After their successful collaboration with Super Mario Lego, Nintendo and Lego team up once again for a nostalgic ensemble based on the classic NES console from the 1980s.
The set, which was featured in a five-second video by Lego’s official Twitter account, will allow fans to build a Nintendo Entertainment System console and accompanying controller with Lego bricks, along with a Super Mario cartridge. Bros. and the old school TV to round off the retro set.
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While the teaser video is as brief as it is dark and shrouded in mystery, leaked images of the upcoming set have since been posted on the Chinese website VJGamer (where they were viewed by Twitter filter @Nibellion) offering a much better view of what we can expect from the final product.
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According to the leaked images, the Lego NES set will contain 2,646 pieces in total, which seems correct. However, what is most surprising is that the box also marks a rating of 18 years or older for the set, which we must assume is a mistake given the familiar nature of Nintendo and Lego.
Since Lego is only provoking the set at this stage, it is not surprising that official prices and availability have yet to be announced. That said, Nibel’s tweet also links to the German Lego Promobricks site, which claims that the NES set will arrive in Germany on August 1, 2020, priced at € 229.99 (around $ 260 / £ 208 / AU $ 376).
Of course, it’s only a matter of time before Lego and Nintendo raise the curtain on the retro-tastic set, so keep an eye out for official pricing details as they become available.
