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[Darklor01]

Forgive me if this thread exists, but:

Nintendo Entertainment System™ 71374 | LEGO® Super Mario™ | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop US

Recreate the Nintendo Entertainment System™ in LEGO® style!

www.lego.com

Edit: Correction in price to: $229.99 (U.S.) N.E.S. Lego set August 1, 2020

This is an amazing Lego set IMO. I watched the video at the bottom and my jaw dropped. Granted, I'm a Lego set fan.

2,646 pieces.

 

[Max_Po]

299.99 US

 

[Matt_Fox]

I'd get this but my 'collector' brain would then want every console made in Lego!

 

[Ryuji Goda]

 

[Thaedolus]

It looks hella cool but gatdamn legos are expensive

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

That working hinge and cartridge is sick. Might get this for my dad + son so they can build it together.

2,600 pieces -- including quite a few custom ones if my eyes are sharp -- ain't no joke.

 

[Sethbacca]

If Lego weren't so damned expensive i'd probably buy some. The cost of their sets is ridiculous. I mean, I covet them don't get me wrong, I just don't spend that kind of money on plastic bricks.

 

[MrS]

A new challenger enters the next gen race

 

[ThaMonkeyClaw]

Ouch, dat price!

 

[TheMan]

Eh...I appreciate the appeal to nostalgia but you're basically building two boxes. Looks cool but my son and I wouldn't really have fun with it after it was built. For collectors only I suppose.

 

[Business]

Not long ago I walked into a Lego store because a friend wanted to buy some for his kids. I was shocked looking at the prices, so yeah this does makes sense.

 

[Zoro7]

And people are saying next gen consoles will be too expensive at 600. Jesus Christ, you’d need a screw loose to pay 300 for Lego.

 

[Ovek]

Wonder if they are going to release a different version for the Japan market?

 

[stranno]

Have they changed the price? It's 229 for me.

 

[Ovek]

And people are saying next gen consoles will be too expensive at 600. Jesus Christ, you’d need a screw loose to pay 300 for Lego.

There are loads of people who pay even more money for Lego, the "adult collectible" market for Lego has become huge for them.

 

[diffusionx]

That TV looks exactly like the one I actually played NES on... so yea, I'm in on this.

 

[Darklor01]

Have they changed the price? It's 229 for me.

Thanks, fixed the price. I still can't afford it. Wish I could. I can't afford a next gen console and this in 2020.

 

[Sony]

Is this a limited edition or will it be generally availible in (lego) stores?

 

[Darklor01]

Is this a limited edition or will it be generally availible in (lego) stores?

Stuff like this tends to be time limited. I think the $350 Ghostbusters HQ set stuck around for a few years. A Wall-E set for a year or so. It all varies.

 

[Kdad]

....and more functional than Stadia

 

[-Arcadia-]

Ironically, this price kind of puts it in competition with the next-gen consoles for my free money. Its about time to start saving up for those, if not past time, and throwing out $300 doesn't seem like something I can do.

Totally want, though. I love the more relaxing (instructions instead of having to guess), 3D puzzle aspects of Legos to start with, and I certainly adore the subject matter here.

This is the kind of thing everyone wanted from the Nintendo/Lego partnership. If the Mario Lego set was for kids, this is a wink back to the oldest fans.

 

[Sony]

Stuff like this tends to be time limited. I think the $350 Ghostbusters HQ set stuck around for a few years. A Wall-E set for a year or so. It all varies.

I'd like one as a collector. Seems like a decent investment

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

It should have a NES mini hardware inside to be worth the F purchase.

 

[Darklor01]

I'd like one as a collector. Seems like a decent investment

If I had the money, I'd buy. I'd be all over it!

 

[alabtrosMyster]

This is more expensive than the actual consoles was back in the days!... but the included T.V. makes this bundle a great deal!

 

[OutRun88]

They did an excellent job. Even understanding the appeal of LEGO’s as an adult, I’d rather spend this money on an actual refurbished system and display that.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

If Lego weren't so damned expensive i'd probably buy some. The cost of their sets is ridiculous. I mean, I covet them don't get me wrong, I just don't spend that kind of money on plastic bricks.

Lego realized about 20 years ago they could make more money selling $50+ sets to adults than $15-20 sets to parents for their kids.

I don't know one friend or fam member whose kids have Lego sets, yet go over to their house and buddy will have his little man cave wall of shit he likes which includes sports and toys. And pretty good chance a small Lego set will be there. And not some archaic thing from red and white bricks from 1975. More like a modern set the past 20 years.

 

[diffusionx]

Lego realized about 20 years ago they could make more money selling $50+ sets to adults than $15-20 sets to parents for their kids.

I don't know one friend or fam member whose kids have Lego sets, yet go over to their house and buddy will have his little man cave wall of shit he likes which includes sports and toys. And pretty good chance a small Lego set will be there. And not some archaic thing from red and white bricks from 1975. More like a modern set the past 20 years.

Probably true. Back when I was a kid we got the castle and pirate ship at some point but for the most part playing with legos was opening up the bucket and building stuff. Getting more Legos meant buying more buckets. Nowadays, it seems like it is 98% sets. I do think the Mindstorm is pretty awesome for some kids though.

 

[LordCBH]

That price reminds me why I don’t buy LEGO.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Gah, for the love of god STOP with the shitty NES stuff. It was just a babies first computer for fucks sake!

It looked fucking awful too.

 

[Darklor01]

Gah, for the love of god STOP with the shitty NES stuff. It was just a babies first computer for fucks sake!

It looked fucking awful too.

