{"id":1425,"date":"2025-03-10T14:27:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2025-03-13T18:22:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:22:20","slug":"lego-celebrate-mario-day-with-an-amazing-new-mario-kart-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/lego-celebrate-mario-day-with-an-amazing-new-mario-kart-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Lego celebrate Mario Day with an amazing new Mario Kart set"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mamma mia! That’s a awesome Lego model (Lego)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As far as Nintendo is concerned it\u2019s a quiet Mario Day this year but Lego<\/a> has a new set out that may even give a hint as to Mario Kart<\/a> 9\u2019s release date.<\/p>\n

Like every big franchise worth it\u2019s salt there is a Mario Day, just as there is a Pok\u00e9mon Day<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a> Day, Alien Day, Mass Effect<\/a> Day and no doubt many others we are blissfully unaware of.<\/p>\n

Today is Mario Day because it\u2019s MAR 10, which started off as more of a grassroots celebration before Nintendo made it official. They don\u2019t usually do much on the day though, and normally just leave it for other companies to announce new merch.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s festivities are particularly muted, no doubt because of the imminent release of the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> – with no more information expected until April 2<\/a>. Nevertheless, Mario Day has provided one new Mario-related product to look forward to, in the form of this incredible new Lego Mario Kart set.<\/p>\n

Lego has been making Super Mario themed sets for almost five years now, but the majority are aimed primarily at kids, encouraging them to build their own Mario courses and interacting with them via a range of Bluetooth-imbued minifigures.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re very good but as well as those Lego has also produced more complex sets aimed at adult fans, including a brick-built NES console<\/a>, an animated Super Mario World homage<\/a>, a Piranha Plant<\/a> (one of the cheaper sets), and a giant articulated Bowser<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s usually two or three of these released every year and this new one is\u2026 well, you can see exactly what it is, because it\u2019s a remarkably clever recreation of Mario sitting in his rather mundanely named standard kart<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHBUNfTpjRk\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Unliked the Bluetooth minifigure Mario Kart sets<\/a> aimed at kids, this one is made up of 1,972 pieces and stands 22cm tall. The Mario figure has a poseable head and arms and sits atop a brick-built stand.<\/p>\n

Everyone knows Lego isn\u2019t cheap but the \u00a3139.99 price tag on this one seems slightly less than you might expect, given how good it looks.<\/p>\n

The set is already available for pre-order<\/a> but won\u2019t be released until May 15. Lego is often announced months before it comes out, especially with big adult-orientated sets like this, but it seems perfectly reasonable to wonder how close that\u2019s going to be to the Nintendo Switch 2 launch.<\/p>\n

A new Mario Kart<\/a> is the only game so far announced for the new console and rumours suggest it will be released somewhere around June – but no source has suggested a specific date yet, so it could easily be May or July too.<\/p>\n

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That moustache is looking very proud (Lego)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s certainly hard to put the set\u2019s theme down to a coincidence, which suggests that Lego probably has a good idea of Nintendo\u2019s plans – so it\u2019ll be interesting to see if they have another topical set for adults later in the year.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve already hinted at a brick-built Game Boy, so if there are more sets they won\u2019t necessarily be Mario-related. Especially as Lego has already produced family friendly Animal Crossing sets<\/a> and a Legend Of Zelda model<\/a> aimed at adults.<\/p>\n

For now, there\u2019s very little else of interest going on during Mario Day. Lego has a general promotion for all their sets<\/a>, which gives you double Insider Points if you buy them before the end of tomorrow, and Nintendo itself also has a minor sale<\/a> on at the moment.<\/p>\n

The time-limited sale focuses on Mario related games, with the excellent Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Luigi’s Mansion 3, amongst others, down to \u00a333.29.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a new Super Mario Bros. alarm theme<\/a> for the Alarmo clock (which you no longer need to be a Nintendo Switch Online member to buy) and a musical Mario montage<\/a> on Nintendo Music (which does need a subscription).<\/p>\n

Given the proximity of the April Nintendo Direct it was probably wrong to expect anything more, but hopefully that will be worth the wait.<\/p>\n

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This is going to end up on a lot of birthday and Christmas lists (Lego)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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