EUR 229.99 ... oof... It's interesting...l but I hope for a special offer if I really get it. but it looks really interesting. Already saw images of Promobricks yesterday. they have a Mario Sprite Tile extra for this set.

Absolute Beauty

As a hardcore NES collector this is pretty amazing. However, for $200 I would have hoped we’d get a figure, too. And I see the cartridge in the teaser image but am I correct in thinking there’s no buildable cartridge either?

This is a stunner. Can't wait!

TV looks great, the console is just a grey brick...

That looks insanely good! I want to see the TV function IRL, because I still don't really understand how it works

Quite unexpected of a reveal but looks very neat!

$200 equating to £210? Rip off conversion
Fun as a concept but weird set choice imo

I'm a Nintendo fan, Over the years I have owned all the consules, However I have a mini Nes that I currently play and kind of gutted this isn't that interactive for the cost. Also where's the mini figure? I suspect somewhere down the line a whole minifigure collection is planned.

I absolutely love this and seeing the video of the whole thing just makes me want it more. Now I just have to justify the price...

Yep, add it to my "To Buy" list.

It is definitely an innovative set, which also happens to look awesome (particularly the tv) and the more I watch the video the more intrigued I become.

Unbelievably spectacular

Did they suddenly raise the US price to 299.99? Looks like it on the LEGO website. Ooof

Edit: looks like the US site updated again to correct it to 229.99 for us US folks.

I don't get’ the Mario line, and I’m sure this goes well with it. Not for me. We can’t all like everything. Horses for courses.

Very well executed IMO. While I'm not a video game fan I can still appreciate the level of detail and thought that went into this.

I'll see if I can mod it into the top-loader NES. I only had that one growing up and thus has little attachment to the original front-loader NES.

@christopher94 said:
"Did they suddenly raise the US price to 299.99? Looks like it on the LEGO website. Ooof"

By me it says 229.99? Still strange that they'd mess up like that, though.

Love it! So eager for the review, even though for this I guess it'll be hard to do it justice with just photos and text.

Seems to contain looots of printed parts btw!

@christopher94 said:
"Did they suddenly raise the US price to 299.99? Looks like it on the LEGO website. Ooof"

I see $229.99 .. still more than the $199.99 above but not as drastic as what you mention.

2x6 tiles!mostly prints, but some tiles 6x6 and 2x6 on the cartridge and TV are stickers. I wonder why they can’t do all prints...

My brother and I received an NES system for Christmas when they came out, and my love for that system and Mario is extremely nostalgic! I want this set!! But if I buy another $200 set right now my wife will shoot me :) Hopefully before it goes away I can own one. The scrolling is incredible! They even blew on the cartridge in the video !

@flipus74 said:
" @christopher94 said:
"Did they suddenly raise the US price to 299.99? Looks like it on the LEGO website. Ooof"

I see $229.99 .. still more than the $199.99 above but not as drastic as what you mention."

Wish I had a screenshot. Haha looks like someone at Lego can’t make up their mind. I promise it said $299.99 20 minutes ago. But that said, it’s slightly more affordable at $229.99.

This will sell out so fast.

The Lego website in the US is showing the price as $230, not as $200.

@merman said:
"2x6 tiles!mostly prints, but some tiles 6x6 and 2x6 on the cartridge and TV are stickers. I wonder why they can’t do all prints..."

At this price.... They sure should be prints.. Too bad.... Not a deal breaker for me... However, very disapointing.

@CaptainMutant said:
"I feel like Tom Hanks in "Big"... "I don't get it"
Mind you, I don't get the whole Mario line."

Yep, I still don't get it.

OK looks good for what it is supposed to be but £200+ for a couple of boxes...mmm.

Go on ebay and buy a real one with an old tv for less and at least you can play Mario!

Still each to their own, not for me.

This screams Powerpig. Fantastic set.

If I was to spend that much I think I would rather spend it on the real thing honestly . But I am sure many will enjoy it.

Plus of course one needs the starter set for total functionality which at this point I have no interest in. I'd definitely get a few minifigure type sets though.

Nostalgic? Yes
Value for money? Not particularly...

I don't deny the accuracy of the model or its timing, but I don't understand why it's been translated into LEGO of all things. And this coming from someone who grew up with the NES.

