First look: Lego reimagines its Super Mario range with new sets and the first-ever Mario minifigures

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First look: Lego reimagines its Super Mario range with new sets and the first-ever Mario minifigures

Lego Super Mario sets

Lego’s Super Mario range has been one of the biggest surprises of the last few years. What initially looked like a gimmicky Lego theme has grown — like Mario after chomping a mushroom — into a hugely fun and innovative collection that captures all the retro magic of Nintendo games.

Now, Lego has reimagined its entire range with a batch of 2027 sets that include a new selection of minifigures. This is the first time that minifigures have featured in the Super Mario range — an exciting debut for collectors.

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Fire Mario & Bowser’s Castle (72060)

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Moving away from the interactive, app-based play of previous sets, these new builds focus on classic Lego construction and role-play fun. These sets, recently revealed at the gamescom trade show in Cologne, are based on characters and environments from the Super Mario and Mario Kart universes.

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The new sets include Mario’s Pipe Jump (72052), which has the first-time-ever classic Super Mario minifigure and a Goomba. It has a built-in lever for catapulting the Goomba. You can also get a first-ever Yoshi minifigure with Yoshi at Mario’s House (72057).

Luigi arrives with added firepower in the Fire Luigi vs. Koopa Troopa Battle (72061) set, with a cannon for shooting Luigi into a Koopa Troopa. You can even take Mario surfing with Mario’s Beach Adventures (72055).

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There’s Racing with Mario (72054), based on the much-loved Mario Kart. The set includes obstacles from the game — including a banana skin and shells — and the kart has a built-in launcher to fire those shells.

There are other Mario Kart-themed sets, too: Luigi & Bowser Jr.’s Race (72056) — with minifigures of Luigi and Bowser Jr. in their karts — and Bowser’s Rumbling Race (72058), featuring Bowser and Toad minifigures.

But the big showpiece of this new selection is the 850-piece Fire Mario & Bowser’s Castle (72060), a fortress model that comes with Fire Mario, Bowser, and Peach, recreating Mario’s classic princess rescue from the OG Nintendo game.

These all-new Lego Super Mario sets will be available from Lego.com and Lego stores from Jan. 1, 2027. They are priced as follows: