LEGO, Nintendo to Launch Buildable NES Console

The new kit, the latest product of the LEGO Group and Nintendo partnership, offers a brick-built NES model that includes an accompanying 1980’s style LEGO television set. Adult fans can build a mechanically functional version of the vintage console with LEGO bricks. The new NES Building Kit will include a controller with a connecting cable and plug and an opening slot for the Game Pak with a locking feature. The console itself also comes with a buildable retro TV, featuring a flat 8-bit Mario figure on the scrolling screen. Fans can scan an included action brick with

LEGO Mario 

from the LEGO Super Mario Starter Course, so he reacts to on-screen enemies, obstacles and power-ups just as he would have in the “Super Mario Bros.” game.

“Super Mario has been a cherished figure in the gaming world for over thirty years now,” says Maarten

The LEGO Group and Nintendo announced their partnership earlier this year, bringing the LEGO Super Mario universe to life through a Super Mario Starter Course set that exclusively features a LEGO Mario figure. This entry point set was followed up on in May with a series of Power-Up Packs and in June with the announcement of a range of Expansion Sets and collectible Character Packs. All have been designed to build out the world of LEGO Super Mario.

This collectible NES building set is part of a range of inspirational LEGO models designed for hobbyists as they look for their next challenge. The LEGO NES will be available exclusively from LEGO Retail Stores and LEGO.com from Aug. 1. From 2021, it will be available also at other leading retailers around the world.