Nice gimmick. If I were a huge Nintendo fan, I would probably buy it. However, I am not.

Yeah I need that.

Lego and Nintendo are well aware that the overlap between AFOLS and NES fans is huge. This is simply amazing.

All very surreal, like when kids used to make pretend tv's with cardbord boxes and puppets in the days when they were really new, expensive and exciting. Expect now they are neither of these things, and there are more interesting things to be nostalgic about. So once the novelty of turning the handle wears off after a minute what do you do with it apart from put in the attic with all your other out-of-date consoles?

Innovative and interesting for sure but the price tag does need some more cartridge blowing to work.
It is great to see Lego cater to adults and nostalgia but not all 'adults' simply carry around wads of cash.

199 USD = ~1300 DKK

1799 DKK = ~275 USD

That's a $76 difference. Is there seriously something I'm missing here, or?
Edit: possibly the sales tax in the US? Is it really that high?

I LOVE this set!!!!

This is an amazing display model, wish I had the space and money for it.
Integrating interactive Mario with it is clever.

They should do a Duck Hunt and zapper expansion for it, although the zapper might be too realistic for LEGO.

Do you have to blow the dust off the cartridge connection each time in order to get it to work? Now THAT would be authentic.

Pretty cool but will wait for the Amiga 500 Plus or Amiga 1200. :)

Well what a surprise, I was going to comment yesterday that Lego are getting into making TV's as a joke but this is a TV made out of Lego. Its just way out there. It looks great, I never had anything Nintendo as a child but its very accurate to the real thing. And a scrolling TV is great. £210 for 2600 parts is not that bad...... but £210 for a model of an old console that doesn't play seems hard to justify. Roll on a sale at Amazon / Smyths etc though.

This has to be one of the most detailed sets I have ever seen. That detail on the tv

The NES console retailed for $100 in 1985. This is twice that and it doesn't even have any computing power. Maybe if it came with a Zapper and R.O.B. or the PowerPad but this?

@Classique said:
"199 USD = ~1300 DKK

1799 DKK = ~275 USD

That's a $76 difference. Is there seriously something I'm missing here, or?
Edit: possibly the sales tax in the US? Is it really that high?"

Accounting for sales tax, which is %9.5 at my nearest Lego Store the price difference from USD to DKK is about 166DKK or 25USD more that non-US are paying.

I’ve had the price down as $199.99 in my books for the past few months. I don’t know why they raised it? That seems awfully scummy of them to do, changing it like that. Hope they fix it.

Lots of potential here if they release Nintendo themed minfigs -I can imagine the characters pouring out of the screen and the cart slot!

I would buy it in a heartbeat if it was a super Nintendo, with DK country.

@MajorBedlam said:
"Lego and Nintendo are well aware that the overlap between AFOLS and NES fans is huge. This is simply amazing.
"

Yes exactly!! There were two main toys I had growing up as a child in the 80's: an NES system, and LEGO

@willworkfortoys said:
" @Classique said:
"199 USD = ~1300 DKK

1799 DKK = ~275 USD

That's a $76 difference. Is there seriously something I'm missing here, or?
Edit: possibly the sales tax in the US? Is it really that high?"

Accounting for sales tax, which is %9.5 at my nearest Lego Store the price difference from USD to DKK is about 166DKK or 25USD more that non-US are paying."

It is also now $229 USD

I think it looks great. However, never having had a NES, it doesn't quite hit the nostalgia spot for me. Now if it had been an Atari VCS......

Must get this. I still remember getting the NES for christmas in the 80's.

I was fine until the video showed you can ‘load’ the cartridge. That’s £200 out of my pocket!

It is impressive.. but where's the RF aerial TV/Game switch adapter thingy?

The idea is fun but the concept would be of no avail to me.

Huw, US website has a different price US$ 229,99

Cannot deny it - this set is a technical marvel and a thing of beauty! However, for that price, I think I'd rather find a NES console and TV for a real nostalgia hit, rather than a brick built model. But still, I am might impressed.

The sidescrolling feature is neat.

With how far computing has come you'd think they'd include a modified raspberry-pi to double as a real NES

Just like Mickey/Minnie, I wish this set was split in two. Looks cool but way too expensive.

