LEGO doesn’t play games when it comes to LEGO sets based on video games. Nintendo fans will be ready to build with sets from Mario Kart, and an expansion of the LEGO Animal Crossing collection.
LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Baby Mario vs. Baby Luigi | Source: The LEGO Group
LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Baby Peach Grand Prix | Source: The LEGO Group
LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Donkey Kong & DK Jumbo | Source: The LEGO Group
LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Standard Kart | Source: The LEGO Group
LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Toad’s Garage | Source: The LEGO Group
LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Yoshi Bike | Source: The LEGO Group
There are six Mario Kart sets designed with older grade schoolers and preteens in mind. The LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Yoshi Bike ($14.99) has 133 pieces and features a blue Yoshi on a green Yoshi bike along with obstacles to race around. Kids can race alongside the Yoshi Bike with the LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Donkey Kong & DK Jumbo set ($34.99), which has 387 pieces and features Donkey Kong in his barrel kart along with a banana target.
The LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Standard Kart ($19.99) has 174 pieces and features a classic Mario Kart kart and a Toad mechanic. Give the Toad mechanic a proper workshop with LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Toad’s Garage ($39.99), which has 390 pieces and features a garage with everything kids (and Toads) need to rebuild their favorite karts.
Kids can re-create Mario Kart games IRL with the LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Baby Mario vs. Baby Luigi ($29.99), which has 321 pieces and features Baby Mario and Baby Luigi in their karts playing Balloon Battle, and LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Baby Peach & Grand Prix ($79.99), which has 823 pieces and features Baby Peach, Toad, and Lemmy crossing the finish line on their karts.
There are three additions to the LEGO Animal Crossing collection. LEGO Animal Crossing Stargazing with Celeste ($9.99) has 78 pieces and features a Celeste minifigure, a telescope, and an Animal Crossing landscape, complete with a giant moon overhead. LEGO Animal Crossing Leif’s Caravan & Garden Shop ($29.99), which has 263 pieces and features a truck and trailer along with all of Leif’s wares. Finally, the Able sisters are joining the LEGO lineup with LEGO Animal Crossing Able Sisters Clothing Shop ($39.99), which has 322 pieces and features the place where all Animal Crossing players go to buy their new threads. All of the new Nintendo LEGO sets will be available starting Jan. 1.
The LEGO Group is also launching the “Made to be Played” campaign, which encourages families to pass down LEGO bricks through generations.
“LEGO bricks are designed to be played with over and over again – and we want our fans to keep them in play by passing them on when they are no longer being used,” says Annette Stube, Chief Sustainability Officer at the LEGO Group. “The enduring value of LEGO bricks is intrinsically linked to our commitment to sustainability. By designing bricks that last for generations, we aim to inspire endless creativity and stop LEGO bricks from becoming waste. And alongside encouraging fans to keep bricks in play, we are continuing to explore more ways to repurpose LEGO bricks through our takeback initiatives.”
This campaign is running alongside the LEGO Group’s efforts to increase the amount of sustainable raw materials in its bricks. LEGO has also continued to expand its LEGO Replay take-back program, with an expansion in the U.K. and trade-in pilots running in the U.S. and Germany.
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