Lego Mario Collaboration has always been lacking when people expected it to fit. Ever since the company announced that its first major Nintendo line would feature not minifigures but buildable platforming levels and chunky, electronically enhanced versions of Mario and his pals, Lego has always done the unexpected when it comes to everyone’s favorite toy plumber. Even the “traditional” Mario sets are less about minifigures and playsets and more about buildable interactive exhibits. So perhaps it’s no surprise that Lego’s version of Mario Kart is also a bit larger than life.
To celebrate Gamescom, Lego officially released the first wave of its Mario Kart Sets. The first six sets were announced earlier this year and are scheduled to be released in early 2025.
Prices range from $15 to $80 and none of the sets contain a single traditional minifigure. Instead, Lego Mario Kart is scaled for larger brick-built figures, similar to the non-electronic figures in Lego’s other Mario Sets. You won’t even find Mario, Peach, or Luigi among them… unless you want their baby versions.
Each set in the range includes various accessories, from racing markers like pylons to item boxes and weapons like red and green seashells or banana peels, which you can use to create your own race track. The highlight is the largest set, the $80 Baby Peach & Grand Prix, which comes with a starting line and track boundaries. Each set includes either a kart or bike and the corresponding racers, with the exception of two: the standard kart set ($20), which is inspired by Mario’s Kart from Mario Kart 8 and includes a red Toad mechanic and Toad’s Garage ($40), which instead comes with Mario’s B Dasher from Mario Kart DS and two blue Toad mechanics. Here’s a full breakdown of each set and their prices:
- Yoshi Bike, $15, comes with a light blue Yoshi, shells, traffic cones and an item block
- Standard kart, $20, comes with a red Toad mechanic, shells and a workstation
- Baby Mario vs. Baby Luigi, $30, comes with Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, seashells and balloons
- Donkey Kong & DK Jumbo, $35, comes with Donkey Kong, shells, a banana peel and a target
- Toad’s Garage, $40, includes two red Toad mechanics, bowls and a complete garage with interchangeable wheels
- Baby Peach & Grand Prix, comes with Baby Peach, Toad, Lemmy the Koopaling, a starting gate, a podium and various accessories
Although none of the karts or figures have the electronic features that characterize the Lego game, Super Mario Line that Mario Kart The sets all go in a similar direction – customizable sets that prioritize physical play over small display pieces or traditional playsets. Having a traditional Lego minifigure of the Mushroom Kingdom’s inhabitants might not still be for everyone, but they still look pretty fun. You just have to Animal crossing And The Legend of Zelda for your Lego Nintendo minifigure fix, at least for now.
The Lego Mario Kart The sets will be released on January 1, 2025
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