I think this is a really cool set and I can see how a bunch of expansions with TV internals and cartridges could increase playability and value without even entering into the realm of MOCs.

That being said, I am holding out for Mario and Luigi mini-figures!

I find this a bit weird. It's one thing doing a Bugatti Veron, or building a Millenium Falcon, but I could go down to CEX and buy an actual SNES...with Mario

@domoka said:
"$200 equating to £210? Rip off conversion
Fun as a concept but weird set choice imo"

It’s been re-priced to $230.

The UK price includes VAT at 20% which is outside LEGO’s control. The US price doesn’t include Sales Tax that gets added at the till.

If the US price were subject to 20% tax, it would be $276 which at the FX spot rate is £220, i.e. more than the UK price.

Of course, US Sales Tax is not as much as 20% and discounts tend to be deeper and more frequent in the US. So it will be less in the US, but not by much initially.

I like it but probably won’t get it since I never played the NES. If they made other consoles such as a PS1 or PS2 or a Wii I may be more interested.

Also I feel like the old gray colors would have worked better for this set, I know they’re not produced anymore but I’d like to see a model like this built with the older bricks.

This is cool and all but WHERE IS SESAME STREET

I was going to get this regardless, this was my first video game console. But now I have to get the starter set to really utilize the functions. Well-played, LEGO.

@wiredforsound said:
"Meanwhile back at Brick Nation 2019 (Seattle - ECCC) by Brandon Jones - https://www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/46522570765/"

Thanks, you saved me the effort. I saw it at Bricks Cascade. There were Lego representatives there, so there's no way they didn't know about it. Wish he would get credit.

Please tell me Chris McVeigh was involved, it would be a crime for him not to have been. I have his NES build and love it, removable cartridges and all.

Like some people have mentioned, interesting concept but not my cup of tea. Not saying it's overpriced (ppp), but definitely too expensive (out of price range) for many people, especially for kids. They should make more sets at the $100 range or below.

I kind of commend LEGO for figuring this set out, and I'm sure it'll be a big seller. I have zero nostalgia about Nintendo or Mario so won't be picking this up...but it is pretty neat.

The price in CAD is disgusting.

@LegoSonicBoy said:

I wasn't expecting a TV !

This is to much, seems like every week a new set comes out I want, at first it looked a bit silly but seeing it more and the fact screen moves, I like it! but sounds like it should of come with Mario from other starter set to shame! Another added to my lonnngggggg wish list!!

The tease yesterday didn't quite do it for me, but the full reveal won me over. What a cool set--yeah, way off from Lego's usual fare, but that's part of what makes it fun! Love the interactive elements. This is really Nintendo getting back to their roots--they've always thought of themselves as a toy company not just a video game company. Reminds me a lot of the recent Labo kits. I can't wait to see what else Lego and Nintendo come up with together.

They never pop the hood on the console--I know there'll be mechanics for the slot loader, but I wonder if there'll at least be an attempt at part-built circuit board and components?

I’m new to getting these LEGO limited edition sets. How quickly should I expect this to sell out? Do I need to be ready to order the second it drops or can I wait a day or two?

Just looked and I can literally buy a classic and working NES console for half that price.

Nice idea, but way too expensive for what is essentially a novelty rather then a model/playset.

Simply amazing. Completely unexpected and a great PPR at 8 1/2 cents a brick. Lego could have charged $300 and we wouldn't have bated an eye. That is going to be a much sought after sticker sheet. Now to start figuring out how to fit my NES Classic in the Lego one...

There's no cable to connect the console to the tv. Someone's gonna badger LEGO Customer Service.

I would rather spend $300.00 on a real one that I can play with than a $100.00 on this lego version that only accumulates dust and take my valuable space.

I want to see LEGO do more sets like this for the 18+ lineup. This is a GENIUS idea, and it’s been executed so well. I personally am not interested in buying this (PlayStation 4 Ever), but I love the idea behind it.

It seems the US price has gone down. Originally, it was said to be $250.

Wow! I’ve seen some very cool play features on sets, but the ability to blow into a set 50 times to get it to work is absolutely incredible!

I really hope that this set will lead to expansion sets where you get cartridges and screens for other games as well. I’d love to get Zelda and Metroid, although I admit Zelda wouldn’t translate well into a side scroller. I assume Contra and Mega Man wouldn’t be doable since they are Konami and Capcom games.

