised to hear that LEGO now has firmware updates. And the updates are being used to generate viral marketing through social media. We're through the looking glass here people. In any case, it seems 99.99% likely that Luigi...
Random If We Ever Get LEGO Zelda, We'll Happily Take This Amazing Majora's Mask Skull Kid
We hope you're seeing this, Nintendo
The idea of a Nintendo x LEGO collaboration used to be a thing of dreams – a fantasy that would never, ever happen. Then, LEGO Super Mario actually did happen, and now we're hungry for more. Instagram user Joss Woodyard, who regularly shares fantastic LEGO builds online, has created this stunning version of...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Has Been Delayed (Again)
"we're going to need more time"
Sadly, this is not a joke - it's just been posted by TT Games a few days after 1st April. The developer has made the tough decision to delay LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, again. After delaying the game last August, until Spring 2021, it's now put out a message stating how it will no longer be able to make this...
News Super Mario LEGO Has Been One Of The Company's Most Successful Launches
"LEGO Super Mario introduced an entirely new way to play"
Last year's announcement that LEGO Super Mario would finally happen was like a childhood dream coming true. Blending together block-building with unique character interactions, we've since had several expansions like Bowser's Castle and Toad's Treasure Hunt, and even a LEGO NES Console. We
Random Zelda Fan Builds Temple Of Time Entirely Out Of LEGO
The LEGO Of Zelda: Ocarina of LEGO
Update (Wed 23rd June, 2021): Matthias Bartsch, the builder of this impressive piece, has added the Temple of Time build to LEGO Ideas, complete with building instructions — so you can both vote on it for the chance of it becoming a real LEGO set, and also just build it yourself! [Original article (Wed 10th...
Random Pokémon Fan Aims To Build Sinnoh Region Entirely Out Of LEGO
Here's where to find Empolego and Bricketot
Ahead of the rumoured reveal of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes for the Switch, one fan has gone above and beyond, recreating the entire Sinnoh region out of LEGO. Don't worry, it's not quite as huge of an undertaking as it sounds - Reddit user Scoutisaspyable, also known as warlordjimbei
News LEGO Partners With Sega To Turn This Fan-Made Sonic Set Into A Real Product
It's actually happening
You know how we keep sharing these amazing fan-made LEGO Ideas projects based on video games, hoping that one day one of them will actually be made into a real thing? Well, it's finally happened! LEGO has today confirmed that the fan-made Sonic Mania - Green Hill Zone set we featured on the site last year has been given the...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Will Feature Around 300 Playable Characters
And 28 unique locations to visit
Star Wars fans are in for quite the treat this Spring when LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga arrives on Nintendo Switch. During a recent interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine, the game's Lead hub designer, Dawn McDiarmid, confirmed the number of playable characters you'll be able to take control of in...
News This Metroid Set Could Be Officially Reviewed By LEGO With Your Votes
Update: LEGO Ridley added to the mix
Update: We're happy to report that since our original article was posted yesterday (see below), the fan-made Metroid LEGO project has been catapulted from around 4,800 votes to a whopping 8,900 – just a thousand-or-so away from hitting the goal required to be considered by LEGO. Thanks to the new votes, a...
News New LEGO Mario 'Master Your Adventure Maker Set' Is Available Now
Compatible with the LEGO Mario figure
As promised towards the end of last year, the 'Master Your Adventure Maker Set' is now available as part of the LEGO Super Mario range. This new set lets you expand your collection with new enemies like Larry Koopa, and also allows players to get creative with Customisation Blocks. Enhance your LEGO Super...
Random Cheap Clones Of NES LEGO Set Feature Duck Hunt, Contra, And Super Mario Bros
Who's going to post the cease and desist first, we wonder?
Remember that gorgeous LEGO set that came out last year, with a deliciously retro TV and NES console playing Super Mario Bros.? Yes, the one that cost over £200. Yes, the one that none of us can actually afford. Well, it seems like a few enterprising companies have taken it upon themselves...
