JohnTPT17

Yup! Nintendo and Lego posted a teaser of a Lego Mario minifigure jumping out of a pipe about a week ago.

I have four thoughts going through my mind at this point: 1. Wahoo! Finally! Can't wait to hopefully get some! 2. The printing on Mario is, overall, quite simple. Yes, the head is complex, but the clothes are overall fairly simple. This makes me think that this line will be more geared towards kids, and there should be more, cheaper sets (like Animal Crossing) as opposed to a handful of expensive sets (like Zelda). 3. I wonder if Mario will simply replace the Animal Crossing line? Animal Crossing hasn't felt like it's done great sales-wise, and Mario could easily take its place and budget. 4. Prediction for the January 2027 CMF: Vacuum Salesman, which will make new molds for the Poltergust 3000. That doesn't bother me at all, honestly. I think 95% of minifigures fit just fine into the regular leg/short leg dynamic, and only a very select few need midi-legs or skinny Woody limbs. I suppose that, at worst, you could give him short blue legs so he can be like the pre-mushroom Mario in the 2D games

Funny you should say that; we've actually already gotten him! Though they could go with a "girl zombie suit" to switch things up.

Zombie Mr. Gold Zombieified Zombie Zombie Venom The possibilities are endless!

I've always had a dream of a "Mrs. Silver" to pair with Mr. Gold. Probably wouldn't be able to make it in chrome, but it's a thought.

I hopped on the WALT train at the last minute as well. I figured that, at absolute worst, I can cancel the order before it ships if I'm really regretting things some May.

WALT is tempting me - might make for a fun, unique desk toy. Everything else isn't in the budget for me this time, though.

Sounds like a potential January 2027 CMF?

Mushroom Haven - the creator, JonasKramm, has the instructions and part list for sale here.

Not sure I like the steampunk look and purple hair of the Monster Hunter... Still, I will probably get one, but I'm less enthusiastic about it.

I think it's more likely Dragon + Donkey. Shrek will sell plenty on his own, so might as well break up the main iconic duo.

Called it! I'll set a set of them - maybe an extra of a few of them, we'll see. Hopefully there's enough budget to set some good accessories as well.

I don't think we're going to know for sure if this ronin is Lloyd until we look at pictures. If he has green eyes, it's Lloyd. If it's normal black eyes, it's a generic ronin. That's all the effort I feel like putting into that discussion.

Unikitty was at least a buildable figure with several parts - I think Donkey would either be a single mold or a body + head, like Scooby-Doo. In that context, I'm less sure which route Lego would go with.

My biggest wish if they are going the Shrek route is that the series is "Shrek" and not "Shrek 5". I'd much rather have Farquad and Fairy Godmother over Shrek's kids. I also wonder what they would do with Donkey - does he get his own slot, or is he an accessory?