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Lego (trademarked in capitals as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys that are manufactured by The Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. As of 2021, Lego was the largest toy company in the world. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of variously coloured interlocking plastic bricks accompanying an array of gears, figurines called minifigures, and various other parts. Lego pieces can be assembled and connected in many ways to construct objects, including vehicles, buildings, and working robots. Anything constructed can be taken apart again, and the pieces reused to make new things.
The Lego Group began manufacturing the interlocking toy bricks in 1949. Movies, games, competitions and eight Legoland amusement parks have been developed under the brand. As of July 2015, 600 billion Lego parts had been produced. There have been many licensed games about Lego products, the first one, Lego Island, being released in 1997 only for PCs. However, most games have been released for Nintendo consoles, too, all of which can be seen below. By the 2010s, the Lego brand videogames were exclusively published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
Lego vs. Nintendo[]
In the late sixties, Nintendo developed blatant copies of Lego blocks called N&B Blocks which, while similar, were slightly unique in that many of the pieces were round instead of square. In commercials that Nintendo aired on television, they compared the two products. In one commercial, a child is building a rocket ship with what appears to be Lego pieces (the commercial never explains which brand), while another is building a rocket with N&B blocks. The N&B Block version ends up looking much better due to the circular pieces, whereas the Lego one is much more square. The kid that was building with the Lego pieces gets jealous, though his brother allows him to play with his, which excites him. Lego took Nintendo to court, claiming that it was wrong for Nintendo to compare the two products and that it was plagiarism. Ultimately, Lego lost the case and Nintendo continued to sell N&B blocks for a short while. In the end, however, Lego won since Nintendo's products were no where near the same quality, with the blocks often detaching from one another. After a short while Nintendo abandoned the brand, though made mention of it in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins in the form of a stage built entirely of N&B Blocks.
Nintendo Lego sets[]
Lego Super Mario[]
On March 12, 2020, Nintendo announced a collaboration with Lego. The collaboration is an interactive set of Legos that includes figures of several characters and enemies, including Mario, Goombas, and Yoshi. The Mario figure includes LEDs and can interact with other Lego Super Mario pieces. For example, if it touches a lava block, it will react by displaying fire on the LED screen and turning Mario's eyes into Xs. The first set released in 2020 with a Luigi set in 2021.
Lego Nintendo Entertainment System[]
On July 14, 2020, Lego revealed the Lego NES was released in the end of 2020. The set includes the NES, the controller, a Super Mario Bros. cartridge and a retro TV featuring a scene from Super Mario Bros. The level can be moved with a crank towards the back with the Mario able to move independent along the screen. The cartridge can be placed in the slot like the original. If the Mario from Lego Super Mario is attached to the top of the TV, it will make the sounds from the original.
Lego Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block[]
In late 2021, Lego released this set. The default look is like a regular Question Block from the Mario series but, it can fold out into a set of Super Mario 64 levels. Unlike the other Super Mario sets, Mario is represented by a set of blocks in his color scheme. The 4 levels featured are Princess Peach's Castle Grounds, Bob-omb Battlefield, Cool, Cool Mountain and Lethal Lava Land.
Lego Animal Crossing[]
In October 2023, it was announced that a series of Lego sets based on the Animal Crossing series would be released in March 2024. The first series of set announced was Julian's Birthday Party, Bunnie's Outdoor Activities, Kapp'n's Island Boat Tour, Isabelle's House Visit, and Nook's Cranny and Rosie's House.
Lego The Legend of Zelda[]
On May 2024, it was announced that a series of Lego sets based on The Legend of Zelda series would be released, with the first announced Lego set being a two-in-one set featuring the Great Deku Tree that can be customized into either his The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time depiction or his The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild depiction.