Anyways, this is absolutely brilliant. I also like how it integrates with the Mario for kids as I was planning on getting it for my son. He of course wouldn’t understand what this set is about, but he loves Mario Run and in another year I’ll probably give him access to my NES Mini. Of course he would never get the TV, we replaced a 10 year old TV the other day and he was confused by the RCA inputs which actually would have supported my original NES which I still own.

Now is there any chance that Lego will publish a brick built Nintendo Power? Or perhaps release an NES Advantage? This is the first time that I’ve been super excited about a set that isn’t in either the Star Wars or Ideas line.

Hopefully when they make the SNES set, it will include a TV with a built in VCR!

@Darth_Dee said:
"Simply amazing. Completely unexpected and a great PPR at 8 1/2 cents a brick. Lego could have charged $300 and we wouldn't have bated an eye. That is going to be a much sought after sticker sheet. Now to start figuring out how to fit my NES Classic in the Lego one..."

Apart from the stickers on the cartridge, it seems most other parts are actually printed. New Elementary has a list of the printed pieces here: https://www.newelementary.com/2020/07/lego-nintendo-entertainment-system-71374.html

Keep the TV, part out the NES

So, with the Mario piece to make the sounds work, it IS actually a $300 set. Hard pass. But happy for those who are happy!!!

I'll get this eventually. That scrolling screen is incredible.

I need this, like, yesterday....

I really don’t understand the attraction. The entire Mario line baffles me

Errrm.... weird thingey...

@STL_Brick_Co said:
" @willworkfortoys said:
" @Classique said:
"199 USD = ~1300 DKK

1799 DKK = ~275 USD

That's a $76 difference. Is there seriously something I'm missing here, or?
Edit: possibly the sales tax in the US? Is it really that high?"

Accounting for sales tax, which is %9.5 at my nearest Lego Store the price difference from USD to DKK is about 166DKK or 25USD more that non-US are paying."

It is also now $229 USD"

I based it on the updated price FYI.

This set looks awesome, but maybe not $200 worth of awesome for our family. That being said, I have absolutely zero problem with that price point for a 2646-piece set. I just put 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay on backorder, which cost $200 for 2545 pieces. Yes, there are boat hulls. And minifigures. And a pig! Some people would derive more "value" from that set. But I would be interested to see a "blind" survey with anonymous sets listed by price, piece count (inc. minifigure count) and possibly weight, and then folks can vote on whether the blind set is overpriced, fairly priced or a good value. At the end of the day, everything breaks down to bricks (and plates, and tiles, you get the point).

Wake me up when we get actual Mario & Nintendo Universe Minifigs...

Also for $200 you can get a Nintendo Switch

Looks really good, but not for me. Still hoping we get an actual Mario minifigure someday...

I’m so ready for Legend of Zelda legos, and not in wierd video game format

I love the TV, NES and controler. I dislike that Duplo Mario. I think I'll bricklink a similar TV and place these brick built Mario figures inside it: https://flic.kr/p/258jaax

It sure looks appealing, but it is nothing but a money trap afterall.

The TV looks good and very clever scrolls screen but ‘80s? I remember having a TV in the ‘70s like this but I seem to remember black plastic was a favourite amongst TV manufacturers in the ‘80s?

For that money they could have thrown in a real NES Mini board inside...

Ridiculous, can't believe people will buy this crap... I prefer to save the money to buy a real console, thank you very much...

If you could go back in time and show that to my 11-year-old self in 1992 her head would explode. In my case I'm afraid it'll lose out to buying a Switch, but I love that it exists.

Admittedly I wasn't impressed at all at first, but once they showed the crank function, hOLY S***

Price still seems a little steep if it's settled on $230, but it's still an awesome set.

I get a lot of people will get this for the nostalgia, but it’s just basically a display piece. Not to say that other LEGO Sets aren’t display sets, but at some point you got to wonder the value of it as a display piece (if that makes sense). Like you might as well buy your own system for much cheaper because of how overpriced this is.

Props to LEGO for trying new things, and I know I’m not obligated to buy it, but as a Nintendo fan, I’d rather see them explore other areas of Nintendo such as minifig size Mario, Mario Kart and Zelda (which I’m still hoping we’ll get at some point).

