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Figured it's about time for a dedicated thread for this stuff. Apologies if this is not the right place for it, or if one was already made (I couldn't see one when I searched). All images come from LEGO's website, none of these are leaked. What is LEGO Smart Play? Smart Play is LEGO's next foray into the toys-to-life/smart toy market. Imagine LEGO Mario, but the Mario tech shrunk down into the size of a 2x4 brick. For those unfamiliar, the LEGO Mario figure has sounds, lights, a scanner, and can connect to the LEGO Mario app. The scanner used an optical sensor combined with a color sensor to allow the Mario figure to react to certain things. If you put it on a red tile, it will treat it as lava. If you put it on a special 2x2 tile with a code, it will scan the code and react with sounds or lights. By connecting LEGO Mario to the app using Bluetooth, you are able to download updates that give new code tile information to the figure. If you purchase the other variants, Luigi and Peach, they can interact with each other. The smart brick is an evolution of the technology I just described. By inserting the brick into various builds, its function will change. Place it in a volcano and it will glow red and rumble. Place it in a helicopter, it will provide headlights and make helicopter noises. Put it in a creature, and it can roar when you move it. LEGO's write up was about it was this: It was first tested with City-Jungle sets in mid-2024 in the UK test market. You can read the discussion around it then here. The test sets were as follows: 60691 Jungle Explorer Base Camp, 60692 The Lost Crocodile Temple, and 60693 Survivor Island Seaplane. Only the explorer base camp included the brick, but all three sets utilized it. This also follows the Mario formula, with a starter set then auxiliary sets to utilize it. 60691 included the smart brick, a wireless charger for the smart brick, and three electronic minifigures. These minifigs are capable of sensing the smart brick and are able to play sounds. Patents: Also included were, like LEGO Mario, scannable code tiles that tell the smart brick to perform specific functions. Thanks to reliable sources for rumors, we know the brick will be capable of connecting to apps and games, potentially even games like Fortnite. It is currently unknown how it exactly it would be implemented into stuff like that. What we do know is that LEGO will be making a very big push for this in 2026, with it being in everything from 4+ Bluey sets to Technic sets aimed at teens. It will be in original themes and licensed themes like Star Wars and Pokemon. I will be sure to keep this thread updated with more information as we get it.
