LEGO Super Mario firmware update released, hints at Luigi set
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LEGO and Nintendo have collaborated over the past year on a number of different sets based on the Super Mario series. Luigi now appears to be joining the lineup.
Despite technically being a toy, LEGO Super Mario received a firmware update this week. Twitter user AyliffeMakit noticed that the character is now calling out to Luigi – something that hasn’t happened before.
Here’s a look:
Best-selling LEGO games of all time revealed
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LEGO recently celebrated a major milestone. December was actually the 25th anniversary of the release of LEGO Group’s first ever video game.
In light of the landmark occasion, we have a small bit of interesting data concerning the series as a whole. The top five best-selling LEGO games of all time have been revealed.
Here’s the full lineup:
Sonic the Hedgehog LEGO set revealed
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Last year, LEGO worked with Nintendo on numerous products based on Mario. The company is now teaming up with SEGA to produce a set for Sonic the Hedgehog.
You can thank UK-based LEGO builder Viv Grannell for making it all happen. After Grannell’s pitch for a LEGO and Sonic crossover found support in the LEGO Ideas program, the project moved forward and gained the official support of SEGA.
Grannell said:
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Video: “New LEGO Super Mario Master Your Adventure Maker Set”
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A new video for LEGO Super Mario is in that promotes the recently-released Master Your Adventure Maker Set. View it below.
LEGO Super Mario wave 2 sets live on Amazon
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LEGO Super Mario has literally started 2021 with a new batch of products. The latest items include the Master Your Adventure Maker Set, Chain Chomp Jungle Encounter Expansion Set, Piranha Plant Puzzling Challenge Expansion Set, Wiggler’s Poison Swamp Expansion Set, Penguin Mario Power-Up Pack, and the Tanooki Mario Power-Up Pack.
Amazon has just now opened orders for the various sets. If interested, you can nab them here.
Photos of the January 2021 LEGO Super Mario products
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The LEGO Super Mario line is expanding in a big way to kick off 2021. A bunch of new products are in the pipeline, including the Master Your Adventure Maker Set, Chain Chomp Jungle Encounter Expansion Set, Piranha Plant Puzzling Challenge Expansion Set, Wiggler’s Poison Swamp Expansion Set, Penguin Mario Power-Up Pack, and the Tanooki Mario Power-Up Pack. Series 2 of the LEGO Super Mario Character Packs will be made available as well.
Here’s a bunch of photos showing off what’s to come for LEGO Super Mario:
NPD reveals that LEGO is the best-selling third-party franchise on Nintendo platforms
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When you think of third-party games on Nintendo systems, LEGO is one of the first things that may come to mind. After all, we’ve seen numerous titles on the Big N’s systems going back to the N64. It also helps that several LEGO games tend to release each generation.
Given all of this information, it shouldn’t be too surprising to hear that LEGO is the best-selling third-party franchise on Nintendo platforms. That’s according to the NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella.
Piscatella shared a couple of other noteworthy tidbits as well. LEGO is the ninth-biggest video game franchise in history in terms of dollar sales. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, LEGO Batman, and LEGO Star Wars II are the best-selling entries.
LEGO Super Mario – Master Your Adventure Maker Set announced
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LEGO has announced a new Set for their Super Mario series. The Master Your Adventure Maker Set is expected to launch January 1, 2021. Check out an overview and trailer below.
LEGO Super Mario – Toad’s Special Hideaway Expansion Set revealed
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A new Expansion Set has been revealed for the LEGO Super Mario line. Consumers can purchase Toad’s Special Hideaway, which “features a buildable house from Toad Village, a Toad figure for LEGO Mario to interact with and a ? Block offering different rewards.”
Here’s a full overview:
LEGO on Nintendo partnership and attention to detail with LEGO NES, has “a ton of other good ideas” for collaborations
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LEGO recently surprised fans by unveiling another aspect of its partnership with Nintendo. Aside from Super Mario, the two sides teamed up to create a LEGO version of the Nintendo Entertainment System. Both products are currently available.
In an interview with GameCentral not too long ago, designer Maarten Simons discussed the creation process for the Mario sprite piece and working with Nintendo on the project. He told the site:
