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I couldn't believe it about the castle price point! Some of those other sets look great--the Kuribo's shoe and Spike are highlights--but I don't really see the value proposition for the castle. Supposedly the piece count is similar to the airship and bowser's castle, but unlike the previous two big sets, it just seems like a mishmash. The bad guys are just kind of... there, and number of play features/barcodes seems low outside of them. I agree that a Bowser without even even cosmetic alterations--even Goombas get different expressions--feels especially lazy for the most expensive non-D2C to date for this theme. I hope there's some features hiding behind the castle walls we're not seeing.

I was right you guys! Although, the Peach's castle set shown definitely doesn't seem anywhere near a $130 value, which makes you wonder what sort of scenario is going to outdo Bowser's Airship...

If we get another starter character, I'd guess it very likely to be Princess Peach, given her conspicuous absence in the Lego releases so far. Plus, that $129.99 set seems like a pretty good contender for Peach's Castle.