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@Poodlestargenerica Wdym? They remade good Mario Party with the last title and was universally praised, and now they are combining the good from the new and old into a better experience.

@RetroGames Weird you say that for something that is clearly a ripoff of the originals. Not even just inspired.

Looks fun but sheesh that performance in the direct footage alone isn't a good sign. No reason it should be performing like that. I guess it is Outright Games tho.

@LadyCharlie Good lord no he is not, and that “stereotype” is such a stretch.

@Jack_Goetz Damn bruh why you gotta remind us...

For those wondering, this blocky digital figure line for Mario is actually LEGO's call, not Nintendo. The lead designer for this line has come out and said in an interview that Nintendo initially approached them with standard minifigs, but Lego instead wanted something new and different, and at the time wanted something that incorporated technology with play, so they thought Mario would be a good fit. I worked at a Lego retail store for two years, and they have sold decent, but people were always asking where the minifigs were. They know there is a demand there. My prediction with these is that they are going to move these digital figures to more of a Mario Kart line, and introduce a minifig line in 2026 as the new main line.

I think the karts are designed actually surprisingly well. I think the best looking are definitely the standard kart and DK's. Love the little Double Dash throw back there. Everything else is definitely aimed at children. I know I would've had fun with these as a kid, and my little cousins are excited for these. I personally grew up with the KNEX Mario Kart Wii sets, those were awesome.

@YoshiAngemon I used to LOVE those Knex Mario Kart sets. Scenery wise they weren't the best as is typical with Knex but damn they were so fun making a full circuit track.

I hate when Nintendo Life covers Lego content. A lot of these comments are pure ignorance lol.

I don't think people realize that these are a pair of Nike Jordans that are being fully customized. The price is more than fair when seeing the extent on how far they went with these in my opinion.

It's always interesting to me the limit people go with high end collectibles or merch. We love First 4 Figures and their 600 dollar statues but scoff at Lego or these.

@Mana_Knight I don't want to live in a universe where that happens.

I wonder if the lower poly count will help boost the inevitable dookie performance for no reason on Switch.

Wow that sculpt looks incredible.

@Lizuka 100 percent agree. LM2 tarnishes the first game and turned it into something that its not. Oddly enough I really did enjoy LM3, but still the first game just hit it out of the park. I get legit mad thinking we could have got the first Luigi's Mansion with the graphical fidelity of the 3rd game.

I feel like im in the minority here, but is anyone else not a fan of this game? It's way too linear, monotonous, and sometimes down right annoying. It feels like Luigi's Mansion got "New Super Mario Bros-ified".

Really hope this game does well so it gives Nintendo a sign to give us TRUE Paper Mario.

@MontyCircus Couldn't be furthest from the truth lol. Having gone to the Hollywood one, which much smaller than this, the scope and detail alone is incredible.

@-wc- People got the gist, but again, beside MY point. Don't come at younger people because your older, giving bully on the playground flashbacks.

@-wc- Jesus Christ. None of my arguments or points made here were false statements. Do some research before you start coming at me assuming im wrong with what I am saying. Stop trying to belittle me because you're older and are under the impression that 25 years isn't a long time. 25 years is enough time for people to realize that sets like this are going to be more expensive due to licensing fees, simple as that. Thats also a significant chunk of a company that's less than 100 years old, especially when considering the fact that they didn't even start originally producing plastic bricks.

My mistake for saying "Lego has always been" in comparison to the "since 1999". I guess you got me there (?), but I think it's pretty damn obvious people understand what I mean, since modern day Lego as we know it really hadnt got its start until then, but you for whatever reason feel the need to come at my throat over it.

@-wc- Thats 25 years. That is a long time, no matter how you look at it. Idk what else to tell you "old man" lol.

@-wc- Lego has done licensing for 25 years and the price increase due to licensing was seen even in those first Star Wars sets back in 1999. Again, this aint anything new.

@MirrorFate2 Look at the pictures again lol

@Jeronan Not entirely true.

I assume you're going by the price per piece model, which does not always reign true. Your King Fischer example uses majority of very small pieces, which cost much less to produce than the bigger more complex molds you see in this set. It's highly dependent and not the best system to go by.

Don't get me wrong, licensing factors are 100 percent a thing, but they aren't as heavy as you might think they are. Disney has the heaviest licensing tax, especially on Star Wars, followed by Nintendo. This set if it had no licensing would be around 220-250. Lego always charges more for 2-1/3-1 builds due to the fact that the consumer gets more out of it, but also costs them more to pay their designers to make a multiple designs included in a set.

@tektite_captain 100 percent agree. People are seeming like this is a necessity. Lego has always been a higher end collectible/hobby for people who can afford it. This isn't anything new, and isn't any different from F4F.

@Bunkerneath Id rather not pay for a vastly inferior in quality product that steals the designs from fan designers to sell for a profit.

Funny seeing non Lego fans/buyers in these posts complain about the price as if this is anything new. If you really wanna see outrageous pricing look at their Star Wars line.

Thing is I see multiple users in these comments complaining about these prices, but on posts about First 4 Figure statues they freak the hell out and have no problem paying those prices. Id much rather pay for Lego as you get much more of a satisfying experience out of it.