Yeah, lol.. you don't get it.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

The thing about LEGOs if you're a family person is they will last. If your kids like them, they'll play with them for a solid decade. Kids will grow out of stuffed animals, Playskool action figures, monster trucks, and so forth, and year to year you will pile up (and sell off / donate) more toys that they abandon after a year.

But they will hang on to the old LEGO pieces and build new stuff with them later.

My parents still have a 45gal plastic bin of my LEGOs from when I was a kid, bricks from the early 90s to the early 00s. Every single piece is still compatible with the modern LEGO sets I'm buying off the shelf for my kids. Old space visors fit on the modern helmets, and the helmets fit on all the heads. Old blocks fit perfectly with new blocks. Can't say that about the old action figures or old trucks or other old toys.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Congrats Nintendo and LEGO now you have 24 hours to detail your next generation console plans

 

[Skyr]

Somewhere inside of me is a gasping manchild that wants to buy this. MUST RESIST.

 

[Red Rackham's Revenge]

The LEGO of the console costs more than the console.

 

[Goro Majima]

I wish you could just buy the NES by itself because that's the only part I actually want.

 

[Escoe P. Coldchain]

The sticker shock is high on this item. But you KNOW it will triple in price 10 years from now (still sealed)
Nintendo AND Lego both retain value quite well.

 

[Sethbacca]

Lego realized about 20 years ago they could make more money selling $50+ sets to adults than $15-20 sets to parents for their kids.

I don't know one friend or fam member whose kids have Lego sets, yet go over to their house and buddy will have his little man cave wall of shit he likes which includes sports and toys. And pretty good chance a small Lego set will be there. And not some archaic thing from red and white bricks from 1975. More like a modern set the past 20 years.

I'm 100% their target demographic as a 40 year old that had tons of sets as a kid but that kind of money is a hard pill to swallow when I can almost buy a new console for that price.

I think my limit on something like this would be about $100. I'll wait and hope to catch it on clearance at some point.

 

[Coolwhhip]

How is this even Lego anymore. Back in my day they were similar blocks you could make things out of.

 

[Birdo]

Cute. But totally pointless.

I expect many Youtubers with beards will be opening their mouths wide for this.

 

[Escoe P. Coldchain]

I'm 100% their target demographic as a 40 year old that had tons of sets as a kid but that kind of money is a hard pill to swallow when I can almost buy a new console for that price.

I think my limit on something like this would be about $100. I'll wait and hope to catch it on clearance at some point.

You honestly think this will make it to clearance

 

[Darklor01]

How is this even Lego anymore. Back in my day they were similar blocks you could make things out of.

I've seen crazy shit on the show Lego Masters using standard bricks. They also have a program where user created sets can be proposed for production, voted on, and approved.
The main difference between the Lego I thought of when I was a kid and now is there are many more sets. I would think it stifles creativity, but I think if I wanted to be creative with it, I would be, and using standard boxes of bricks. I believe what these sets do is allow those who either lack the creativity for creation to engage in building as well as allow us to buy exactly what we need to build cool thing X. It's certainly not for everyone. There are sets I want and can't afford and many sets I could care less about.

 

[Sethbacca]

You honestly think this will make it to clearance

I see various Lego sets on clearance all the time on Slickdeals and the like. Gotta be lucky to get them but they're out there. Just setup a deal alert Either way I'm not paying retail.

 

[LOLCats]

but can it run crysis?

 

[V4skunk]

Might have to scalp one or two lol.

 

[darth.shrimp]

Do you think it'll still be around around Christmas?

 

[dorkimoe]

Do you think it'll still be around around Christmas?

No. It also depends if its limited and gets "retired" but it will sell out initially. Sometimes they keep a stock for awhile, sometimes they are just one and dones.

 

[Skyr]

Do you think it'll still be around around Christmas?

I have a feeling these will be sold out in a hot minute. Don't underestimate nostalgic videogame nerds and scalpers.

 

[Andodalf]

Price per part ratio isn’t great at all, especially since it looks to be mostly
Small pieces.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

How is this even Lego anymore. Back in my day they were similar blocks you could make things out of.

Not sure.

I don't know if they even sell giant boxes of basic bricks anymore. I'm assuming they do like all of us had as a kid..... that giant box of basic blocks in red, white, blue and some yellow pieces. And some weird shapes like mini triangular rooftop kind of shapes (these v-shaped kind of bricks).

Toy companies realized decades ago getting people to make stuff from scratch with bricks is boring as fuck. So you make sets so people don't really have to use their head, but just copy what's on the box.

I dabbled with Legos briefly as a kid from my older siblings leftover toys, but as soon as I was maybe 6 or 7, it morphed into playing computer games and board games and card with them (even though I barely knew what I doing but they needed a 4th or 5th player). Then with friends it was more about street hockey and bike riding.

Looking back with archaic tech, it was pretty cool to have my older brother show me how to use an Apple clone with disk drives, and know how to run file games, and even showing me how to do make those shitty games at the home screen where you read a book where each game is 1-2 pages of lines to type in: 10 xxxxxxx 20 xxxxxxx line 300 xxxxxxx ...... then at the end you type RUN or something and it works until you shut off the computer.

Best part:

10 Mike is an asshole!
20 Go to 10
Run

Mike is an asshole!
Mike is an asshole!
Mike is an asshole!

Once you get a taste of that stuff as a kid, Legos is for like 3 year olds. Even if they had fancy sets back then (I don't think they made them back then???), I still wouldn't bother. I'd rather play games with family or friends than sit on the carpet and build towers with bricks by myself. To me, it's one of those toys you might do if you're alone and there's nobody else or nothing else to do.