LEGO News, LEGO Reviews, and Discussions
Yesterday, LEGO teased about the Nintendo Entertainment System (71374) for a future announcement but unfortunate leaks had to bump up their timeline for it. The set has 2,646 pieces and retails for $229.99 and will be available starting on August 1.
Update: The correct price for the US is $229.99.
LEGO is now accepting backorders for the LEGO Ideas Pirates of Barracuda Bay (21322) on Shop@Home. A few days ago, I reported that various LEGO Brand Stores have them in stock and it looks like there’s a bit more inventory to shift it online again. The set will be shipping by July 30 so hurry if you’ve been waiting for it to come back.
LEGO has started a new VIP sweepstakes over in the Reward Center for the 2012 San Diego Comic Con Bizarro minifigure. This minifigure was given away at SDCC and it was harder to get than the ones in recent years since there were less of them produced. Bizarro comes sealed in a clear case for display and certified UKG 100% gold. Each entry costs 50 VIP points and you can have a maximum of 15 entries which total 750 points. The sweepstakes will run until August 2.
Enter the VIP Sweepstakes for your chance to win a rare “Bizarro #1” DC Super Heroes Minifigure from Comic-Con® 2012! This limited-edition collectible comes in a sealed clear case for secure display. (UKG 100% Gold). Ends 8/2. Redeem 50 points to enter. Many will enter, only one will win!
Maximum of 15 entries per VIP Member – please see full terms and conditions for details and eligibility requirements. Competition closes 2nd August 2020. Eligible countries: Canada (excluding Quebec), Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States. Please note, you are not eligible to enter from the following locations: Canada: Quebec is ineligible
A short while ago, LEGO posted a teaser for what appears to be the Nintendo Entertainment System. As we know, LEGO now has the license to produce Nintendo related products including LEGO Super Mario so it’s no surprise that they will be releasing a set on the system he became widely famous on. From the silhouette, you can faintly see that it comes with the NES along with a controller and a TV. No word on when it will be released by I’m guessing August.
Are you ready to play like never before? pic.twitter.com/XuNFD7rP0B
— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) July 13, 2020
San Diego Comic Con 2020 has been officially cancelled but in its replacement, they have announced that there will be virtual panels held on all four days. The programming schedule for the days have been released and surprisingly there will be no LEGO related panels. That doesn’t mean that LEGO can’t or won’t be doing their own things on their social media channels.
Usually, LEGO shows off some products for the following year and it’s possible they could still do that. As for the exclusives, I have no idea if they will be doing any giveaways or selling any sets online if they already have things planned for SDCC so it’s just a wait and see situation.
The whole COVID-19 pandemic has put a hamper on things and San Diego Comic Con was the most anticipated event for me every year. I’ll missing driving to the convention center and doing all the LEGO related events including waiting in line for the LEGO exclusives. Hopefully we’ll get to see something that gives us our fill as a replacement for not going.
Continuing with my reviews of the LEGO Monkie Kid sets, we’ve come to probably my favorite set from the wave which is Pigsy’s Food Truck (80009). It has 832 pieces and retails for a decent $69.99. The contents of the box include eight numbered bags and the instructions which has the large sticker sheet packaged along with it.
For those who are still playing LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed, there will be some new content coming soon for the game with a Ghostbusters update. They have already revealed Peter Venkman and Ray Stantz and has a teaser for Winston Zeddemore. Egon Spengler will also be added as well according to the teaser image above.
For me personally, I’ve been still playing it since launch and have been grinding away trying to get some of the newer characters. It’s been a taking a while since I’m purely free-to-play and haven’t spent any money on it. I think the main thing that holds players back is that the game doesn’t give enough coins for missions and upgrading characters take a lot of coins. Also the RNG is somewhat bad because I’ve had days where I don’t get any character tiles for someone I’m leveling which makes it more difficult to level up. Hopefully, Gameloft addresses these issues in the future.
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