I think it looks absolutely fantastic. I would have wanted a little bit more leafs on the OoT version but that's an easy addition I can do on my own with spare pieces. Those minifigs are incredible, all new molds and everything which Im glad they did. Usually when they do these super specialized molds, more is on the way.

Eh. It looks decent enough. Visually It looks kinda nasty tho (that pop in, sheesh!)

Probably won't be picking up. The Sonic clone im looking forward to is Rollin Rascal by the Curiomatic team. Really enjoy the visuals in that and had a fun time with the demo, even tho it's still a bit far out. That one had some unique ideas presented in it and is far more momentum based rather than just "Hold X to Boost".

@KayFiOS Well I guess that's more your style if you don't care about the competitiveness side about it, so I cant really speak anything on that. For me I love speed runs and watching them, and seeing Nintendo lean into that in a more main stream sense is awesome. Multiplayer is a big time plus over that game, but with less actual challenges Id like to see it maybe 5 to 10 dollars cheaper. Who knows though, maybe more challenges are introduced through updates.

@KayFiOS The emulation quality in NES Remix was terrible and was if anything just a more fleshed out section of 9-Volts minigames from Wario Ware. It really wasn't anything special and there was only a few remixes, and even fewer that were actually cool. I think people are forgetting what that game actually was. This leans way more into the competitive scene than that did.

We need more eshop titles like this. This looks like a blast, and might get me to purchase those NSO NES controllers if I get sucked into this, which I think I will. That deluxe edition is gonna be scalped so hard. Also multiplayer is an awesome feature that everyone seems to be overlooking.

Also I love how competitive the UI feels, even showing the inputs and the timer every where like a streamer speed running.

EDIT: After reading some comments I don't think people realize how bad the emulation quality was in NES Remix. Also how really 85% of challenges like "stomp on 3 goombas" or "grab the sword" instead of the remixes, which those in itself only had a small handful that were actually cool and not just crummy photoshop filters slapped on a bad rom of the game. This looks much more fleshed out.

What does this even mean. Im just wondering why people continue to dump money into these grips for controllers that majority of owners have issue with and are proven faulty controllers.

Don't understand why people just keep getting these grips for faulty controllers. If you want an honest to god AMAZING joy con replacement, the Mobapad HD 60S is the way to go. Easily the best feeling replacements out there and are made with higher quality materials then the joy cons themselves.

Then in all honestly what the hell is the point lol

Wouldn't pay more than 5 dollars for this honestly.

@Clammy I have 100 percented it and can confidently say it was absolutely worth the full price I paid for it. Loved that game to bits from start to end and I wish I could experience it for the first time again. I would honest to god rate it as good as those games.

Also your reasoning is based purely off speculation when I can bet that Wonder cost a lot more to produce then you think it does.

@Clammy Your saying that as if Mario Wonder isn't deserving of a high score?

Why is being an “add-on” set a negative? Isn’t that the whole point of this modular system.

People still really complaining about Pratt? Grow up, I know I wouldn’t want to listen to two hours of standard Mario in normal convo/dramatic scenes.

If it aint broke don't fix it I guess. I have always loved this render of Luigi and it still looks good to this day. Sadly cant say the same about the game itself, easily the worst out of the 3 in my opinion and I don't have much interest replaying it. Yes im still salty about the first one not getting the remake on Switch but instead 3DS.

@LadyCharlie It’s absolutely awful and lacks any charm compared to the 3DS entry.

I really enjoy all of the Mario Sports switch titles except for Golf. Golf was such a disappointment for me this generation. Battle League is genuinely the best Strikers game gameplay wise, but the asking price with the amount of content is rough. Aces however is awesome, the new gameplay changes are great, good character selection, and really nice visuals.

@Vexx234 I mean as in Nintendo fans. Thought it was pretty universally enjoyed amongst gamers and especially people who would be on this site lol.

@somnambulance Story wise that’s a given because they have so much more to work with, but they made so many changes to the story and characters that ruined a lot of it for me. The “villains” especially. Both movies are two very different cases writing wise. Personally I’d rather have a a story flawed by pacing rather than inaccurate portrayals of established characters.

Don’t understand why everyone is suddenly so sour at this film. It was a great simple little time at the theaters that did its thing and established an accurate film version of the Mushroom Kingdom. Not a perfect movie but it’s still enjoyable.

@somnambulance Mutant Mayhem has awful writing. I personally don’t understand the love for that film beyond the art style.

@axelhander Its not "evil" to shut down blatant theft. This isn't a dead console, its the Switch.

If anyone is in the market for truly awesome Joycon replacements that don’t skimp on any features, get the Mobapad HD S6 or whatever there called. Super premium, have HD rumble, Gyro and Amiibo support. They are pricey but so worth it.

@Baler So they nailed the design then?

This was already confirmed but I cannot wait. Been following this project for a while and this one is actually a bit bigger than the Japan one, and more than double the size of the tiny LA one. The shop outside of the land however hasn't been confirmed, and that itself looks beautiful and is rumored to be an overall Nintendo store, similar to Nintendo NY or Osaka. Seems to be themed to the main hub area of the park rather than SNW which makes sense.

I love the original so much, I cannot wait. I have always wanted a return to this gameplay so this is an awesome start, and the new additions are great as well.

@link3710 This is essentially the sequel to 94’. As a huge fan of that game, I can say that that game holds up to that quality. The only minis really only act as collectibles or “mini keys” to doors in some levels.