News LEGO City: Undercover Games Removed From Wii U And 3DS eShops
In what's becoming a worryingly common trend
Just days after it was discovered that a number of DSiWare games had vanished from the eShop, and following the confirmation that Netflix will soon be discontinued across Wii U and 3DS, it's now come to our attention that two LEGO City: Undercover games have also been entirely removed from Nintendo's...
Random This Mario Kart And LEGO Mario Fusion Is A Work Of Genius
Augmented augmented reality
We're starting to get a bit scared of Mario. The behatted, bemoustached plumber has has been slowly leaking into real life, with Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit using AI to turn our messy living room into a go-kart course, and LEGO Super Mario letting us scan barcodes to create platforming levels made entirely out of...
News The Original LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Game Appears To Be Coming To Switch
According to a recent rating
We've already got LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 on the Nintendo Switch, so where's the original game? According to the ESRB, it's on the way... Yep, the 2013 title previously released on the Nintendo DS, 3DS and Wii U appears to have been recently rated by the ESRB in America for the Switch. Obviously, there's been no...
Feature Lego Super Mario Lead Designer On 3D-Printed Prototypes, Aborted AR And Meeting Koji Kondo
Qs around the blocks
Jonathan Bennink, the lead designer on LEGO Super Mario, has spent an astonishing four years working out how to align Nintendo’s IP with the Danish firm’s perennially popular toy bricks. In an exclusive interview for Nintendo Life, he talks about how the two companies collaborated to create an interactive Lego Mario...
News Nintendo Reveals Even More LEGO Super Mario Sets And Character Packs For 2021
Launching in the new year
The LEGO Super Mario collection is far from being complete, with plenty of new sets and additional packs heading our way next year. Nintendo has announced that on 1st January 2021, you'll be able to celebrate the new year in style by picking up the all-new Master Your Adventure Maker Set, as well as new Expansion Sets,...
News LEGO Shares Animal Crossing: New Horizons Designs Inspired By Its New 'DOTS' Range
Give your in-game home a makeover
If you're looking to give your Animal Crossing: New Horizons home a much-needed makeover, why not try out these new, artsy designs from LEGO? Celebrating this year's LEGO DOTS launch – a new 2D tile concept that hopes to spark new ways for kids and big kids alike to get creative – the company has shared a...
News This Animal Crossing Nook's Cranny Set Is Being Officially Reviewed By LEGO
Just imagine...
A fan-made LEGO set based on Animal Crossing's Nook's Cranny shop is being officially reviewed by the company as part of its LEGO Ideas campaign. As you may be aware, the LEGO Ideas website allows fans to submit their very own designs for approval. If a design gets 10,000 votes from the community, it's automatically put forward for...
News It's Official, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Has Been Delayed Until Spring 2021
Gameplay reveal confirms it
Sorry, Star Wars fans, but it seems LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has officially been delayed until next Spring. The first sign of the setback was earlier this week via the official LEGO website - which said the game would be "coming in 2021" and now the Gamescom Opening Night Live gameplay reveal trailer has locked...
Video See The Amazing LEGO NES Built From Start To Finish In Our Block-Busting Timelapse
4 hours for us, 8 minutes for you
As you may well have heard Nintendo and LEGO have been getting all chummy-chummy recently, and alongside the child-focused LEGO Super Mario which we thought was a delight, there's also something a bit more in-line with adult LEGO fans in the form of the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System. This is a model with no...
Random Turns Out You Can Play LEGO Mario Without Buying The LEGO
Clever, but cheeky
There's a lot of joy to be had with the LEGO Mario range, building your own courses and constructing your favourite characters brick-by-brick, but if you're wanting to own a complete set of everything it has to offer, you'll have to fork over a pretty sizeable sum. As it happens, there is a clever - if slightly naughty -...
Review LEGO Super Mario - A Strong Translation To The Real World
LEt's-a-GO
When LEGO announced its partnership with Nintendo to at last bring Super Mario to the brick universe in an official capacity, it’s safe to say that what we were expecting was something along more typical lines from LEGO. Princess Peach’s castle perhaps? Maybe World 1-1 from the NES original? Nothing so obvious came to be of cours
Random Someone Made A LEGO NES With Side-Scrolling Mario Long Before Nintendo Did
And it's eerily similar
At the start of this month, Nintendo and LEGO released two exciting collaboration projects - the LEGO Super Mario range, and the LEGO NES. The latter features a replica of Nintendo's classic system, a 1:1 scale version of the controller, and even a retro TV which uses a crank to display a side-scrolling LEGO version of Super...
