2024 marks the fifth year of LEGO Super Mario sets with the theme being a rare LEGO theme which doesn't include any Minifigures. The gaming theme instead makes use of Digfigs which interact with pre-stickered tiles allowing you to engage with LEGO versions of Super Mario enemies. As with all LEGO sets, but especially Super Mario models, customization is key, allowing a range of brick-built Super Mario courses to be made.
LEGO have now officially presented the next wave of LEGO Super Mario sets with eight brand new models launching on the 1st of August 2024. We already got our first look at 71435 Battle with Roy at Peach's Castle, 71436 King Boo's Haunted Mansion and 71437 The Bowser Express Train back in March for the Mario Day celebrations. But now LEGO have showcased the remaining five sets including the three brand new Starter Courses.
These are Adventures with Interactive LEGO Mario, 71440 Adventures with Interactive LEGO Luigi and 71441 Adventures with Interactive LEGO Peach which will all retail for $10 less than the original Starter Courses. Their piece counts, even though slightly smaller, are more reasonable and friendly in terms of price per piece ratio. However, the new Starter Course are still expensive due to the amount of technology and large elements used for the Digfigs.
But not only are these three Starter Courses more accessible in terms of price, they also include updated Digfigs. The designs of Mario, Luigi and Peach are basically the same with possibly some minor clean-ups here and there, but the technology behind the interactive characters is expected to improve the most. A couple of hardware and software updates are expected to avoid future malfunctioning of Digfigs.
The August 2024 wave is basically a reboot for the LEGO Super Mario theme with the three new Starter Courses and a decent range of sets, featuring new builds, a brand new maker set and plenty of returning but also new characters. A lot of these sets also have more friendly price-per-piece ratios indicating a shift from the LEGO Super Mario team to encourage the models to be brought for both play and display.
71433 Goombas' Playground
Set Name - Goombas' Playground
Set Number - 71433
Age Range - 7+
Piece Count - 173
Price - $14.99
Release Date - 1st August 2024
71434 Soda Jungle Maker Set
Set Name - Soda Jungle Maker Set
Set Number - 71434
Age Range - 7+
Piece Count - 598
Price - $54.99
Release Date - 1st August 2024
71435 Battle with Roy at Peach's Castle
Set Name - Battle with Roy at Peach's Castle
Set Number - 71435
Age Range - 7+
Piece Count - 738
Price - $64.99
Release Date - 1st August 2024
71436 King Boo's Haunted Mansion
Set Name - King Boo's Haunted Mansion
Set Number - 71436
Ages - 8+
Piece Count - 932
Price - $74.99
Release Date - 1st August 2024
71437 The Bowser Express Train
Set Name - The Bowser Express Train
Set Number - 71437
Ages - 9+
Piece Count - 1,392
Price - $119.99
Release Date - 1st August 2024
71439 Adventures with Interactive LEGO Mario
Set Name - Adventures with Interactive LEGO Mario
Set Number - 71439
Age Range - 6+
Piece Count - 218
Price - $49.99
Release Date - 1st August 2024
71440 Adventures with Interactive LEGO Luigi
Set Name - Adventures with Interactive LEGO Luigi
Set Number - 71440
Age Range - 6+
Piece Count - 210
Price - $49.99
Release Date - 1st August 2024
71441 Adventures with Interactive LEGO Peach
Set Name - Adventures with Interactive LEGO Peach
Set Number - 71441
Age Range - 6+
Piece Count - 208
Price - $49.99
Release Date - 1st August 2024
The next wave of LEGO Super Mario sets release on the 1st of August 2024 but what do you think? What is your favourite and least favourite set from the new wave? Are you looking forward to the new, cheaper starter courses? Do you think LEGO Mario Minifigures will ever come? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.