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After some teasing and on-line hypothesis, Lego has formally revealed its subsequent collaboration with Nintendo: A brick-built Piranha Plant that can match completely in your desk or bookshelf. In contrast to earlier Lego Mario units, this one received’t break the financial institution with its price ticket.
Nintendo and Lego have been working collectively for a couple of years now on Tremendous Mario-themed units, together with a preferred line that options digital Mario characters and customized ranges constructed out of Lego bricks and items. This collaboration between the 2 family-friendly manufacturers has led to some large and costly units, just like the impressively giant Bowser from 2022 and the large Tremendous Mario 64 block from 2021. Whereas these units had been cool, they weren’t low-cost, with Bowser costing $270 and the massive block priced at $170. So I used to be pleasantly shocked to see Lego’s newest Nintendo set—an exquisite trying Piranha Plant—is lots lower than $100.
Revealed on Thursday, The Lego Piranha Plant—set quantity 71426—is 540 items and prices $60. In accordance with Lego’s web site, the Piranha Plant is ready to launch on November 6.
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The oddly reasonably priced Mario-themed plant set isn’t as expensive as that rad NES set, however it doesn’t seem like a funds set, both. The brick constructed Piranha Plant isn’t blocky or too coated in customized items, so it nonetheless seems correctly Lego whereas additionally being immediately recognizable. That’s not simple to do, I imply, take a look at Lego Chewbacca. Additionally, it’s good to see such an affordable set with absolutely posable elements. The set’s plant head, mouth, stalk, and leaves might be moved and set into humorous (or suggestive) poses. And Lego’s web site mentions that the set additionally comes with two Tremendous Mario cash.
It needs to be famous that this Piranha Plant set can’t join or work together with the Tremendous Mario playsets and ranges. Nonetheless, you might simply put this man subsequent to the degrees and it will look superior. I imply, it will be bizarre if somebody tried to cease you.
I actually hope that is simply the beginning of one thing new. I’d like to see extra Mario enemies and characters in reasonably priced brick-built show units like this, as a substitute of every little thing being costly, huge, or linked to the level-based playsets. Subsequent up: I need a Goomba the dimensions of a cantaloupe.
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