The LEGO Super Mario theme is quite divisive amongst LEGO and Nintendo fans, partly because it’s not a typical minifigure-centric theme, and also partly because the phygital play (a portmanteau for physical and digital) isn’t really geared towards adults or older LEGO fans, who contribute most to the online discourse, on blogs, social media or…
2022 Summer LEGO Super Mario set lineup featuring LEGO Princess Peach officially revealed!
After yesterday’s inadvertent reveal of LEGO Princess Peach, LEGO has officially announced the full lineup of Summer 2022 (Northern Hemisphere) LEGO Super Mario sets, featuring seven new sets, including the debut of LEGO Princess Peach! The Summer 2022 LEGO Super Mario sets have a release date of 1 August 2022 and will be available from…
Five video games I’d love LEGO to take on after Horizon Forbidden West
Following yesterday’s reveal of the Horizon Forbidden West Tallneck LEGO set, LEGO have officially signaled that it’s taking Gaming seriously, and this set could be a pre-cursor to a loose LEGO Gaming theme in 2022 and beyond. The Tallneck model releasing in May 2022, based off the upcoming Horizon Forbidden West game is gorgeous (and…
LEGO teases something called Vidiyoland in/with Animal Crossing.
So it looks like Vidiyo’s demise has been greatly exaggerated as LEGO have just dropped this mysterious teaser on their social media pages – for something called Vidiyoland. But wait, it get’s weirder. In the short clip, which is taken off Animal Crossing New Horizons (a video game for the Nintendo Switch), it demonstrates a…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is how we’ll get LEGO Mario Minifigures
This morning’s Nintendo Direct was filled with all sorts of surprises, such as the announcement of the all-star cast of the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie, and a theatrical release date – 21 December, 2022. The Super Mario Bros movie announcements begin at about 29:00 in the September 2021 Nintendo Direct. The English voice actors…
LEGO 71395 Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block revealed, featuring micro worlds from Mario 64!
After yesterday’s cryptic teaser, LEGO and Nintendo have officially revealed the new 2021 Nintendo set – 71395 Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block, a 2064-piece homage to the one of the THE most influential video games of all time Super Mario 64 This incredible design, which looks like a classic Mario Question Mark Block hides…