It is to bad that Mario in TV isn't in minifig shape

I am probably the right age, but I LOVE this set! I grew up with Atari and NES and Coleco and every console after that has captured my attention. I am a gamer. I still regularly play my XBOX 1X and PS4 on a regular basis. And I will be first in line to buy the PS5 and new XBOX this fall. But I still have my NES hooked up and play on occasion. (Not to mention I have a Super Nintendo, Atari, Game Cube, Original XBOX, etc all hooked up and ready to play if I get the time) My childhood was playing games like that, and Super Mario was probably the best game of that generation. And I am a huge LEGO guy too. Lego Star Wars is by far my favorite theme, but absolutley love the Disney Castle and Wall-E Stranger Things, and Simpsons sets too. But this one is perhaps one of the coolest sets ever made. I will buy more than one. I have a few sets that I love that I have more than one, one to keep in the box, to display the set unopened, and also another to build and display. I can't be more excited about this set and hope they keep sets like this coming.

I’m a 40yo man so this should be in my wheelhouse but I just don’t get it. I don’t need to relive my childhood through LEGO, I want new ideas not more nostalgia. Really disappointed with a lot of recent releases.

I want to kiss each brick in this set for being this fabulous beauty. I want it!!

Wow! The Tv is epic! I might not get this, but I’ll try.

On the other hand if this partnership sees some CMFs or minifig based sets, I’ll buy them in a flash.

Brilliant. So very brilliant. THIS is LEGO Mario done right!

I won't be buying the set, but I definitely want the instructions for the TV! Can't wait to Bricklink it, and play with the scrolling function a bit....

Most sites are talking about the new 2x6 tiles, and those will be cool, but have they spoken at all about what makes the cord for the controller? I’m assuming just a long flexible tube

@monkyby87 said:
" @Jman007 said:
"I get a lot of people will get this for the nostalgia, but it’s just basically a display piece. Not to say that other LEGO Sets aren’t display sets, but at some point you got to wonder the value of it as a display piece (if that makes sense). Like you might as well buy your own system for much cheaper because of how overpriced this is. "

I feel like if you aren’t already questioning the value of a lego set as a display piece, you never will. This is far, far from the first set that is almost entirely a display piece. I get people are saying why buy a fake Nintendo set when you can buy an actual real one. But again, that completely misses the point.
"

Yes. I understand the point of sets like these, it’s just for me, the price and display value combined with the fact of knowing there could’ve been, in my opinion, much better ways for them to use the license, that makes me question this as a set, not to say there won’t be more coming in the near future hopefully :)

@GSR_MataNui said:
"...The only way I can think they could've improved it is by using a powered up/functions motor so you could scroll the screen from the controller and actually make Mario jump..."

That... is a really cool idea! I'm looking forward to "ROM Hacking" mine so I can have Mario jumping around in Zebes or some other world.

Does power functions work with this? Might be a little too fast though...

@STL_Brick_Co said:
"Most sites are talking about the new 2x6 tiles, and those will be cool, but have they spoken at all about what makes the cord for the controller? I’m assuming just a long flexible tube"

It's pneumatic tube—you can see how it's attached in some of the pictures.

Outside of the 'Lo-Tech' badge on the TV, this set is not for me.

Really surprised everyone is just glossing over the BLATANT THEFT here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/46522570765/

Mechanized and everything. Lego representatives were at the conventions this MOC was displayed at! C’mon Lego, you are better than Lepin.

@FuddRuckus, those MOCs by Chris are not the same- Brandon’s was mechanized with a scrolling screen, jumping Mario, similar scale, and Lego reps were on site!

When I look at old photos from my childhood in the Eighties, none of the TV sets that appear there look anything like this. This looks more like a TV set from the early Seventies. Sure, some people might still have had one like this when the NES came out, but overall it seems like from a different era. It's the only thing I don't like as much about the set as the rest, but I guess they went with such a design because the TV sets from the Eighties looked too boring and featureless by comparison.

Looks like the perfect case for my Raspberry Pi based "retro console".

