The next big video game series to get the Lego toy treatment may be Animal Crossing, according to new reports.
The claim was originally posted on Instagram by Lego leakerexabrickslegogo_and was then backed up by YouTuberBrick Clicker.
It relates to five sets which have been discovered onBrickmerge, a site which runs a bot that discovers new Lego sets as soon as they’re listed.
Although Brickmerge simply lists the sets by their product numbers – which run from 77046 to 77050 – and provides no further information, it’s since been claimed by leakers such as exabrickslegogo_ that they’re Animal Crossing sets.
If true, the five sets will be priced as follows:
It’s also claimed that the sets will be released in March 2024, and that the character minifigs will have special moulded heads (like the Lego Sonic and Simpsons minifigs), instead of standard Lego heads.
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Lego has seen success with itsSuper Mario line of Lego playsets, as well as its more advanced Lego builds including itsLego NES,Mario Question BlockandBowser sets.
It’s also released sets for other video game franchises, includingHorizon Forbidden West, theAtari 2600andPac-Man.
A new range based onSonic the Hedgehogwas released this week, and over 100 Lego sets based onMinecrafthave been released since the first in 2012.
