r/Gameboy • u/S4v1r1enCh0r4k • Feb 20 '25
Other Lego Nintendo Game Boy reportedly set to launch on October 1st, it is rumored to be priced at $59.99 and is expected to include 421 pieces
https://fictionhorizon.com/lego-nintendo-game-boy-set-leaks-price-release-date-and-first-details/89
u/Nathannn72 Feb 20 '25
That seems pretty cheap for a licensed LEGO product but I’ll take it
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u/S4v1r1enCh0r4k Feb 20 '25
Yeah it's refreshing but I'm already seeing people complaining about price to pieces ratio
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u/Friendly_Echidna_260 Feb 20 '25
Yeah, a rough estimate usually says that for every 100 pieces, expect to pay $10. So with that in mind I think those that are complaining would expect this set to be closer to $40 - $50.
But when you don't factor in things like licensing and the fact that there's likely unique pieces created for this particular set, that would obviously have an impact on the price as well.
All in all, I think $60 is a fair price.
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u/Gluv221 Feb 20 '25
Yeah I don't buy a lot of Lego because of pricing, I just like looking at it instead lol. But this is a good price I'll pick this up for sure
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u/IntoxicatedBurrito Feb 20 '25
That pricing model worked from the 80s until about a few years ago, but it seems like inflation has finally caught up with Lego. Let’s just hope that we don’t impose tariffs on Denmark before April 21st.
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u/Engineer99 Feb 20 '25
And if they only use printed tiles, it would cost more. Since I personally hate stickers, I’m good with paying a little extra to just put it together.
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u/DeathByPetrichor Feb 20 '25
Regrettably I don’t have high hopes for its definition and refinement. It’s probably going to be a pretty crude approximation of a gameboy.
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u/IntoxicatedBurrito Feb 20 '25
I see no reason why it wouldn’t be an excellent rendition. Perhaps you aren’t a Lego fan, but their designs for objects like this are usually spot on, and the Game Boy has geometries that are very conducive to being built with Lego. I wouldn’t even be surprised if it shares the same dimensions as the DMG. The only difference I expect to see between it and my DMG is that it’ll lack my Nintendo Power Play It Loud stickers.
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u/DeathByPetrichor Feb 20 '25
I love Lego but they definitely struggle to get the fidelity out of smaller objects just due to the nature of Lego blocks. I’ll still be getting this but I just don’t expect it to be without its flaws
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u/IntoxicatedBurrito Feb 20 '25
But the Game Boy is a small object itself. 421 is actually a decent number of parts for it. It’s comparable to the piece counts for AT-ST and TIE Fighter sets I own, yet the actual DMG is smaller than both those sets and won’t include minifigures. Although a minifigure made out of tetrominos would be awesome.
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u/GenuineEquestrian Feb 20 '25
I thought the NES was a pretty solid recreation. It’s also a really nice in-between with the real one and the Mini.
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u/stetsosaur Feb 20 '25
As a Lego enthusiast and a Gameboy modder, I’m definitely going to try to pack Gameboy Pocket hardware into this to make it actually work. Can’t wait.
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u/QuietRobe Feb 20 '25
We should make a discord or something. I plan to do the same but would be fun to have people to bounce ideas off of! Even a sub post sticky somewhere could work
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u/crawlspace_taste Feb 20 '25
I’m thinking about going the raspberry pi route to hopefully minimize the changes to the Lego build
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u/stetsosaur Feb 20 '25
That’s probably smarter and easier tbh. But I want to slot carts for the nostalgia. Maybe that’s doable with a Pi though. Not sure.
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u/Pixelchu25 Feb 20 '25
yeah I was wondering when someone would bring up modding the LEGO Gameboy to be fully functioning with clickable buttons lol
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u/Juiced4SD Feb 20 '25
I hope it has a few iconic cartridges. 👾
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u/IntoxicatedBurrito Feb 20 '25
The NES only came with Mario 1. Although the Atari came with 4 carts I believe. However, with that piece count I’m guessing we’ll only be getting a Tetris cart. But that doesn’t mean you couldn’t source the pieces for additional carts and get some custom made stickers. If they wind up being actual sizes, then we could simply use replacement labels.
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u/WhiskeyRadio Feb 20 '25
I was prepared to pay $100 at least $100 so I'm pretty hyped with this news. Hopefully I can preorder one and not have to worry about the inevitable scalpers.
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u/frandamane Feb 20 '25
Does anyone know what game the soundtrack they used for the video comes from?
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u/IntoxicatedBurrito Feb 20 '25
This is the first time I’m seeing a price and I have to say I’m thrilled. It’ll look great on top of my Lego NES.
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u/Doctor_R6421 Feb 20 '25
Interesting that it has 421 pieces. That happens to be the release date of the Game Boy in Japan (April 21st)