The Best LEGO Nintendo Sets for All Ages to Enjoy

For years, LEGO's creative partnership with Nintendo has yielded some of their most imaginative and accessible sets. Initially, in 2020, LEGO cleverly segmented its market: Super Mario playsets, digital/physical hybrids, targeted younger builders, while iconic, nostalgia-inducing replicas catered to adults. However, LEGO has since blurred these lines, creating more complex kids' sets and whimsical adult sets, reflecting Nintendo's family-friendly brand and broadening appeal across generations.

Adventures with Interactive LEGO Mario

Mario Kart – Standard Kart

The Bowser Express Train

LEGO Piranha Plant

Sonic the Hedgehog Green Hill Zone LEGO Set

LEGO Animal Crossing Nook’s Cranny & Rosie's House

Fly With Dodo Airlines

LEGO Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi

LEGO Great Deku Tree Set

Mighty Bowser

LEGO/Nintendo's collaboration expands beyond Super Mario, now encompassing Sonic the Hedgehog, Animal Crossing, and even Zelda. Below are some of the best LEGO Nintendo sets available in 2025.

Adventures with Interactive LEGO Mario

Set: #71439 Age Range: 6+ Piece Count: 218 Dimensions: ‎1.5 inches high, 4 inches wide, 3 inches deep Price: $49.99 at Target. This starter set includes the essential LED Mario figure, a starting pipe, Yoshi, a flagpole, and Bowser Jr. in his Clown Car. All other expansion sets require this Mario figure.

Mario Kart – Standard Kart

Set: #72032 Age Range: 7+ Piece Count: 174 Dimensions: 1.5 inches high, 5.5 inches long, 3 inches wide Price: $19.99 at Amazon. Compatible with the interactive Mario figure, this set features a classic kart, glider, Toad, and shell-launching mechanism.

The Bowser Express Train

Set: #71437 Age Range: 9+ Piece Count: 1392 Dimensions: 8.5 inches high, 26.5 inches long, 4.5 inches wide Price: $119.99 at Amazon. A whimsical train featuring Bowser's head and several Koopa Troop members.

LEGO Piranha Plant

Set: #71426 Age Range: 18+ Piece Count: 540 Dimensions: 9 inches high, 4.5 inches wide, 6.5 inches deep Price: $47.95 at Amazon (20% off $59.99).

Sonic the Hedgehog – Green Hill Zone

Set: #21331 Age Range: 18+ Piece Count: 1125 Dimensions: 7 inches high, 14 inches wide, 2.5 inches deep Price: $79.99 at Amazon. A charming diorama of Green Hill Zone 1.

Nook's Cranny & Rosie's House

Set: #77050 Age Range: 7+ Piece Count: 535 Dimensions: 6 inches high, 15 inches wide, 5.5 inches deep Price: $59.95 at Amazon (20% off $74.99). Features Tom Nook's shop and Rosie's cottage.

Fly With Dodo Airlines

Set: #77051 Age Range: 7+ Piece Count: 292 Dimensions: 5 inches high, 10.5 inches wide, 3.5 inches deep Price: $37.99 at Amazon. Includes a seaplane, dock, and Wilbur and Tangy minifigures.

Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi

Set: #71438 Age Range: 18+ Piece Count: 1215 Dimensions: 15.5 inches high, 10 inches wide, 4 inches deep Price: $129.99 at Amazon. A nostalgic depiction of Mario and Yoshi with moving parts.

Great Deku Tree

Set: #77092 Age Range: 18+ Piece Count: 2500 Dimensions: 13 inches tall Price: $299.99 at LEGO Store. A 2-in-1 build offering both *Ocarina of Time* and *Breath of the Wild* styles.

The Mighty Bowser

Set: #71411 Age Range: 18+ Piece Count: 2807 Dimensions: 12.5 inches high, 16 inches wide, 11 inches deep Price: $269.99 at Amazon. A large, impressive Bowser build with a fire-breathing mechanism.

As of January 2025: 34 LEGO Super Mario, 18 LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog, 10 LEGO Animal Crossing, and 1 LEGO Legend of Zelda sets are available.

The Mighty Bowser, marketed as a standalone set, exemplifies a new LEGO Nintendo approach: designs that transcend the traditional child/adult divide. Early Super Mario sets prioritized play over building, but newer sets, like Mighty Bowser, emphasize the aesthetic appeal and the joy of the building process itself – a key element of LEGO's enduring success. This shift aligns with LEGO's core strengths and signals a promising future for the LEGO Nintendo line.

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The current LEGO Super Mario sets are more substantial and detailed, while still retaining their expansion playset functionality. Top-tier sets like The Mighty Bowser prioritize display quality and building enjoyment, proving that the core value lies in the building experience itself, regardless of the target audience.

A Netflix documentary, part of "The Toys That Made Us," highlights LEGO's repeated attempts to diversify beyond its core product, but ultimately, it always returns to what its audience loves most: the classic LEGO brick and the joy of building.

The initial Mario playsets strayed too far from this core strength, but the current direction, focusing on high-quality builds, promises a bright future for LEGO Nintendo sets.

Also check out our lists of the best Star Wars LEGO sets, best Harry Potter LEGO sets, and best Marvel LEGO sets.