Category: LEGO Nintendo (Page 1 of 8)

There are new reports that the LEGO Super Mario theme could be retiring by summer 2024. The Adventures with Mario (71360), Adventures with Luigi (71387), and Adventures with Peach (71403) Starter Courses were supposed to be produced until July 2026 but it looks like that date has been pushed up to July 2024. This piece of news is interesting as the new LEGO Donkey Kong were just announced and won’t be available until August. This means the sets will only be available for about a year or so while the existing sets will be done by July 2024.

There’s no reasoning on why the End-of-Life date was pushed up but it’s easy to assume that the LEGO Super Mario sets don’t do as as LEGO had expected them to do. It seems the sets are always on constant sales on Amazon to get rid of inventory.

Fans of Super Mario were hoping to have minifigure scale sets but that didn’t happen, most likely because Nintendo makes the call on what they want produced. In addition, LEGO really dropped the ball on any sets based on The Super Mario Bros. Movie which became the highest grossing film based on a video game.

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For those who want to get their orders in early, LEGO has put up the pre-order for the new LEGO Super Mario Donkey Kong’s Tree House (71424). The set has 555 pieces and retails for $59.99 and will be released on August 1. This set will include buildable figures of Donkey Kong and Cranky Kong.

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LEGO has officially revealed the new LEGO Super Mario Donkey Kong wave that will be releasing in August.

The LEGO Group has today announced that the LEGO Super Mario franchise is expanding to introduce the Nintendo gaming icon, Donkey Kong, along with Cranky Kong, Diddy Kong, Funky Kong and Dixie Kong, for the first time ever in LEGO brick form.

The four new products include Donkey Kong’s Tree House Expansion Set, Diddy Kong’s Mine Cart Ride Expansion Set, Dixie Kong’s Jungle Jam Expansion Set and Rambi the Rhino Expansion Set.

The LEGO Super Mario Donkey Kong Expansion Sets offer fans a new Donkey Kong inspired world to explore and new adventures to take on. It allows children and adults alike to use their imagination to fully immerse themselves in Donkey Kong’s jungle by providing exciting ways to play. The new Donkey Kong Expansion Sets and characters can also interact with LEGO Mario, LEGO Luigi and LEGO Peach.

Simon Kent, Design Director at the LEGO Group, said: “The excitement continues to grow for the LEGO Super Mario franchise with yet another playful update. We’re welcoming the iconic Donkey Kong into the LEGO Super Mario product line! We can’t wait to see how the four Expansion Sets inspire kids to discover the new wild and colourful jungle from the Donkey Kong universe, whether that’s hanging out in the tree house, riding a mine cart, jamming out with Dixie Kong or exploring with Rambi.

Rambi the Rhino (71420) -106 pieces/$10.99

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An Australia LEGO Certified Store has revealed the first LEGO Super Mario Donkey Kong set with Donkey Kong’s Tree House (71424). It has 555 pieces and is listed for AUD $94.99 so about around $64.99. It includes the new Donkey Kong buildable figure along with Cranky Kong and the set is listed for an August 1 release.

Children can build a colourful jungle level and role-play stories with this LEGO® Super Mario™ Donkey Kong’s Tree House Expansion Set (71424). The tree house is packed with authentic details to delight Donkey Kong™ fans, including a buildable TV, radio and a secret compartment. Kids can use their LEGO® Mario™, LEGO® Luigi™ or LEGO® Peach™ figures (not included) to ride on Donkey Kong’s back, nap in the hammock, knock a banana off the palm tree and gift it to Donkey Kong, ‘play’ the conga drums, visit Cranky Kong and more to earn digital coin rewards. Note: the 71360, 71387 or 71403 Starter Course is required for interactive play.

• Join the DK crew at Donkey Kong’s Tree House (71424) – Kids team up with Donkey Kong™ in the jungle for banana-gifting, conga drum-playing fun with this colourful LEGO® Super Mario™ Expansion Set
• 2 LEGO® Super Mario™ figures from the Donkey Kong™ world: Donkey Kong and Cranky Kong
• Authentic details – Explore the tree house with its buildable TV, radio and secret compartment, nap in the hammock, knock a banana off the palm tree, ‘play’ the conga drums and more
• Friendship play – Ride on Donkey Kong’s

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LEGO has confirmed there will be more Donkey Kong characters coming later summer for the LEGO Super Mario theme. It was revealed during MAR10 Day that Donkey Kong will be joining the lineup and it looks like there will be at least four more characters joining Donkey Kong which includes Cranky Kong, Diddy Kong, Pixie Kong, and Funky Kong.

We can’t wait to show you the new additions to the world of LEGO Super Mario™! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/sa5XF0LdCo

— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) April 26, 2023

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In my last review of the 2023 LEGO Super Mario sets, we check out the Fliprus Snow Adventure (71417) which has 567 pieces and retails for $64.99.

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