Super Mario 2025 - Rumors & Discussion

[Lyichir]

The P-Wing set has a clever mechanism to allow a 3-wide foothold for the Shy Guy to slide out of the front, to allow compatibility with both him and the four-wide digi-fig. I'd been stumped as to how to make vehicles that'd be compatible with characters with a footprint that width (including Shy Guy, Bowser Jr., Diddy Kong and several of the Koopalings), and this is a clever solution (even though, obviously, it has some pretty particular space requirements that wouldn't work with smaller karts or bikes).

I'll be eager to see what Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach (from the earlier power up sets) look like in the Tanooki Kart and Cat Cruiser (part of why I wanted those two karts is because their "signature drivers" already existed in Lego to an extent).

By the way, some of the other August Mario releases also have more pictures/video on the Lego shop pages than they did when they were first added. That includes more alt pics of the Mario Kart sets, as well as a nice lifestyle video of the Castle Bowser set that showcases features like the elevating prison cell. Really looking forward to these sets!

EDIT: Another thing I just noticed... STILL no play-scale Spiny Shell in these last two Mario Kart sets. :( It's far from the last opportunity (more Mario Kart sets are likely in the future, including ones based on the new game), but still a little bit of a shame we've gone this whole year without that iconic item.

Edited July 9 by Lyichir

[Izzynufc-2]

I’ve heard that there has been rumoured that Lego Super Mario won’t have a won’t have 2026 January wave and also 2026 could be its last year as a theme. If that’s true then I think the theme has been wasted with no minifigures 

[BrickBob Studpants]

15 hours ago, Izzynufc-2 said:

I’ve heard that there has been rumoured that Lego Super Mario won’t have a won’t have 2026 January wave and also 2026 could be its last year as a theme. 

While we don’t have any 2026 set numbers yet, the same also goes for Animal Crossing, Jurassic World, One Piece, and Pokémon, and I highly doubt all of them are skipping the 1HY

[Izzynufc-2]

https://www.brickfanatics.com/fr/lego-super-mario-animal-crossing-slow-2026/

 

[BrickBob Studpants]

54 minutes ago, Izzynufc-2 said:

https://www.brickfanatics.com/fr/lego-super-mario-animal-crossing-slow-2026/

 

Thank you! Since the source is the reliable @Lego_Minecraft_Goat, this sounds plausible! Glad to hear that both themes continue next year. I was getting nervous AC might get axed

Maybe the new Pokémon theme is the reason? There‘s only so much shelf space and TLG keep introducing new themes without old ones disappearing  Between Mario, AC, Zelda, and now Pokémon, there a tons of Nintendo sets!

[Nicotoa]

On 7/16/2025 at 6:58 PM, Izzynufc-2 said:

I’ve heard that there has been rumoured that Lego Super Mario won’t have a won’t have 2026 January wave and also 2026 could be its last year as a theme. If that’s true then I think the theme has been wasted with no minifigures 

Heard that rumor for the past 5 years, source seems legit this time though.

[Izzynufc-2]

53 minutes ago, Nicotoa said:

Heard that rumor for the past 5 years, source seems legit this time though.

Yeah that’s what’s making me wonder what the future of the theme is? Could the be focusing more on Pokémon and Mario goes down the Sonic route and getting a couple of sets per wave? Who knows? Or could we get Minifigures and the course building system gets discontinued? As the sets on the course building system are often on a clearance. 

[Izzynufc-2]

I’ve heard that all the course building sets are retiring in 2026. Does that mean anything?