News We've Had LEGO Mario, Could This Fan-Made Breath Of The Wild Link Be Next?
The latest Zelda design added to LEGO Ideas
For years now, LEGO fans have been designing fantastic models and sets based on The Legend of Zelda, hoping that their creations might one day become a reality. When a designer shares a concept to LEGO's Ideas website, their creation is guaranteed to be reviewed if it gains 10,000 votes a
Community What Do You Think Of Lego Super Mario, Then?
Block-buster?
Lego launched its Super Mario range last weekend, with a wide selection of kits and packs based on Nintendo's most famous characters – and the world he inhabits. The course-building focus on the range is sure to generate interest amongst younger players, and the companion app – which also contains the building instructions –...
Video Here's What's Inside The New LEGO Mario Figure
Don't try this at home
Have you picked up the new LEGO Mario figure this week? Found yourself wondering what makes him tick? Well, look no further because this video explores exactly what you'll find inside Nintendo and LEGO's brand new toy. Shared by the folks at Beyond the Brick, the video takes a faulty unit - so don't worry, no working Mario...
Guide Where To Buy The LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System
Update: Pre-orders back on Nintendo UK Store
Update: The LEGO NES has reappeared on the Nintendo Official UK Store. You can now grab a pre-order from a second wave of units, although these are strictly limited to two products per household. <products id=“12764” style="list" sort="date"> Original article: The LEGO NES is now available on...
Random The LEGO NES Has A Cool Super Mario Bros. Easter Egg Hidden Inside It
Pure nostalgia
If you haven't already bought and assembled the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System, there's a really nostalgic - and cool - easter egg contained within this particular build that you need to know about. For those of you who have no intention of adding this kit to your Nintendo or LEGO collection - read on. Located underneath a side...
News Charles Martinet Recorded New Lines Especially For The LEGO Super Mario Figure
"It was a cool moment"
Today sees the launch of the new LEGO Super Mario range, with Nintendo's biggest mascot receiving the colourful brick treatment for the very first time. As well as full sets and courses that you can build, the Starter Course includes an interactive Mario figure, complete with sounds and visual effects. We'd argue that it's...
News Nintendo Dropped Every LEGO Mario Prototype 6,000 Times To Ensure Its Quality
"That is Nintendo quality"
Nintendo is a brand known for its quality assurance, especially when it comes to new hardware - you know about the Game Boy that survived being bombed, right? - and it has once again proved its commitment to releasing only the very best with the new LEGO Mario range. The project's lead designer, Jonathan Bennink, has...
News LEGO Assembles Massive Super Mario Build Made Out Of Nearly 23,000 Bricks
It's LEGO Mario time!
To celebrate the arrival of Super Mario LEGO, LEGO has assembled a "massive" Mario build made out of nearly 23,000 bricks. It apparently took six master builders more than 110 hours and is 1.2 meters in height. Just like the original build, it's got its own digital screen that lights up with various different animations. Here...
Random LEGO Super Mario Gets A Hulkbuster-Style Makeover
Mario SMASH!
It's only a matter of days until the totally adorable LEGO Super Mario sets hit the streets in Europe and North America, but lucky Japanese LEGO fans have had a chance to pick these sets up sooner and we're already seeing some great photos of what can be done with these kits. One of our favourite uses of LEGO Super Mario so far is by...
News Nintendo Producer Says Working On LEGO Super Mario Was 'Taxing, But Fun'
"I felt it was a fun time"
In just over a weeks' time, we'll have our hands on the first ever Super Mario LEGO products and that lovely looking LEGO NES console. With a Starter Course, plenty of expansions and even an interactive toy, there's plenty to experience in the Mario collection, but how did the whole project come together? In an interview...