@tspike said:
"Really surprised everyone is just glossing over the BLATANT THEFT here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/46522570765/ "
You might as well accuse Brandon and Lego for stealing this 2012 Superman idea https://flic.kr/p/b9wmz8

It says here: " avoid asking a question that has already been answered, or making the same point as someone else."
Yes. I'm ignoring that too. I'm not the target audience- I never had a games console, I've never played Super Mario, I don't have that kind of disposable income and I really, really don't have the display space.
But I don't care- I would like to get that moving display TV.
That said, I'll wait until somebody buys two sets to get two controllers and puts the second TV on ebay. Fish Tank, anybody? That must be what "dots" are for.

It’s sort of neat.

Does make me wonder what part(s) the antenna and remote cord are made of.

@Lyichir said:
" @STL_Brick_Co said:
"Most sites are talking about the new 2x6 tiles, and those will be cool, but have they spoken at all about what makes the cord for the controller? I’m assuming just a long flexible tube"

It's pneumatic tube—you can see how it's attached in some of the pictures."

Thank you, I have no experience with pneumatic tubing at all. I appreciate the answer!

@PurpleDave said:
" @Robot99:
Eh, they also did some non-gamey, fitness-minded stuff for the Wii."

Eh, is that really aimed specifically at adults, though?

This literally has "18+" on the packaging. (Whether or not it actually needs that isn't the debate right now though, lol.)

I'm amused how it is already performing just like a Nintendo NES release -- eBay prices are double MSRP and it will probably be almost impossible to get.

Yey, another licensed set and overpriced. Maybe I will be alone in this, but this set looks bad and that price is bad too. But why not, Lego is becoming toy company for rich people and we need more licensed sets, why should Lego made original set when it can use licensed one put high price.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Darth_Studhilus:
There's a 6x6 clear radar dish behind Mario, and he's mounted on a flight stick that provides a pivot point in the left side of the TV case. As long as the radar dish bumps into something that's got an angled edge (the goombas and mushrooms), or is only one stud higher than what's to the left of it, it'll hit the lower curve of the radar dish and cause it to lift up on the pivot point. The upper part of the screen is irrelevent, since gravity works, but if you look at the lower part of the screen you'll notice that the terrain follows a lot of 45 degree diagonals."

Minor correction—the dish behind Mario is only 3x3. 6x6 would be way out of scale and wouldn't allow for nearly as much travel on a screen that's only 14 studs high.

I'm not sure what's more amusing to me: the non-Lego fans being shocked about the price, or the non-Nintendo fans calling it the "Nintendo NES system".

AWSOME! I really like this set though from what everyone else has said, I feel like it is a bit pricey. But it still looks
good! :)

@AustinPowers said:
"When I look at old photos from my childhood in the Eighties, none of the TV sets that appear there look anything like this. This looks more like a TV set from the early Seventies. Sure, some people might still have had one like this when the NES came out, but overall it seems like from a different era. It's the only thing I don't like as much about the set as the rest, but I guess they went with such a design because the TV sets from the Eighties looked too boring and featureless by comparison. "

Agreed...by the 80’s TV sets had started to become black or grey plastic boxes, for me though it’s the speaker on the left hand side that looks wrong - I appreciate it’s there to hide the scrolling mechanism, but it also means the screen isn’t a proper 4x3 ratio. On the video it looks as though the front is a self contained build so might be able to moc different fronts?

Oh, it's beautiful

Looking at the side by side of the real NES deck in the above image, the old grays would have color matched better...

I just dont get the point of this set. We are gradually getting more and more to a collection of display sets.

is this what Lego is all about now, catering to the nostalgia of older collectors? why not just buy a Nintendo set on ebay, its cheaper and does what its supposed to, which is play games!

Ludicrous the video showing that you can recreate the game. A lego mario movng across a scrolling lego screen, is that what its come to?

Sorry but Lego is increasingly getting lazy and buying into "themes" and licenses.

Thats my two cents

Considering all of the retro tech models he has done, I have no doubts that Chris McVeigh spearheaded the design for this set. That is a great thing by the way.

YAWN

Yeah I’ve not checked the price in the UK yet but sorry to the US as you keep complaining that the prices are going up! :)

I find the retro television a really neat build, but I don't find the buildable system very interesting. It feels to me as if the television is the real product and the console a secondary concern despite being the title item of the set... but it's just a stickered, tiled box. I've never been a fan of collector's sets relying heavily on tiles to create a smoother image. It looks neither enough like a LEGO item or a NES to me. I'm the sort of person who still likes some studs and such to give that true LEGO vibe.... but a part of me does find myself wishing it was a television and and a controller still.

