Lego Donkey Kong coming soon, Nintendo reveals

Nintendo and The Lego Group have partnered for dozens of video game-themed units over time, starting from Tremendous Mario to The Legend of Zelda to Animal Crossing. Lego has additionally delivered buildable brick-based variations of the Nintendo Leisure System and Recreation Boy. And now, one thing new from the Nintendo world is coming quickly: Donkey Kong.

On Thursday, Lego and Nintendo announced that Lego Donkey Kong might be “rolling quickly,” posting a really transient teaser video to social media that hints at what’s to come back. “There’s a lot extra the place this got here from!” Lego stated in an Instagram put up. Whereas the total reveal of Lego Donkey Kong remains to be forthcoming, the shot of a rolling, pixelated barrel gives a transparent indicator in regards to the theme of the brand new set: basic arcade Donkey Kong.

The Lego rolling via that video is modeled after the orange and blue barrels of the unique 1981 Donkey Kong, implying that the set might be impressed by Nintendo’s breakthrough arcade recreation. One may simply see Lego and Nintendo delivering a buildable model of the start stage of Donkey Kong, with barrels that truly roll down a sequence of platforms. If that is the plan, we must always most likely anticipate little Lego variations of Jumpman (aka Mario) and Girl (aka Pauline), and presumably even Lego variations of sentient Fireballs.

Nintendo and Lego have not been afraid to experiment with designs over the past six years. Units have ranged from the play-inspired Super Mario courses to huge Mario Kart and Bowser builds. Lego’s version of the NES was extra elaborate than it wanted to be; it included a miniature CRT tv with a working model of a Tremendous Mario Bros. degree on the display. The Lego Game Boy set combined issues up with swappable cartridges and lenticular recreation screens.

Lego has already delivered two large Nintendo units this 12 months, with one primarily based on the climactic battle from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and one primarily based on Luigi from Mario Kart. This 12 months has additionally seen the launch of new Pokémon-themed Lego sets, with the promise of a lot extra to come back. Nintendo and Lego additionally confirmed a new Mario minifigure slated to launch in 2027.

Donkey Kong is reportedly getting his personal stand-alone animated movie from Nintendo and Illumination, which could arrive as soon as 2028.

Lego’s Donkey Kong set doesn’t have an introduced launch date, however we’ll be retaining an eye fixed peeled for particulars as they arrive.