List of Lego games[]
Original[]
- Lego Alpha Team (Game Boy Color)
- Lego Battles (Nintendo DS)
- Lego Battles: Ninjago (Nintendo DS)
- Lego Bionicle (Game Boy Advance)
- Bionicle: Matoran Adventures (Game Boy Advance)
- Bionicle: The Game (GameCube, GBA)
- Bionicle: Maze of Shadows (Game Boy Advance)
- Bionicle Heroes (GameCube, GBA, DS, Wii)
- Lego City: Undercover (Wii U, Switch) (Wii U version published by Nintendo)
- Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins (Nintendo 3DS) (published by Nintendo)
- Lego Friends (Nintendo DS, 3DS)
- Lego Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge
- Island Xtreme Stunts (Game Boy Advance)
- Lego Knights' Kingdom (Game Boy Advance)
- Lego Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey
- Lego Ninjago: Nindroids (Nintendo 3DS)
- Lego (Nintendo 3DS)
- The Lego Ninjago Movie Videogame (Nintendo Switch)
- Lego Racers (Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color)
- Drome Racers (GameCube, GBA)
- Soccer Mania (Game Boy Advance)
- Lego Stunt Rally (Game Boy Color)
- Lego Worlds (Nintendo Switch)
Licensed[]
- Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension (Game Boy Advance)
- Lego Batman: The Videogame (Wii, Nintendo DS)
- Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii, Nintendo DS, 3DS, Wii U)
- Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Wii U, Nintendo 3DS)
- Lego DC Super-Villains (Nintendo Switch)
- Lego Dimensions (Wii U)
- Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Wii, Nintendo DS)
- Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Wii, Nintendo DS, 3DS)
- Lego Harry Potter: Collection (Nintendo Switch)
- Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Wii, Nintendo DS)
- Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (Wii, Nintendo DS)
- Lego Jurassic World (Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Switch)
- Lego The Lord of the Rings (Wii, Nintendo DS, 3DS)
- Lego The Hobbit (Wii U, Nintendo 3DS)
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes (Wii U, Nintendo DS, 3DS, Switch)
- Lego Marvel's Avengers (Wii U, Nintendo 3DS)
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 (Nintendo Switch)
- The Lego Movie Videogame (Wii U, Nintendo 3DS)
- The Lego Movie 2 Videogame (Nintendo Switch)
- Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Wii, Nintendo DS, 3DS)
- Lego Rock Band (Wii, Nintendo DS)
- Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (GameCube, GBA)
- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (GameCube, GBA, Nintendo DS)
- Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii, Nintendo DS)
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Wii, Nintendo DS, 3DS)
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Wii U, Nintendo 3DS)
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Nintendo Switch)
- Lego The Incredibles (Nintendo Switch)
- Lego Horizon Adventures (Nintendo Switch) (published by Sony)
External links[]
| Nintendo Lego sets | |
|---|---|
| Sets | Nintendo Entertainment System • Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block • The Mighty Bowser • Piranha Plant |
| Lego Super Mario | |
| Starter courses | Adventures with Mario • Adventures with Luigi • Adventures with Peach |
| Maker sets | Master Your Adventure • Creativity Toolbox |
| Power-Up packs | Fire Mario • Propeller Mario • Cat Mario • Builder Mario • Penguin Mario • Tanooki Mario • Frog Mario • Bee Mario |
| Mario Expansion sets | Super Mushroom Surprise • Monty Mole & Super Mushroom • Guarded Fortress • Desert Pokey • Whomp's Lava Trouble • Piranha Plant Power Slide • Boomer Bill Barrage • Mario's House & Yoshi • Toad's Treasure Hunt • Bowser's Castle Boss Battle • Thwomp Drop • King Boo and the Haunted Yard • Toad's Special Hideaway • Fuzzy & Mushroom Platform • Chain Chomp Jungle Encounter • Piranha Plant Puzzling Challenge • Wiggler's Poison Swamp • Boss Sumo Bro Topple Tower • Lakitu Sky World • Reznor Knockdown • Bowser's Airship • Yellow Yoshi's Fruit Tree • Bowser Jr.'s Clown Car • Dorrie's Beachfront • Big Urchin Beach Ride • Goomba's Shoe • Fuzzy Flippers • Yoshi's Gift House • Cat Peach Suit and Frozen Tower • Peach's Castle • Big Spike's Cloudtop Challenge • Big Bad Island • Conkdor's Noggin Bopper • Ice Mario Suit and Frozen World • Lava Wave Ride • Fliprus Snow Adventure • Peach's Garden Balloon Ride • Picnic at Mario's House • Dry Bowser Castle Battle • Larry's and Morton's Airships |
| Luigi's Mansion Expansion sets | Luigi's Mansion Lab and Poltergust • Luigi's Mansion Entryway • Luigi's Mansion Haunt-and-Seek |
| Donkey Kong Expansion sets | Rambi the Rhino • Dixie Kong's Jungle Jam • Donkey Kong's Tree House • Diddy Kong's Mine Cart Ride |
| Character packs | Series 1 • Series 2 • Series 3 • Series 4 • Series 5 • Series 6 |
| Animal Crossing | |
| Sets | Julian's Birthday Party • Bunnie's Outdoor Activities • Kapp'n's Island Boat Tour • Isabelle's House Visit • Nook's Cranny & Rosie's House' |