Still, I'm happy for those with Nintendo nostalgia who will no doubt enjoy the set! :)

On the fence about the set. It looks nice as a concept, but I the fact that you have to buy another set to use all the features is such a bad move I will probably pass. Will probably just have a look at the instructions and build the TV for fun. Weird how this set looks so unlike a Lego set without any studs visible.

@fakespacesquid said:
" @Matt_Saderson said:
"Yey, another licensed set and overpriced. Maybe I will be alone in this, but this set looks bad and that price is bad too. But why not, Lego is becoming toy company for rich people and we need more licensed sets, why should Lego made original set when it can use licensed one put high price."

If you're looking for non-licensed sets there's always City or Classic or Creator or Dots or Friends or Hidden Side or Monkie Kid or Ninjago or Technic or the Crocodile Train or the Haunted Mansion or Barracuda Bay. All of those came out *this year*. It's also not overpriced, it's 8.2 cents per piece which is better than most non-licensed sets. It's like you're ignoring every fact just to complain. If you don't like the design, I get that, it's not for everybody, that's a valid issue. But it is just simply not overpriced, and Lego is not forgetting non-licensed things. That's just not true in any way. "

ok, I misjudged the price

@Robot99:
Do you know many kids who would take a break from the latest FPS to try to get the high score in aerobics? How about cooking? The Wii had them both. They tapped the senior citizen market, which is something that hadn't really been done before...or since. While the vast majority of selections were clearly geared towards the younger markets, there was still more than a trivial amount that was created with the elderly in mind.

@Lyichir:
Oh, yup, you're right. Wow. That's a lot smaller than I was thinking, I guess (or I was very tired when I typed that up and just wasn't looking closely enough).

@lentrott:
There's a philosophy regarding cars in a period movie, where no more than about 10% of the cars you see on screen should be "new" model years, and the rest should fall into a range of older models to look accurate, as most people don't buy new cars every year. Most people also don't buy new TV sets every year, so usually when someone got a new game system, it got hooked up to a TV set that was at least a few years older.

Anyways, from my recollection, the ones you describe were more from the 90's. 1980's TV sets still had faux woodgrain around the top and sides (the original Atari 2600 also had faux woodgrain to match, and it was only later on when they shifted to an all-black case), and _LOTS_ of silver with black as an accent color on the front. If you were willing to pay extra, they even sold them with highly decorative real wood enclosures, and some even had little railings along the sides and back to keep whatever you stored/displayed on top of it from falling off where it would be difficult to retrieve. With the stark, angled feet on this, it does look more like a product of the 70's, though. Anything from the 80's that involved real wood looked like professional cabinetry work.

Yeah, that’s cool and all but I’m still waiting for actual Lego Mario sets to come out.

Is it confirmed that there are stickers on the cartridge Or anywhere else? I’m leaning towards getting this set, but a big sticker or two will nudge me back the other way.

@ForestMenOfEndor said:
"This set looks awesome, but maybe not $200 worth of awesome for our family. That being said, I have absolutely zero problem with that price point for a 2646-piece set. I just put 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay on backorder, which cost $200 for 2545 pieces. Yes, there are boat hulls. And minifigures. And a pig! Some people would derive more "value" from that set. But I would be interested to see a "blind" survey with anonymous sets listed by price, piece count (inc. minifigure count) and possibly weight, and then folks can vote on whether the blind set is overpriced, fairly priced or a good value. At the end of the day, everything breaks down to bricks (and plates, and tiles, you get the point)."

Using price per part is far too simplistic a measurement to determine a set's worth. There are other more subjective layers to the worth of a set such as design aesthetics, build difficulty, playability, etc. Even the box art and condition can come into play to determine worth.

I'm a 20+ year veteran of collecting LEGO and I have found that sites like Brickset, Bricklink, etc are calculating value with too simplistic measurements and doing the community a huge disservice. I've created an app that takes objective and subjective data into consideration. Let me know if you'd be interested in testing it out. It's currently only in private beta and for iOS users.