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LEGO Super Mario Theme Details Revealed

March 12, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Just like that, LEGO has revealed some sets and information about the upcoming LEGO Super Mario theme.

“Designers from both companies join forces to create a new physical play experience that brings Super Mario to life in the world of LEGO® bricks, launching later this year.

The LEGO Group announced a partnership with Nintendo that will change the way people interact with Super Mario in the physical world and engage in LEGO® experiences.

Both companies share a passion for innovation and play and their collaboration has led to a reimagination of the LEGO building experience, enabling an entirely new way to play inspired by the beloved video game icon, Super Mario.

Neither a video game nor a traditional LEGO brick-based set, LEGO® Super Mario™ is a new product line that features an interactive LEGO Mario figure who collects coins in real-life game levels created with LEGO bricks. The new line will let kids experience the playful world of Super Mario like never before. Super Mario will be cbrought to life in the physical LEGO world and new levels of challenge and styles of play will be part of the iconic LEGO experience enjoyed by generations.

The news was also shared in a video posted by the LEGO Group and Nintendo earlier today.

The video, which hints at what fans can expect when LEGO Super Mario launches later this year, shows a player using an interactive Mario figure to collect coins in a real-life game level that has been created with LEGO bricks.

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LEGO Technic Top Gear Teaser Turns Out to be Already Released Rally Car (42109)

March 9, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A few days ago, LEGO did a teaser on Facebook of something The Stig from Top Gear was working on at the LEGO HQ but unfortunately, LEGO themselves were very slow on their reveals as it was for something that has been available for a few months already. If you watched the video, it was for the LEGO Technic App-Controlled Top Gear Rally Car (42109) and I’m not sure why LEGO decided to run this video now instead of last year when it was announced back in November. Sorry to have gotten your hopes up for something that I thought was for an upcoming set like the Fast & Furious set or the Lamborghini set.

LEGO House From AFOL to LEGO Designer Event Postponed Until 2021

March 9, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Last year, I reported that the LEGO House will be holding an event called From AFOL to LEGO Designer which was supposed to be happening this Friday. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, LEGO has announced through the LEGO Ambassador Network that the event will be postponed to 2021. Fans who have already booked their trip will unfortunately be stuck with a sticky situation.

The fan event was intended for fans to meet and greet three LEGO designers Mark John Stafford, Justin Ramsden, and Marcos Bessa. We’ll update with more information as soon as there are more details for the 2021 event.

The decision was not taken light hearted but was necessary due to the Corona Virus situation and the to this connected internal LEGO Group guidelines.

We will postpone this fan evening to 2021.

LEGO Technic Top Gear Teaser on Facebook

March 8, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Yesterday, the LEGO Technic team shared a teaser video of The Stig from Top Gear working on a secret project. The first half of the video shows him driving a green Porsche 911 GT3 RS. If you pause the video when he shows the passport, it shows a date of April 31 so that could be a clue, possibly for a reveal or a release date.

Earlier this year, LEGO did announce a LEGO Fast & Furious partnership and there’s a chance that it could be the blue Porsche from Fast Five. I’m just making guesses but the connections are somewhat there. The only thing that doesn’t mesh up is that the press release for the LEGO Technic Fast & Furious set will be available on April 27.

LEGO Batman 1989 Batmobile (76139) Available at Target

March 7, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Batman 1989 Batmobile (76139) is now available at Target and if you’re a RedCard member, you can save an additional 5% off. The Batmobile has been a very popular set since it was released last year and I’m a little surprised to see it over at Target. A 5% discount isn’t much but saving $12 on it and get free shipping is better than nothing unless you have a lot of LEGO VIP points to spend.

LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian Battle Pack (75267) Amazon Sale – March 2020

March 5, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

One of the hottest sets at the beginning of the year was the LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian Battle Pack (75267) and now Amazon currently has it on sale. So far, it’s only a dollar off or a 7% discount but at this time, any deal is a deal. I don’t expect to see a huge sale on this set until the holiday shopping season. Note that is set has been on backorder status on and off on Shop@Home since it was released in January.

The LEGO Group 2019 Annual Report Results

March 4, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has announced that they had a great year in 2019 and consumer sales, revenue, and profit grew. Consumer sales grew 5.6% last year compared to 2018. Their revenue grew 6% to DKK 38.5 billion. Their net profit increased 3% even though the company made investments in long-term growth initiatives.

The top selling themes in no particular order for 2019 were LEGO City, LEGO Creator, LEGO Friends, LEGO Technic, LEGO Classic, and LEGO Star Wars. In addition, the LEGO Harry Potter, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, and LEGO Disney Princess themes also did very well. The LEGO Ideas Friends Central Perk (21319) became the fastest selling set ever.

Last year, LEGO launched its first integrated global brand advertising campaign in more than 30 years called Rebuild the World and that attracted new consumers along with their acquisition of BrickLink.

The company opened 150 new branded stores and it now has 570 stores around the world with another 150 more planned for 2020 with a majority of it in mainland China.

Lastly, LEGO announced some changes in the chairmanship of LEGO A/S. Thomas Kirk Kristiansen will assume the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors, Søren Thorup Sørensen, CEO of KIRKBI A/S, will become Vice Chairman. Jørgen Vig Knudstorp will remain a member of the Board.